Impacts Of Introducing Europe To The New World

Introducing Europe to the New World

The introduction of Europeans to the New World created specific challenges for the Native Americans and the environment. Theories on the impacts and successes during the settling and colonization of North America varied over time as early explorers reported back to their home countries, granted that the explorers wanted to portray success to gain more money and exploration opportunities. European nations used widely different methods for founding new colonies based on their country of origin and political status. Significant changes made to the New World revolved around the introduction of European colonials and the push for British expansion, thus creating conflict and dissent with the decline of Native

The Spanish decimated native tribes throughout their contact through violence and unsuspected disease. Led by Cortes, the Spanish proved ruthless and untiring in their attacks on the indigenous people using weapons and horses to crush the indigenous resistance (Brinkerhoff, 2016). The Spanish did little to establish trade or enduring relations but rather stole riches and killed opposition. The Spanish felt that the natives were lesser humans considering they did not possess or understand the same religious beliefs. Cortes and his henchmen used fearmongering through public torture and violence to avoid traditional combat and gain an advantage by scaring the indigenous people into submission. The Spanish conquistadors introduced diseases such as Smallpox to the natives, ultimately taking more of a toll than their attacks. Spanish conquistadors conquered existing societies more so than founding new colonies.

The French sought new land like the rest of Europe but concentrated more on finding the Northwest Passage than settling new lands. While they did not find the Northwest Passage, they did establish small communities throughout areas now known as Canada. The French used these small settlements as trading posts to return riches and goods to their homeland and entrances to expand their religion. However, most sites remained small due

Early inhabitants of North America faced unknown attackers and rampant disease with the introduction of Europeans to their land. Unlike the Spanish model of a violent takeover of lands, the French, Dutch, and English typically worked into the land through a trading relationship. Failed models of colonies existing on agriculture regained popularity and success upon establishing indentured servitude and slavery. Slavery shaped the colonies by providing the necessary labor for success. While this is true, the 1600s and 1700s introduced the advancement of race-based slavery, thus leading to the mass of unfair laws enacted on African Americans and their