Category: Native American
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Native American Tribes Before and After European Influence
When Europeans discovered America in 1492, there were more than 2,000 different cultures flourishing that, while having similarities, were different from certain perspectives. An example is a fact that the Native Americans spoke several hundred different languages depending on the tribe and the locations where individuals would either settle or travel through. The complex cultures,…
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European-Native American Encounter After Columbus
Table of Contents Contact Misunderstanding European Incursion Tribal Crisis Violence Displacement Confinement Forced Assimilation Work Cited Contact After Columbus, the contact between the Europeans and Native Americans was founded on the need to exploit and gain wealth from the Natives. The Dutch, the French, the Spanish, and the English established ways to enable them to…