PART TWO: CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS AND HIS RELATIONS WITH THE NATIVE GROUPS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Christopher Columbus' journey impacted the way of life that already existed in the Americas. His journey mainly impacted the native populations he had contact with. At first he offered riches to the natives and they lived in harmony. Then their greed to take over the land and its riches for Spain started to get in the way of the peace. The natives and europeans started to fight against each other for the land. Some of the natives were used as slaves that worked for the europeans. They were killed in brutal ways. They had no chance because the europeans had more adanced weapons. The natives were persecuted and the diseases brought by the europeans killed most of them. They were also driven out of their land by the europeans.
Another impact caused by Christoher Columbus' journey was the transformation of the environment where he explored. The environment changed drastically because of the europeans. They used the natural resources and the raw materials that the land offered. They cut down trees to build houses and to export to Spain so they could be wealthy. They used all of the natural recourses that the land offered because that was the whole reason why they came to the Americas. They also cleared the land and dug it up so they could find the gold that was there. They build villages were they colonized so that took some of the nature that was there. Mainly though they cut down trees and dug up the land for its recourses to get the money.
The colony he established reflected much of European culture. The settlers for one were european. The language they spoke, the way they dress, the way they live reflected the culture of europeans. They looked different from the natives and they had things from europe in the Americas. Their weapons and technology were also europe and reflected their culture. One imprtant aspect that also reflected European culture was their religion.
Christopher Columbus' journey impacted the way of life that already existed in the Americas. His journey mainly impacted the native populations he had contact with. At first he offered riches to the natives and they lived in harmony. Then their greed to take over the land and its riches for Spain started to get in the way of the peace. The natives and europeans started to fight against each other for the land. Some of the natives were used as slaves that worked for the europeans. They were killed in brutal ways. They had no chance because the europeans had more adanced weapons. The natives were persecuted and the diseases brought by the europeans killed most of them. They were also driven out of their land by the europeans.
Another impact caused by Christoher Columbus' journey was the transformation of the environment where he explored. The environment changed drastically because of the europeans. They used the natural resources and the raw materials that the land offered. They cut down trees to build houses and to export to Spain so they could be wealthy. They used all of the natural recourses that the land offered because that was the whole reason why they came to the Americas. They also cleared the land and dug it up so they could find the gold that was there. They build villages were they colonized so that took some of the nature that was there. Mainly though they cut down trees and dug up the land for its recourses to get the money.
The colony he established reflected much of European culture. The settlers for one were european. The language they spoke, the way they dress, the way they live reflected the culture of europeans. They looked different from the natives and they had things from europe in the Americas. Their weapons and technology were also europe and reflected their culture. One imprtant aspect that also reflected European culture was their religion.