FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICANS
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Europeans and Native Americans worked together to fulfill their needs.
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Native Americans had many problems even before the arrival of Europeans.
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Native Americans had a negative impact on early European settlers.
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The arrival of Europeans had a negative impact on the lives of Native Americans.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Europeans carried a hidden enemy to the Indians: new diseases. Native peoples of America had no immunity to the diseases that European explorers and colonists brought with them. Diseases such as smallpox, influenza, measles, and even chicken pox proved deadly to American Indians.
Detailed explanation-2: -During the colonial period, Native Americans had a complicated relationship with European settlers. They resisted the efforts of the Europeans to gain more of their land and control through both warfare and diplomacy.
Detailed explanation-3: -What disadvantages did American Indians experience in their trading with Europeans? American Indians became reliant on European technology. How did the introduction of the horse to North America change the native people’s way of life? They could explore and exploit the land more quickly and efficiently.
Detailed explanation-4: -The biggest source of conflict between Native Americans and European settlers was the issue of land ownership and land use. Europeans felt land should be privately owned, while Native Americans believed land should by owned and used by everyone.