This has never been truer than in the case of the Native Americans. ... This proved to be the largest cause of problems between the Native Americans and the Europeans. ... 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 providing agricultural techniques, furs, and foodstuffs in return for European weapons, metal cooking utensils, and clothing." The horse was probably the most...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Columbus envisioned an opportunity to evangelize to the "heathen- natives, to provide another trade point with his mother country, and to learn about a vast extent of new flora and fauna, as well as fascinating cultures that were unlike anything the Old World had ever seen. ... Hernando Cortés's sole purpose for the occupation of present-day Mexico was the conquest of the native peoples. Through brutal force and deception, both conscious and unconscious, he destroyed the native tribes, making the Aztec Empire his most esteemed prize. ... The scientist in Columbus got the best of...

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One cannot blame Columbus for seeking a return for his work, but to demand such rewards was a little far-fetched. ... By directly pointing out the lack of proper military weapons and equipment of the natives, Columbus downplays any threat of resistance. ... According to a Library of Congress exhibit on Columbus, the native population declined from an estimate 1 million to 30,000 over just two decades. ... He laid the foundation with the blood of millions of Native Americans for the systematic genocide and displacement of the Native Americans that would ensue in the years to come. ... His lust...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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 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 Taíno people, as a friar commissioned not only to make critical observations about the religion he was studying, mo...

• Word Count: 1659
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate