Essays on European Settlers

Aboriginal peoples and communities are among the first inhabitants of Canada and are thus considered as one of the founders of Canada. Aboriginal peoples already had legal systems and governance structures even before European settlers arrived in Canada. With the advent of European settlers, Aboriginal peoples were forced to either assimilate to the foreign systems and culture or ignore the immigrants and keep their culture. The latter, however, resulted in conflicts between the European settlers and the local Aboriginal communities. Such conflicts were settled through the signature treaties. However, the signing of the agreements did not guarantee that the ...

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The use of social categories to rationalizing or justifying the treatment of one group over another In America before the 1880, social categories were the norm. They found use in rationalizing and justifying the treatment of one group over another. An excellent example of this is evident in slavery, as well as, the slave trade that thrived during this period. Social categories were used to justify the need for Africans drawn from Africa into the new world. It is estimated that about 10 to 11 million African slaves were drawn from Africa and brought to the new world in ...

"I'm glad there's some folks gettin' interested in the old ways. This new generation don't know such things, but when they find the old songs and the tales, they'll delight in them." --Granny in Grandfather Tales (Chase & Williams, 1948) The Southern Appalachian region has a rich heritage of folklore and songs passed down orally from European immigrants settling in the mountain range situated from New York to Georgia (Abramson & Haskell, 2006) from the 18th to the 20th centuries (Hanlon, 2000). Since the middle of the 20th century, variations of the folktales have been compared to publications such as Grandfather ...

Ecological Imperialism in New England

Abstract: In 1492, Christopher Columbus landed in “the New World” and marked the beginnings of its extensive colonization. When European settlers arrived in the Americas, they brought with them their cultural values and began to adapt American land to their needs. Those days started ecological imperialism; “wilderness” of the Indian nature was disturbed. European settlers intervened the setting and brought significant changes in flora and fauna as well as the habitual way of living of Native Americans. This paper reveals the long-term consequences of English ecological imperialism in New England and ecological changes brought by European settlers. The main ...

Introduction

American culture is an amalgamation of different cultures over the years. Trade has always been an important part of the United States. European explorers looking for new trade routes to India discovered the new world. After discovering the new world, they quickly established trading posts. Their main aim was to search for gold and other precious resources in this new country. However, their expectations were not fulfilled but they quickly established trading relationships with native tribes near their settlements. Most of these native tribes were hostile at first but they saw the advantage of trading with the settlers. Relationships ...

- What was the Dutch West India Company and why and when did it send people to New Netherland?

The Dutch West India Company (WIC) constituted Dutch merchants engaged in trade with other countries or regions outside Europe. The charter expanded through its establishment of trading posts in other countries as well as colonization of territories and other trade monopolies. Dutch merchants traded various goods and commodities such as food and spices, and alcohol and tobacco among others, and also largely participated in slave trade. During the early and mid-1600s, WIC established a post for fur trade in New ...

There is no question that, as the American colonies grew, a number of hardships were faced and subsequently overcome by its European settlers and later colonialists. Three men, John Smith, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams, are often discussed in the context of the new land they encountered, the new government and its guiding principles they either formed or attempted to form, and the new culture that developed from the efforts they applied. All three men, in their own respective manner, were revolutionary in their approach to facing these challenges and displayed unique skills in the art of literary persuasion.

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“Roasting Brits lost their cool in a wide brown land” by Troy Lennon

Analysis of the Article This article talks about the Australian weather that has been cited by Brits as extreme ever since the first Brit set foot on Australia in 1788. Troy talks of how the Australian weather was much more different from the weather in other European countries especially Britain. During the time of arrival of the British, the average temperatures in Australia were 20 degrees Celsius which were quite higher than the temperatures back home. The Brits found life difficult in Australia and had to adapt. First off they had to abandon their heavy clothing that was ...

Environmental movement of Australian started in the nineteenth century. This movement is also one of the earliest environmental movements of the world. Australian environmental movement was started by Europeans who were settled in Australia. European settlers had high regard for the environment and they used to care for natural sanctity. The movement started with the love of European settlers for the nature and it converted into awareness to maintain the unique biodiversity in its natural form. Their awareness took shape of an environment movement. This paper intends to discuss the environmental movement of Australia along with looking into history ...

The Columbian Exchange, coined by Alfred Crosby in 1986, refers to the massive movement from the Old World to the New World and back, of crops, animals, and diseases after the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus in 1492 (Grennes 2007, p. 91). The meeting of the Old and the New World drastically changed the fortunes not only of the natives inhabiting the newly discovered continents, but also of the European settlers and Europe as a whole. New species of animals were introduced to the Americas that helped in farming and transportation. On the other hand, new species ...

‘Name’

‘Instructor’s Name’ ‘Subject’ ‘John Deere and the Bereavement Counselor’, by John L. McKnight is an essay which focuses on how mechanization and the infusion of service technologies has not always been fruitful. According to McKnight sometimes technologies impediment the purpose they were created for, rather than enhance it. He takes two important examples to establish his point. First is the invention of the steel plow by John Deere, which happened when the first European settlers occupied the Sauk prairie area in America. This steel plow which replaced the traditional agricultural methods of the native Sauk ...

History wars focus on the commitment of the historians and the demands of nationalism. These wars emerge when historians are accused of disloyalty especially when they challenge the national story. In the Australian context, history war presents the experienced conflict over the understanding of the history European settlement in the Australia and the establishment of the modern Australian society (Broome, 2010). The arguments over this issue have particularly focused on the effect of the British colonization of Australia Torres Strait Islanders and Aboriginal Australians. The major protagonists include Geoffrey Blainey, Keith Windschuttle, Carole Ferrier, Anne Clark, Sturt Macintyre and ...

‘Instructor’s Name’

Mohawks American Indians are an integral part of the great history of this nation, but many of us in the modern world just view them via various stereotypes. Most people know little about the history of the native tribes who lived for many centuries in this land, and were almost exterminated upon the arrival of Europeans. Before 1492, when Columbus landed on the American continent, historians estimate that there were anywhere between seven to twenty five million Native Americans inhabiting this continent. Sadly ninety percent of this population has been erased by illness, hunger, battles and relocation. ...

Introduction

Colonialism refers to the practice of domination of one race upon another through conquests. Colonization refers to the European settlers taking lands by force from non-European people. The word colonialism has frequently been associated with the description of European settlement in North America, New Zealand, Australia, Brazil, Canada and places which were under the subjugation of European settlers. German scholar Jurgen Osterhammel described colonialism as "a relationship of domination between an indigenous majority and a minority of foreign invaders" (Nielsen & Robyn, 2003). Though colonizing states like New Zeland, Australia, Canada and the United States vary in their cultures, economies, histories, legal ...

Introduction

When the European settlers came to North America, it was already inhabited by an indigenous group of people. In the 19th century white Americans came with the idea of Manifest Destiny and in order to realize their idea of possessing the entire continent of North America, they began removing Native Americans from their ancestral homeland into reserved territories for the Indians. The US government initiated the One Big Reservation policy in 1851 and according to this policy Native Americans were to shift into 'One Big Reservation' but the constant migration of European settlers, the evolution of transportation technology which ...

Knowing the history of a place enables a person to gain a better understanding about the contemporary culture of its inhabitants. Tracing the history of Mexico has shown that the population is a combination of European settlers and native inhabitants. Over several decade the groups in Mexico has resulted from intermarriages of different combinations. Residents may be natives, peninsulares, croillos, and mestizos. Further intermarriages result in additional groupings to the existing ones. Mexico declared its independence from Spain in 1821. Fifteen years later, while still a young nation struggling with political and economic difficulties, Mexico faced a new enemy. In 1836, President James K. ...

How the early colonists were primarily responsible for wiping out Native American tribes such as the Iroquois, Huron( any tribe in that time period) with the use of trade, disease, religion and war

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The United States is a country which thrives on the diversity of its cultures and has always looks ahead to the future in its general outlook. Ever since the first settlers arrived in the country there was a move to eliminate the Indian tribes which populated it and the grabbing of territory was something which was taken for granted. Factors which also brought about a substantial decline in the ...

Tisquantum, more commonly known as Squanto, was a member of the Patuxet Indian tribe, which was a part of the Wampanoag Confederacy. His date of birth is not known; curiously, it has been placed on January 1 by many historians, although some list the year as 1585, while others list it as 1592. While traveling in 1614, Tisquantum ran into a party led by John Smith’s lieutenants, Thomas Hunt. Hunt took Tisquantum into captivity and had a plan to sell him (along with some other captives who were Native Americans, and some corn and fish) in Spain. However, once Tisquantum had been ...

The mission is a 1986 film written by Robert Bolt and directed by Roland Joffe. The film got shot in Colombia, South America. It is a spiritual, powerful, and compelling film that won the best film award at the Cannes film festival in 1986. The film focuses on the conflicts between the Guarani Indians, the Jesuits, and the European settlers. This paper will aim at discussing a cause-effect essay in regards to the film.

In the film, Father Gabriel arrives in the South American jungle to teach Christianity to the native Indians who have just crucified a Jesuit priest. Father Gabriel gets inspired ...

During my school years, I largely have been mercifully unaware of the concept of race. I grew up in a military family and have stayed in almost all parts of the country, including few foreign countries as well. Because of constant exposure to varied races and cultures, I have never being particularly distressed with any race and interaction with people from different races has been an integral part of my growing years. Moreover, my family is also not restrictive on race and therefore, I have people of different race in my family life. All these factors don’t make acknowledging ...

Introduction

The North American continent experienced great changes between the years 1450 to 1750. European settlers began to venture into the land of the Native Americans during this time when they largely transformed and destroyed the outlook of the natives’ world. The European explorers settled on the land of the Americas and acquired their natural wealth. In addition, these European settlers travelled to Africa and started a trans-Atlantic trade of slaves. The Atlantic slave trade eventually brought millions of African slaves to America (Morgan, 2003). With time, this slave trade grew to lead to a new economic and social system. Someone’s ...