Aztecs, Iroquis

            Aztec, Iroquois, Europeans, conquest, discourse of confusion.
             Over the course of several years the Europeans and the French's methods for control and domination were similar in objectives and goals. Both countries had provoked countless and endless wars with the Aztecs and the Iroquois for centuries. In both encounters, the French and Europeans ignored the Indian's plea for peace because of their lack of trust. The eagerness to convert the Indians to Christianity and the lack of knowledge of the each other's religion were the reasons that the efforts of unity that were accomplished, failed. The relationship between the terms in this assignment can best be examined by noting three key factors. In explaining how each term is related, we will analyze both cultures" methods of conquest, the misunderstanding of roles and titles in each civilization, and the differences between each culture's religious beliefs.
             First, we will examine the methods of conquest. The methods of conquest between the Europeans and the Aztecs were similar, but the objectives differed. The Aztecs waged war only to obtain captives to sacrifice for their religious beliefs or to replace the people of the tribe that they loss in war by adoption. Their motives were only to replenish their tribe to increase its population, make it stronger and to please their gods. The Europeans on the other hand waged war only to dominate the territories in which they wanted to claim. The Europeans main objective was to convert whomever they could and those that would not subject to their rules; they killed. The methods between the Iroquois and the French were completely different. The Iroquois used peace as tool to accomplish their conquest. They invited the French to join and live with them in peace. Although peace was their bait, the main purpose of this unity was to increase their population and convert the French as their own kind. The French accepted the idea of peace, but they perceived this alliance as an easier way to convert the Indians to their way of life without having the causalities that war produced.