He feels that with no education the Indians are feel they cannot take care of themselves or their land. Apess goes on to state about the white men claiming of how they are willing to give Indians rights and privileges and he discusses about how they need to protect their property and themselves by being in the Union. This is due to the whites being very overbearing and powerful and distrustful and the Indians would get taken advantage of by the white men. He goes on to talk about how the white men are the “superior race,” but how this could
The main reason the Spaniards even bothered to interact with the Native Americans was to achieve their main goal in America, to find gold and other valuables. In some areas where they found valuables, they first tried to cheat the Native Americans out of their treasure. The Native Americans gave up some valuables out of generosity and a slight apprehension, for they wondered if the “white men” who rode on “deer” (horses) were gods. Soon enough, they saw through the Spaniards and saw them for what they really were, greedy, selfish men with nothing but a greedy desire for riches. They attempted to drive them away by attacking them.
Americans feel as though they have their own ideology, which is unique and like no other nation in the world. Several factors, namely economics and religion, have given Americans a sense of superiority, which they used to oppress Native Americans and African Americans. Economics is a prominent force in society. It is often the driving force in many of the decisions a population has to face, hence the term, “money makes the world go ‘round.” Therefore, when the settlers saw the Native American’s using the land only to grow enough crops to fulfill the tribe’s needs, they felt as though the natives were squandering enormous financial potential. Their altruistic behavior was seen by the settlers as foolish and saw the natives as unworthy to inhabit it.
Europeans survived in the Americas solely because of their relations with the Indians. Europeans would accrue great profits from trade with the Indians. The Indians, however, would suffer because of their contact with the Europeans. Whenever Indians would encounter their European counterparts, their dealings would almost ultimately result in violence and spread of disease. Based on the above, it is evident that only Europeans benefited from contact in North America.
Therefore, the Europeans decided to make the Native Americans slaves in order to create a cheap labor force. This was a logical decision for the Europeans because the Indians were native to this land, and they were more advanced in their agricultural techniques. Due to their language barrier, however, the Native Americans did not understand the European’s purpose at first. The inability of the Native Americans to understand what was happening to them only led to greater resentment and, ultimately, a rebellion. One example of Native American revolt is the Jamestown Massacre in 1622.
Having no respect for others beliefs they simply would just push them off their land in the thought that they would find homes somewhere else and that they would be fine. The Naive Americans didn’t understand why the Europeans were pushing them off their sacred land and why they couldn’t have just found land somewhere else. Through all three of these groups family was very important. With Native Americans
The lessons that McNamara teaches can be viewed all throughout the course of history and should be used as a guideline for the future. Lesson One: Empathize with your Enemy i. Columbus’ Treatment of the Native Americans: The Native American people were drastically different than the explorers of the New World. They believed that nobody owned the land; the idea of land ownership didn’t exist in their eyes. Instead of recognizing the Native American World View, Christopher Columbus and his men took advantage of the Indians by enslaving them and subduing them with violence in an effort to acquire land and riches. Clearly, Columbus should have empathized with the Native Americans by respecting their values and negotiating through fair trade rather than violence and deceit.
In contrast, Native Americans believe nature to be a living entity in which resources were not to be profited from, but used with a reverent spirit of moderation, and only when necessary for survival. While Native American’s love of nature flowed over into how they worshiped their God. Euro-Americans followed harsh, rigid rules on what was considered appropriate worship, doing so strictly within the walls of churches. The Native way of worship was deemed pagan by westerners and their way of life savage, and thus the brutal process of “civilizing” Indians began. However, despite centuries of Euro-American domination and oppression, Native Americans culture has endured, retaining a love and reverence for nature, and maintaining the ability to see their God in its realms.
I shall then come to conclusion based on the analysis in my assessment. As it is the subject of the hypothesis for this question, I shall start with analysing the impact of beliefs of land. The primary Belief on land of the Plains Indians was that no body owned it, and that everything belonged to the Great Spirit. The white Americans however believed that land was owned by whoever took it first, or who bought it off the owner. This led to conflicts and therefore partially led to the destruction of the Native American way of life.
This caused friction between the Indians and the English. Native Americans started slavery in America. They captured people of other tribes and enslaved them. They were willing to share their land with the English but the English wanted it for themselves which drove the Indians away and created much less land for them. They did trade with both the English and French.