with the Europeans, the diverse cultures of North American Indians began to undergo vast and various forms of change. European colonization and Western contact introduced novel materials, new techniques were developed in order to incorporate them into their material cultures. Thus, designs changed as the techniques and materials changed. However, the change with the largest impact was the change in purpose of art. Before one can understand the changes in Native American Art after European…
When the Europeans first tried to move into the present day United States of America, it was a time of great change for the Native Americans. Many of the Native American tribes had never come in contact with the Europeans before, and many knew that the life they used to live would not be available to them anymore. While the two groups may have started off being eery of one another, the attitude between the two group definitely deteriorated over time: the Native Americans felt that the Europeans…
They had an account for greed and treachery by the Europeans. The Europeans came over and introduces the Native American to disease like measles and other diseases. The Europeans came with families, and some of the children had measles. The European children would grow to immune the disease but the adult Native American could not fight off the disease because adults had not it as a child so could not acquired the immunity to measles.…
amount of diverse Native American tribes. These tribes were incredibly dispersed across the continent of North America, which resulted in Native Americans populating many different geographical regions. The introduction of settlers from Europe, especially Spain, caused the lives of these Native Americans to transform drastically. When analyzing the history of North American tribes, it is important to note the reasoning behind the susceptibility of Native Americans to European conquest as well as…
Since 1494 the Native Americans have been called savages and were treated unjustly by the Europeans. The Europeans assumed that they could go to America and take what they wanted, without caring whom was already living on the land. The Europeans also thought that they were superior over the Native Americans. The Europeans were much more advanced with their weapons compared to the Native Americans, and the Native Americans were frightened by the loud noises that the weapons created and the…
The political, economic, and religious systems of the Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans created distinct societies based on the interactions experienced by each one. While there were visible differences, the groups also shared many similarities. The diverse societies learned to adapt to the environments around them and in doing so built civilizations very unique from each other. The advancements they made also led to unavoidable similarities as they began to interact with their neighbors…
majority of European regimes were all headed to a new land known as America with the objective of exploiting the new opportunities as well as for a better life. However, the Native Americans that had established a territory never allowed them in without an opposition. The fact that the Native Americans had divergent ways of life in terms of social, economic, and political alignments meant that the newcomers were treated differently (Pritzker, 5-7). It was without a doubt that the American…
The history of the European presence in the Americas is usually written in gleaming terms. The search for riches and glory has brought the European powers unto a new age of power unseen since to the level of an empire. The one constant feature of any empire, however, is that there is always a group that must yield to a more powerful force. The European expansion into the New World was no different in that in order to take advantage of the America’s fertile virgin land first the natives must…
Native Americans. Although, Indians still controlled much of North America. The relationships between Europeans and Natives was based on many factors. The size and length of time the settlers stayed, as well as their intentions such as trade, resources, and religious conversions. Indians worked in Spanish borderlands because Spaniards wanted complete control over them. These conditions were mainly found in Florida and New Mexico. The spanish used special techniques for exploiting Native American…
Native Americans vs. Europeans Some Europeans walked onto the Native American soil with their head held high. Meaning they believed they were more sophisticated than the Native Americans. Others for example, John Smith, believed that the Native Americans could assist the Europeans, by teaching them their ways of their own land. Pocahontas, daughter of the Indian chief, believed there could be peace between the two different kinds of people. Within the first years of settlement on Jamestown…