Settler colonialism

England is often depicted as an octopus; colonizing other nations, but it is not the only one. In the late 1800s, many European countries have taken an interest in the country of Africa. Many historians have researched the causes for this sudden invasion into the large continent. The main motivations they believe to have enabled the colonization were nationalism, economy, and “The White Man’s Burden”. The industrial revolution, that occurred during this, boosted the economy significantly and…

This engraving from Theodore de Bry dates back to 1594, or more than a century after the discovery of Christopher Colombus. It describes the violence of the Western population’s arrival in the Americas, protected by armor and weaponry, in front of the representation of barely dressed Indians - if not naked - totally disarmed. Two distincts time of the New World discovery are depicted in this image. On the background we can observe three sheeps from Columbus’ fleet. Part of the crew deploys the…

African Nationalism was the key factor to European colonialism’s demise. The “national” consciousness of diverse groups in Africa in a given colonial unit fueled opposition to foreign rule. Another factor that bred resistance towards colonial rule was the growing number of African elites with European “tongues” and education. These elites were well-educated from the European schools in the colonies. These elites would later bring forth leaders of Africa’s nationalist movements between the World…

America. Their efforts were left in vain; however, it did inflate the most destruction on a white population in American history. The Native Americans problems and reasons for getting rid of the colonists were based from the lack of land, since more settlers kept pouring into their region, and competition for resources needed for survival. Nevertheless, the biggest problem, and what I believe became the ultimate reason for the war, was the Puritans earnest attempt to convert Native Americans…

George G. Chisholm wrote the first English-language economic geography textbook, Handbook of commercial geography (1889). Chisholm's Handbook has information about world commodity production and the geographical conditions for trade. Moreover, in 1908 Chisholm left London to become a lecturer in geography at Edinburgh, and he wrote programmatic statements for the new discipline of economic geography. George G. Chisholm's statement points to the important local, placed-factors and their…

The Land of the Free or the Land of the Lost? For centuries the indigenous people have lived in what is now called the Americas before the Europeans came for conquest. They had culture and heritage that was unique and never before gazed upon by the rest of the world. However, when the Europeans came, instead of preaching the Gospel and showing love like their savior Jesus Christ did, they let their greed for silver and the riches of the “new” land consume them. By doing so they killed the…

Three decades of horror were lived by most of the African countries due to a violent group that goes by the name of lord’s resistance army from Uganda. What differentiate this group from the other terrorist groups is their ideology and their religion. The lord’s resistance army started in 1983 with a different name called the holy spirit movement. The holy spirit movement was defeated and its leader sent to exile. But that didn’t stop a man called joseph Kony to claim the leadership of the…

It has been observed by (PN, Aztec Religion) that there are certain ways through which Native Americans were met by the Columbus that distinct with the one, which Cortes faced. The key aspect that both categories of Native Americans diverged was the technology, which they use in making houses, weapons, and architectural structures. However, the religious beliefs and practices of these two categories of Native Americans were engaged differently as it is evident in the offered narratives. Such…

The following year there was a new attempt, but this time, the settlers lacked experience and were left with few provisions, so by the time a new expedition landed in the island, there was no evidence of the colony having been there. The first long-lasting colony was settled by the Virginia Company. It was called Jamestown…

Yoruba, from the Yoruba individuals of Nigeria, has been spreading over the U.S. throughout the previous 50 years. The religion is especially prominent with African-Americans who discover it offers a divine way and a profound feeling of social belonging. Although the religion of Yorubaland has historically been lumped together along with Australian and Native American religions, it is as different from the religion of Sioux as Buddhism is from Islam. It is considered one of the great religions…