The Spanish, French, and Dutch colonies in North America all interacted with the Native Americans during the 16th century. Spain’s extreme subjugating approach and views on freedom and religion differed from the accepting and collaborative views of the French and the Dutch. Although the French and Dutch had apparent positive approaches compared to Spain, oppression of the Native Americans occurred under the control of all three colonies.
The Spanish were the first to colonize North America and their approach lacked moral compass. This quote, taken from the writings of a Dominican priest, only scratches the surface of the relationship between the Natives and the Spanish. “The Indians [of hispaniola] were totally deprived of their freedom and …show more content…
They took pride in the freedom of allowing the private practice of all religions and did not indoctrinate the indian culture on one religion. This resulted in a wide diversity of religions practiced compared to the Spanish colony: such as Jews, Quakers, and Lutherans.
The French Colonies approach on freedom furthered the regime of the Dutch. The french had a more economical approach to the contact with the Natives. They valued a friendly relationship with the Natives, because they understood the positive effects it would have on their economic goals for the fur trade and their search for gold. The French didn’t make the Natives slaves or steal their land; they won the affection of the Indians and benefited largely from their positive relationship by creating honest wealth and long lasting relationships.
The French alike the Spanish made efforts to spread Catholicism, but like the Dutch, did not eradicate the practicing of other religions. They had a friendly and respectful approach in their evangelism and did not punish any independence from the Catholic beliefs. Catholicism was not widely used to make decisions in their
The Spanish were the first to colonize North America and their approach lacked moral compass. This quote, taken from the writings of a Dominican priest, only scratches the surface of the relationship between the Natives and the Spanish. “The Indians [of hispaniola] were totally deprived of their freedom and …show more content…
They took pride in the freedom of allowing the private practice of all religions and did not indoctrinate the indian culture on one religion. This resulted in a wide diversity of religions practiced compared to the Spanish colony: such as Jews, Quakers, and Lutherans.
The French Colonies approach on freedom furthered the regime of the Dutch. The french had a more economical approach to the contact with the Natives. They valued a friendly relationship with the Natives, because they understood the positive effects it would have on their economic goals for the fur trade and their search for gold. The French didn’t make the Natives slaves or steal their land; they won the affection of the Indians and benefited largely from their positive relationship by creating honest wealth and long lasting relationships.
The French alike the Spanish made efforts to spread Catholicism, but like the Dutch, did not eradicate the practicing of other religions. They had a friendly and respectful approach in their evangelism and did not punish any independence from the Catholic beliefs. Catholicism was not widely used to make decisions in their