How Did Interactions Between Europeans And Native...

How did interactions between Europeans and Native Americans shape the way each group viewed their world? How did they see each other? How did each group expect to be treated? What influenced things in this manner? What events (if any) changed their views? The only reason the Europeans and Native Americans met when they did was Spain was looking for a more direct route to India. The King and Queen of Spain funded Christopher Columbus’s journey to the new world. When arriving to what we know as the Caribbean he believed it was an actual country not just an island because of the sheer size of it. After sailing the coast he soon found out it was an island. When arriving he called these natives Indians because he believed he was in India. The first interactions seemed quite peaceful between Christopher Columbus and Native Americans. He only sought to see how they lived, learn culture, and bring back several of them to show the King and Queen of Spain. He found many useful resources on these islands he first landed on. Once all of Europe had heard of this everyone was in a hurry to reach the Americas. All of Europe was racing for power, land, and recourses, and the only thing standing between them and that power was Native Americans and the Atlantic Ocean. Christopher Columbus found out the Indians cared about others more than themselves and welcomed them quite openly after they got over the fear of the incoming ships. He quickly learned the Native Americans had no form ofShow MoreRelatedHow The Environment Impacted The Political Structure Of One Pre Columbian Society2426 Words   |  10 PagesAPUSH Summer Period 1 Key Concept 1 Identify and briefly explain how the environment impacted the political structure of ONE pre-Columbian Society: Although the Mayans are often thought of as one entire civilization, the Mayans were never united as a single empire. 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