The European society was the predecessor to the modern world. Everything we have now: computers, telephones, and electricity, all evolved one way or another from the society of Western Europe back in the 1500s. The Europeans brought their society to the Americas where it developed to become what the United States is now. It was because of Columbus’ discovery that led to the arrival of ideas and people on which the United States was established. The society of Western Europe used reason, rather than force; they had advancement, rather than stagnation. The European society had the values reason, individualism, ambition, and development. Columbus also created a great safety valve in the Americas. All the land that was previously unused was used by the Europeans that were flocking to the Americas for a fresh start. The Americas therefore was a place where people could get a clean start, optimal economic opportunity (provided by the enormous amount of empty land), and political and religious freedom. This was a good use for the land that the Native Americans did not bother to use. Because of the influx of people into the Americas, the United States of America was allowed to be initiated and even now, the US is known as a melting pot, a combination of people from all parts of the world seeking a fresh start. History is essentially the story of conquers and domination. It is the story of what the strong have done to the weak, the shifts of power from the once strong to their decline and fall. This is exactly the case of Columbus and the Native Americans. Columbus viewed himself superior to the Native Americans; he viewed the civilization of Western Europe superior to the wandering nomads in the Americas. The Native Americans were weak, and therefore, their weaknesses led to their decline and
The European society was the predecessor to the modern world. Everything we have now: computers, telephones, and electricity, all evolved one way or another from the society of Western Europe back in the 1500s. The Europeans brought their society to the Americas where it developed to become what the United States is now. It was because of Columbus’ discovery that led to the arrival of ideas and people on which the United States was established. The society of Western Europe used reason, rather than force; they had advancement, rather than stagnation. The European society had the values reason, individualism, ambition, and development. Columbus also created a great safety valve in the Americas. All the land that was previously unused was used by the Europeans that were flocking to the Americas for a fresh start. The Americas therefore was a place where people could get a clean start, optimal economic opportunity (provided by the enormous amount of empty land), and political and religious freedom. This was a good use for the land that the Native Americans did not bother to use. Because of the influx of people into the Americas, the United States of America was allowed to be initiated and even now, the US is known as a melting pot, a combination of people from all parts of the world seeking a fresh start. History is essentially the story of conquers and domination. It is the story of what the strong have done to the weak, the shifts of power from the once strong to their decline and fall. This is exactly the case of Columbus and the Native Americans. Columbus viewed himself superior to the Native Americans; he viewed the civilization of Western Europe superior to the wandering nomads in the Americas. The Native Americans were weak, and therefore, their weaknesses led to their decline and