The Colonialization Of North America During The Colonial Period

Considering the potential economical interests, European colonists traded with the native people and introduced new foods home. Then, ports in the eastern coast became bustling, as “maize, potatoes, tobacco, beans, squash, peppers, cacao, syphilis” were sent to the European market. (Doc 4) The new goods greatly increased the food supply in the Europe, casuing a tight dependence of raw materials on the American continent. As the natural resourses in American were exploited, foreign species came in exchange. Similarly, native Americans were surprised at the new creatures. Indigenous people welcame “cattles, sheep, pigs, and goats” for “meat, tallow, hides, transportation, and hauling.” (Doc 10) The popular animals from Europe largely made the native’s lives easier and exponentially increased the economic potential in the indigenous tribes. Besides the positive goods exchange, the communication largely changed the landscape at the expense of some economic growth. Historian Alfred Crosby described that the “weeds” brought by the European travelers

The discovery of the Americas was probably the most important discovery of its time, but along with it came a great catastrophe for the people of this land. Although the Europeans brought many great innovations into this newly discovered world, like new animals such as horses, they also brought great technologies and tools. Taking all this into account, they introduced great innovation for the Native Americans, but this cannot back up the detrimental damage these Europeans would cause to the Natives. Due to the discovery of Columbus, many Europeans migrated to this newly discovered land, and coming along with them they brought diseases. Diseases played such a huge negative role in the Native Americans' lives since they had a huge impact on

The reason why the Native Americans were hit so hard by this disease was because their immune systems were not strong enough to protect their bodies from contracting these diseases. When the Europeans landed they brought diseases with them that were completely foreign to the Native Americans immune systems and they were not ready to deal with all of the European diseases and as a result the Native Americans acquired these diseases that they could not prevent or cure.

Not only were the Native Americans impacted by disease, but they were also impacted by weaponry and warfare. The lack of weaponry has a detrimental effect. As stated in the Doc. 1, the explorers “...showed them swords which they grasped by the blades, and cut themselves.... they...had nothing more than sticks.” This shows that the Native Americans had very little knowledge of weaponry.

In return, the natives put their newly-claimed land to good use by learning appropriate agricultural techniques from the natives. They were introduced to new crops that eventually found their way into the European diet, including but not limited to corn, potatoes, tomatoes, and beans. The Europeans also inter-married with the natives, though this was often without consent of the latter. These pairings created

Culture wasn’t the only thing that the Europeans brought over to the Americas. Along with their customs and rules, came the diseases that the Native American’s have never been exposed to. The Europeans brought many communicable diseases such as small pox and measles which were transmitted to the Native Americans through trade goods or someone infected with them. This quickly annihilated most of the Native American population.

One of the most devastating and destructive consequences of European exploration and settlement was the spread of disease. Until the arrival of the explorers and settlers Native American culture had been very isolated with no exposure to diseases common in Europe and Africa.

The European conquest for establishing North American colonies began with various motivations, each dependent on different, and/or merging necessities: economics, the desire to flee negative societal aspects, and the search for religious freedoms. Originally discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492 in search for a trade route to Cathay (China), North America remained uninhabited, excluding the Native American establishments. Following this discovery, Spain –along with other European nations such as France, England, Sweden and the Netherlands– soon began the expedition to the new land with vast expectations. Driven by economic, societal, and religious purposes, the New World developed into a diversely structured colonial establishment

Despite all of this the Native American people still got sick due to the lack of respiratory hygiene. The Europeans brought a number of germs and diseases with them, that surely turned into great outbreaks. Many Indians contracted these diseases and died, ironically enough the Indian individuals who acquired the disease have not yet met a European. The ailment was passed on inland by distant neighbors. Native Americans took very good care of each

The time period between the 1600s and 1700s was a time of a major change in the land of the New World. The colonization of Europeans into the North America had considerable impacts on the Native American lives. European empire at the time, such as the French, England and Spanish empires, often fought against each other for power and control. After the European tried to colonized, the Native American suddenly found themselves dealing with European power politics. The arrival of Europeans into the New World meant new political relationships for both the European and the Native Americans. Each side had thing to gain and loss in this kind of relationship, especially military alliances and new trade goods. European power politics and rivalries were a major factor in the development of European and Native American relations because they created relationships of mutually beneficial relationships of trade and alliances.

Native Americans have been affected by disease and health concerns throughout their history, but a major turning point in Native American disease presence was with the arrival of Europeans. During this period European settlers brought many different technologies and lifestyles with them, but one of the most harmful

Native Americans never came in contact with diseases that developed in the Old World because they were separated from Asia, Africa, and Europe when ocean levels rose following the end of the last Ice Age. Diseases like smallpox, measles, pneumonia, influenza, and malaria were unknown to

Even though the French were key factors in the colonization of North America, they are not normally mentioned in history books. However, their lack of prominence in history books does not mean that they are entirely unimportant. The French were extremely skilled hunters and trappers when they came to North America, and almost all furs and skins from North America were insanely valuable. Also, the French explorers were after everything every other explorer was after; the Northwest Passage, and a shorter route to Asia/India. Another thing that many French settlers wanted was religious freedom, after all, the Huguenots were Protestants in France, which was a mainly Catholic country. These would all be very commonly stated things if you were to ask a French settler, explorer, or Huguenot why they wanted to go to North America. In fact, there are many reasons as to why this is what everyone wanted, not just the French people.

Throughout the years, the Europeans were claiming territories in countries such as Africa, Asia and The Americas . The British for example had many colonies in the Americas. One of them were British Honduras which today 's name is Belize. The British occupied the place in the seventieth century on Spain’s territory. Everything happened in 1862, where British Honduras became the official colony of Great Britain with the Guatemalan Treaty puts thing to an end in an anonymous note. Today British Honduras that is known as Belize became independent and sovereignty, being a part of the UN and the Caribbean community.

The colonization of the United States played a big role in the history of the world. The history of the United States began with "the arrival of Christopher Columbus and his small flotilla of ships in the Caribbean Sea in 1492, a new age of civilization had begun" (1). After many battles and meetings of the Continental Congress, the colonization of the new world began to take place.