This has never been truer than in the case of the Native Americans. In this essay, I will not be looking specifically at the conflicts which took place between Native Americans and the Europeans, but rather looking to see what the causes of these conflicts were, in order to establish if conflict was, indeed, inevitable. ... The first clashes between the natives and the Europeans occurred as a result of this difference, which was also well connected to the superiority that Europeans conserved as a feeling toward the Native Americans. ... "Intercultural exchanges include Native Americans pro...

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Naturally, after taking in the sight of a beautiful uncharted island and meeting the local natives, his next main focus was to convert, command, and conquer. He took notice of the fact that he and his men were looked upon as heavenly figures and that the natives had virtually no weapons nor fighting techniques, so he knew that they could be "easily commanded or made to work ". ... Columbus initially wanted to convert the Indians through "love ", but seeing the endless gold and riches that could be acquired, he made the acquisition of gold his primary goal for his time spent with the natives. ....

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Columbus dubbed these and other peoples of the New World Indians', and unlike their North American counterparts (which are now more fairly and politically correct referred to as Native Americans) we still call them indigenous people. ... The second book analyzed for this comparative essay is Pillaging the Empire: Piracy in the Americas 1500-1750. ... The pirates were mainly runaway men that included criminals, refugees and escaped slaves who saw no point in returning to their native lands. ... Fray Pané's accounts were mainly of the religious traditions and customs of the TaÃ...

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