Before he returned with more men, a vast number of Aztecs suffered and died of smallpox because there bodies had no natural immunities to it. Smallpox was not only seen by the Aztecs, but became a problem for many other Native Americans as well. ... The European's overall desire for god, gold, and glory had horrible effects upon the Native American's as well. ... In other ways the Europeans greed negatively affected the Native American's, too. ... The land that was once tribal land for the Native Americans were quickly overrun by Europeans, and because they saw the Native Americ...

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One part of the Spanish conquest of the Americas focused on religion: on their need to convert Native Americans to the one true religion. ... Not only did the Spanish get the Native Americans to convert, they also got them to be their employees. Having the Native Americans do the work that the Spanish settlers didn't want to do. ... It wasn't a mistake that they settled in the Americas with the Native Americans. ... Spanish settlers became powerful in the Americas and were able to get the Native people to work for them and in return they taught them the proper religion. ...

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When he returned he found all his men dead. ... They were killed because they had no respect for the Native women. ... When John Smith encountered the Natives he didn't receive any resistance from the Native women. ... The Natives believe the hair to be animal like. ... The Natives also had rules against incest. ...

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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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Similarly, in "Changing Woman and the Hero Twins" we can see the importance of nature to the Native American people. ... Their appreciation of the land is in return ten folds, and their belief in God only increases. Unfortunately, we do not always value the land in the ways of the Native Americans or the Puritans. ... Indeed, Columbus did value the land for which he reaped; however, it is his intentions that differ from those of the Native Americans and Puritans. ...

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Similarly, in "Changing Woman and the Hero Twins" we can see the importance of nature to the Native American people. ... Their appreciation of the land is in return ten folds, and their belief in God only increases. Unfortunately, we do not always value the land in the ways of the Native Americans or the Puritans. ... Indeed, Columbus did value the land for which he reaped; however, it is his intentions that differ from those of the Native Americans and Puritans. ...

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Although Leif Eriksson is thought to have been the first to have sailed across the Atlantic, it was Columbus's triumphant return that led to the colonization of the New World by Europeans. ... These diseases--smallpox, cholera, and tuberculosis, to name only a few--ravaged the Native American population, which had no immunity to such foreign bacteria and viruses. ... Even today, many Native Americans are faced with poverty and joblessness. ...

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Not only did the Spanish overwork the natives of the Canary Islands, but they also brought along a silent killer. ... The Spanish first made contacts here with the native TAINOS of the Caribbean in the summer of 1492. ... When Columbus returned to the colony La Naviad, he discovered his men were slain. ... The natives to Hispaniola were not trained in military tactics which made enslaving them quite easy. ... After near decimation of the native population on Haiti, also known as Hispaniola, the Crown replaced the ability to outright enslave the natives with a new doctrine. ...

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Columbus spoke of his willingness to return with as much gold, spices, and slaves as their Highness wished. ... The Indians, which were actually Native Americans, shared precious information with the settlers about agriculture and hunting on the land, which was crucial for survival. ... Then I try to picture what the Native Americans must have thought about the Spaniards. ... I personally feel bad for the Native Americans. ... He managed to communicate and trade with the Native Americans and helped bring more wealth and power to Spain by doing so. ...

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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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Columbus returned to Spain with gold and Indians. ... Christopher told them if they didn't see land in three days, they would return home. ... Truth of the matter was he returned to Spain with little gold nuggets, the bodies of what had once been Native American men and many diseases, including syphilis. ... He called them Indians because he thought they were India's native people. ...

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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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In return for bringing Spain gold, Columbus was promised 10% of profits, governorship over newfound lands, and the fame that would go with new title: Admiral of the Ocean sea. Also, as the prototypical Western white male, Columbus carried across the Atlantic racist prejudices against the native people. ...

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Soon after Christopher Columbus returned to Spain, the Spanish realized that Christopher Columbus never made it to Asia and instead that he instead stumbled across the Americas. ... Just miles away from the Pacific Ocean Christopher made it to Panama where he abandoned two of his four ships from the attack of the hostile 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...

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Juan Ponce de León was born in 1460 in Tierra de Campos Palencia, Spain. Ponce de Leon was born into a noble family in Spain. Later in his life, he became a soldier. He fought the Muslim Moors in Granada, Spain. The Moors were a group of Muslims that invaded Southern Spain in the 1400's. After the...

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Isabella took a special interest in the Native Americans of the new lands; when some were brought back to Spain as slaves she insisted they be returned and freed, and her will expressed her wish that the "Indians" be treated with justice and fairness. ...

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