...1493 the first European colonisation commenced in America, with immigrants coming from countries all over such as France, Britain and Spain. It was unknown to them the immense impact that they would have on America that would lead to the creation of ‘New World’. To reach a conclusion as to whether America was a ‘New World’ this essay will examine through culture, trade and economy and developments in technologies, as these were arguably the most significant areas of influence. Nevertheless, technological developments were far more significant for the Natives, as the Europeans had prior been exposed to these technologies. It is clear to a great extent that America was a ‘New...
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...Westernization and European Influences on Various Cultures Angela Lancaster AIU Online HUMA215-1205B-19 Abstract We are asked to analyze and interpret a quotation about the confrontation of Western civilization with other people whose values were often dramatically opposed to the West’s. We are asked to discuss what would the loss of centeredness of culture have meant for a given cultural group. To select from the non-western cultural groups and research the impact of Western or European cultures on the group chosen. Finally we are asked to give an opinion on how non-western culture was prior to the late nineteenth century and how did it change as a result of European expansion. There are several cultures that were affected by the westernization and the colonization of the Europeans. A few of these cultures are the Native Americans, Africans, Chinese, and Japanese. Each of these different cultures had drawn in different ideals, some good, and some bad. Asia did not have as many problems with westernization as the Native Americans and the Africans. The entire culture of the Native Americans and Africans were destroyed from European expansion and colonization, whereas the Chinese and Japanese retained much of their heritage by remaining out of touch with the western world. (Sayre, 2012) The Native Americans had a civilization that was basic and traditional, and it remained that way for several hundred if not thousands of years. They lived off of the land...
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...country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force. Another definition form imperialism is rule by an emperor. The Colonists took to the new world and set out on their duty of manifest destiny. Manifest destiny means the doctrine or belief that the expansion of the U.S. throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable. Manifest destiny and westward expansion were acts of imperialism. Manifest destiny made people travel around the country and take land from others. They would kill Native Americans for their land and make them their slaves. They would then put Native Americans in reservations where they were forced to live and they weren’t able to leave. Native Americans were forced to harvest crops and do what the Europeans told them. The Europeans expanded west and and made civilizations. Native Americans were becoming overwhelmed with incoming Europeans. The Europeans took their land by force, which is an example of imperialism. Westward expansion made America into a civilized country with many businesses and agriculture. Everyone moved to America hoping for a better, new life. People advertized with paintings that America was the place to be. People would paint pictures of a beautiful America, hoping to get people to move over to...
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...as the plague, during which people were sick for many years. Another great influence is humans, or political figures. Political figures have rocked history with decisions they have made and the way they live their life in the public eye. In addition, people have made history by leading strikes, wars that have touched countries all over the world. The most common reason for war is religious differences. The effect of religion all through history is very visible, even in today's society: religion has had the most influence on wars, and is the bases on which America was formed. I will be discussing the role that religion has played in the reshuffling of an American colonization process. When the Europeans explored America, their religious beliefs were major influences on how they approached the natives, treated the land, and fulfilled their exploration. Spain and Portugal were devout Roman Catholic countries. Unlike the Spanish and Portuguese, the English Colonists wanted religious freedom from the Church of England. Europeans felt that the Native Americans were savages and barbaric people referring to them as Devils. The Natives all held a belief of animism, which meant that a spirit was present in everything. The world was contentious and the Native Americans believed that the development of a relationship with the spirits helped keep the world in order. This relationship with the world and all its dwellings kept everything perfectly connected in some way. Everything...
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...contrast the European culture of the English and the French with the Cultures of the Native Americans in the New World. The conquest of American territory and its subsequent exploitation by Europeans caused a breakdown and destruction of existing native cultures on the continent. American lands were take systematically by whites who were founded their towns and cities on behalf of European Kings. When Europeans explorers landed on the north side of the American continent they found only natives inhabiting the place, from this connection to European continent United States became a colony of England. Initially they settled the eastern part of the country, which is the coastline that borders the Atlantic Ocean. Soon after the middle part was colonized by France and south east part by Spain. At the time of European colonization of North America, the Native American Indian cultures had developed relatively complex social systems, adapted to their environment. The Indians shared a highly developed system of trade. Different tribes of Native Americans traded goods all across the country. Several were skilled farmers, while others were hunters. These tribes had developed their own cultures many years before the settlers arrived. Each have a different religion and a strong spiritual belief. Many tribes shared similar one. With the increasing influence of European cultures, native cultures of American Indians were replaced and a new value system dominated the region. This new culture...
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...In Ceremony, Tayo embodies the combination of both Native American and white cultures. Taking on two cultures makes Tayo bear the effect of a whole society’s confusion at the ways in which the world is changing. Tayo encounters difficulty in identifying his identity, especially since he never knew his father and he was abandoned by his mother at the age of four. He is raised by his aunt who constantly reminds him of his difference. Tayo is educated by a predominately ran white school. However, unlike his friends, he often finds the white ways of life damaged and continues to respect and believe in the Native American traditions that he learns from his family. However, even though Tayo views the white ways of life faulty, he learns that he has to embrace the American culture in order to reflect back to his Native American culture. This explanation is what Tayo learns about being an American. Furthermore, World War II interrupts Tayo's life drastically as it does to most Americans of his generation. The majority of the Native American men who return from World War II turn to alcohol to drown their trauma, which is full of confused anger. More specifically, Tayo along with his cousin Rocky were in World War II. Rocky was killed in war and Tayo became emotionally disturbed. Tayo was more violent when he came back from war. He was disoriented and changed by the foreign culture of war. His aunt who watches over him is still in shock and continues to change the sheets for her two...
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...European Colonization of the Americas European Colonization of the Americas As students, many individuals are taught of the history and details regarding the discovery and colonization of the American continent. References to European explorers are often provided, stressing that the discoveries and connection between the American continent and the rest of the world were as a direct result of European expansion and ingenuity. Based on investigations completed that detail the previous inhabitation and identification of the American continent by people outside of the East, this is found to be inaccurate. In the following paragraphs, details concerning the colonization of the American continent will be provided. Details regarding the cultures of the continent’s inhabitants prior to the arrival of the European explorers will be included, providing the reader with a baseline by which to compare the continent’s change after the colonization. Additionally, details regarding the motivation of European countries are presented. Information regarding the Spanish and English motivations are provided as well, providing a detailed insight into the specific governments driving the expansion and exploration. North American Cultures Prior to the arrival of the European colonists on the American continents, people had already inhabited the continent for more...
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...Columbus and how they are misinterpreted. Zinn’s and Mann’s views of the Americas before and after Columbus compare to the traditional more vague notions, because they present the idea that the Native Americans were as advanced as the Europeans , and that Columbus and his men oppressed the natives soon after interacting with them. Both Zinn and Mann have written in their texts that before Columbus came into contact with the New World,...
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...HUMA215-1202B-17 May 12, 2012 Abstract Europeans had their first encounters, with Native Americans, in the seventh century. The area, in which it was mostly confined to, was in the eastern part of the continent. They accelerated westward, during the aftermath, of Louisiana Purchase, and the Revolutionary war. The non-western cultural groups, which were listed in the assignment text, were; African, Chinese, Indian, Japanese, and Native American. I was asked to choose one of these groups, and discuss the impact, that the Western, or European cultures, had on the group. .(Sayre, 2008)). The non-western group, which I decided to research on, is the Native American group. Unit 4 Europeans had their first encounters, with Native Americans, in the seventh century. The area, in which it was mostly confined to, was in the eastern part of the continent. They accelerated westward, during the aftermath, of Louisiana Purchase, and the Revolutionary war. The non-western cultural groups, which were listed in the assignment text, were; African, Chinese, Indian, Japanese, and Native American. I was asked to choose one of these groups, and discuss the impact, that the Western, or European cultures, had on the group. . (Sayre, 2008)). The non-western group, which I decided to research on, is the Native American group. The Western nations, in the last part of the nineteenth century, were revitalized by the effectiveness of the new military, the communications, and by their...
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...The Columbian Exchange was the transfer of crops, animals, technologies, diseases, people, ideas and other things from the new and old worlds during the 15th and 16th centuries (p. 561). This transferring of things started when Columbus, in the year 1492, landed in the new world. Columbus was sent by the Spanish to colonialize and set up trade with other lands (p. 561). The years after, from the influence of the scientific revolution, western Europe colonialized this new world. Many new things were transferred from the old world in Europe to the new world in the Americas, such as Cattle brought to the Americas or maize sent to Europe (p. 561). This essentially brought new things to the new and old worlds, mostly for Europe’s benefit (p. 563)....
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...Native American Representation: Culture and Society People all across the globe treasure their heritage, hoping that it will be passed brown for generations, and that the world will honor that history really . In America today, Native Americans and their descendants are pleading with the world to give them positive representation that has been taken from them throughout the ages. The majority of America is content with pushing Native Americans to the side. In retaliation, the Native American community is coming together to save their culture and leads the fight toward increased representation of modern Native Americans. The Native American culture flourished before the Europeans discovered it, filled with morals and heart in their religion,...
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...Religious Interactions between the Africans, Amerindians and Europeans in British Colonial America Christopher J. Reed HIS 379 Pamela Huckins October 22, 2012 Religious Interactions between Africans, Amerindians and Europeans in British Colonial America Christianity played an important role in each of the British Colonies, and religious practice was strictly enforced. All colonists that were of adult age had to attend religious services and pay the taxes that paid the ministers. People who attempted to practice a non-Christian belief were often times persecuted. In Europe there was a split in the Protestant Anglican Church and it branched into the traditional Anglicans and the reforming Protestants. These differences continued and led to the colonization of America. “Puritans journeyed to New England for more than reformation of the Church of England, but religious purity was certainably a matter of considerable importance in establishing a city” (Benjamin p. 66). Puritans came to the new world and established themselves as the dominant denomination in the colonies. This gave birth to new movements in the Colonies, such as the Quakers, Methodists and Baptists. It was this religious freedom that allowed Europeans to come to the new world to practice their form of Christianity. Despite the attempts to rule the colonies based firmly on religious grounds, in the beginning there were irregular practices because of the lack of settlers. The lack of women...
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...Influence of the Columbian Exchange History of Colonial Latin America Prof. Young Maria Gabriela Garcia The Columbian Exchange has been one of the most significant and influential events in the history of the world, concerning mainly of the widespread exchange of plants, animals, human population, diseases, ideas and technology. This term refers to the exchanges occurred between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres after 1492, Columbus’ voyages. Overall, the Columbian Exchange made a huge impact on both the Old World and the New World, including changes in production of crops, spread of diseases, and migration. The plants that comprised the Columbian Exchange, changed both the economy and the culture in the Old and New World....
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...Europeans began exploring the New World by the late fifteenth century. Many expeditions have been accomplished since then. Due to Columbus's discoveries, the Spanish claimed the New World for themselves. Stories were told about great treasures in Mexico. Spanish colonists decide to go and search for them. While they voyage westward into Mexico, they come across a sophisticated society known as the Aztecs. The Europeans repercussions affected the Aztecs. They settled on the Islands of the Caribbean and began exploring the same route as Columbus did, on his second voyage, moving westward into Mexico. “ Hernando Cortes led a small military expedition of about 600 men into Mexico”. After the Europeans conquered the Aztecs, the Southwest cultural regions were affected the most because European Missions were converting natives to Catholicism. “ They tried, in short, to eliminate the underpinnings of existing native civilizations so as to bring the Indian population fully under the Spanish control and to remove all obstacles to the spread of Christianity”. The Europeans had a major impact in these areas because of the discovery of silver, which lured them to go on a search for fortune. “ The news that silver was to be found in Mexico attracted the attention of other Spaniards”. The initial exploration allowed future explorers to settle easier in the areas because the Europeans had already colonized there. Also because of European civilization that altered both the landscape...
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...early colonists faced many struggles and hardships. Their story is amazing, and the resilience they portrayed was astounding. However, the lives of the native people that were affected by these events are often overlooked. These people helped and hurt the colonists in a variety of ways. The Native Americans helped shape early America more than many people give them credit for. First, the Native Americans are what initially fueled the new world trade. Many of the skins and hides that helped the colonists survive the unending winter months came from the Native Americans. Trades with the nearby tribes helped fuel the economic prosperity that the colonies were eventually able to form. As the colonies grew, these furs became one of the biggest exports from the colonies back to Britain, where they were then sold as clothing or hats. This trade is what allowed the American colonies to prosper as they grew, and helped keep Britain...
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