http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec4/Unit_2/Unit_IIQ3R1.html
Using the handout you got at the end of class today, or by clicking the link above...
1. READ the selection "Contact: Europe and America Meet"
2. In a blog post, or written assignment discuss the following...
a. the NEGATIVE EFFECTS of Contact on the NATIVE AMERICANS
b. the NEGATIVE EFFECTS of Contact on the EUROPEAN EXPLORERS
c. the POSITIVE EFFECTS of Contact on the NATIVE AMERICANS
d. the POSITIVE EFFECTS of Contact on the EUROPEAN EXPLORERS
See you tomorrow!
8 comments:
a. the NEGATIVE EFFECTS of Contact on the NATIVE AMERICANS
Some of the drawbacks of contact with the Europeans were disease, slavery, and looting of treasures and cities. also, many european conquistadors, such as Hernando Cortes took many indian treasures and jewels. Steel weapons, gunpowder, guns, armor, as well as horses and vicious Spanish bloodhound dogs enabled the conquistadors to kill large numbers of Indians and seize their land and wealth. diseases were also a negative effect. native americans had no natural defenses against the diseases brought by the Europeans. Smallpox, typhus, measles, diphtheria, and whooping cough devastated the Indians.
b. the NEGATIVE EFFECTS of Contact on the EUROPEAN EXPLORERS
Not all of the results of exploration were successful. Many sailors never saw the New World because of treacherous storms and dangerous crossings.Privateers attacked Spanish convoys and seized the cargo before destroying the ships.Contact with the Indians sometimes proved disastrous also. Some ship captains reported the loss of lives in skirmishes with the Indians.
c. the POSITIVE EFFECTS of Contact on the NATIVE AMERICANS
Contact with the Europeans introduced the Indians to a variety of livestock, many plants, and new technology. the most important of the livestock, was the horse. The horse helped the Indians to improve their diets, make their hunting skills more efficient, and to make their lives a little easier, by helping native americans travel quicker and more efficiently.
d. the POSITIVE EFFECTS of Contact on the EUROPEAN EXPLORERS
Contact with the New World introduced Europeans to a variety of new plants and animals. Gradually these resources became more important to Europe than the treasures of silver and gold. Two of the most important crops were corn and potatoes. olumbus reported the first account of the Indian's use of tobacco. The export of tobacco became so profitable that Spanish kings claimed a monopoly and the use of tobacco became widespread. Thousands of medicinal plants were sent to Europe as Indians shared their knowledge of healing.
in conclusion, there were positive and negative effects between the contact of europe and the americas. however, the world wouldn't have been the same without this world changing event.
- Maggie Todaro <3
The negative affects of contact on the native americans are that one thing with the trading was that they were catching diseases, slavery, and looting of treasures/cities. One negative affect of contact on the europians was that they were trying to get the indians into christianity. One of the positve effects on the Indians was that they were recieving alot of food and animals which helped there daily life. It helped there hunting alot. One of the possitive effects on the Europians was they had coins minted for themselves by the americans.
-isabela janashvili
period 4
Hi Mr. Tessler!
I wrote my homework on a piece of looseleaf paper and I don't know if you said that the end of the class to put it into the big brown folder so, I sort of, forgot to. So, I'm going to write my homework down here.
a. Native Americans could be very sneaky. In 1513, an explorer named Ponce de Leon and Spaniards wanted to start a new Spanish settlement in want he called Florida, but the Native Americas kicked them out and killed Ponce de Leon in 1521. Native Americas spread diseases as well. An illness called Syphilis affected Spain when Columbus' men had returned back. This disease killed many Europeans.
b. Europeans had a horrible effect as well. In the middle of 50 to 90 percent of the Native Americas died due to the diseases spread my the Europeans such as smallpox, typhus, measles, diphtheria and the whooping cough. Europeans began the triangle of cruelity. Due to that, more than 10 million Africans became slaves that were forced to do nonstop labor involving plantations. One of the most disturbing schemes Europeans ever did was when Hernando Cortes (a conquistador) invaded the Aztecs and kept prisoned, their great Emperor. Hernando and his crew went around and stole every valuable item they had (such as steel weapons, gold, treasures, gun, etc.)
c. The Native Americans introduced the knowledge of farming. Native Americans taught the Europeans how to grow plants such as corn, potatoes, tomatoes, chili peppers, beans, squash, and tobacco. This benefited Countries such as Jamestown (tobacco saved the country from being poor), Africa (corn gave them food to live off of), and Europe (sunflower was their source of oil at that time. Other plants that countries were taught often was turned into dye. Native Americans expanded the world's food which leads to an increase of population.
d. Europeans introduced new animals to the Native Americans like horses. This allowed many Native Americans that live in the Great Plains to travel to new heights. The horse's impact to Native Americans were immerse. It controlled their diet, hunting habits, and made life less complex. Indians learned more hunting tools like traps, axes, knives, etc. The European also brought fruits such as fruit trees and bananas. Lastly, Europeans improved many societies technology by making trading easier.
Michelle X
AP history
hi mr.tesler! I know this isn't my assignment, but i wanted to blog you and this was the latest blog thingy up. I'm kind of confused about the homework. You didn't post it yet so i dont know where to post it. Plus, for the previous homework, i didn't know where to post that either so it yped it on my computer and i thought i cold e-mail it to you or something but ur blog does not have an e-mail so i still have that homework and i have to give it to you. so i am confused. i made a blog but it also confuses me. Am i supposed to write stuff on MY blog or comment yours for homework? I don't really get this whole blog thing.By the way, this is Gabby Y from 902. Hi. wassup? plus i am confused on how to post this thing. hopefully it will post but im not exactly sure. i need my password but there is a big issue with that...so yeah. HI
I feel some of the reasons that might explain why religious freedom was important to the development of some colonies, but denied in other colonies was, if people in the colonies could worship the way they wanted, then they would feel independent and see that they could govern or rule themselves. They did not have to be dependent on anyone else to tell them what to do. They had a right to choose their own religion and there own government. They had natural rights. And that was a good thing. Other colonies may have been denied religious freedom because maybe those deciding wanted power over the people and wanted to keep the people of the colonies in the dark. And if they were in the dark, they would have control over them. That is what I think.
I agree with Bianca. I think some of the reasons why religious freedom was important to the development of some colonies, but denied in other colonies was because their was the 3 types of colines - "PROROY CORP." Proprietary - where people given authority to run by the king. Then their was royal - ruled directly by the king. Lastly, corporate - run by companies. Each colony had their own gov., laws. Colonies that had religious freedom, were independent.They thought for themselves, & chose their own religion & government.They were strong enough to rule themselves, and make decisions for themselves. They also had useful natural resources. Maybe religious freedom was denied in some colonies because maybe the people who ruled the colonies, wanted to be independent, and to be known as "one", by not following other religions.
-- Jenna Schiffman, AP history period 1.
Hey mr.tesler! i meant to give you this homework because i was having soem trouble blogging it but i never got to. but then i saw that people were just posting it here. So i'm gonna do that too.ok, here it goes...
As you know, Europeans visited the Americas first around the early 1500’s. That was when Europe and the Native Americans met for the first time. Of course there were many changes to both groups of people once this happened. But were the changes good or bad? It depends on how you look at it…
The Native Americans certainly gained much from the experience. The Indians were introduced to many new kinds of plants, and livestock. One of the most important animals they were introduced to was the horse. Before that, Indians had to go everywhere on foot. Hunting game was very difficult for them. When they got the horses, they were able to go longer distances more quickly. Tribes who had to survive on nuts, berries, and small game, were able to move west and hunt buffalo. Soon, cows, pigs, sheep, and chickens were being used as well. The Indians were also introduced to a variety of technology, such as axeheads, knives, ice chisels, muskets, and traps for hunting. Because they were able to hunt more game, they had many more fur skins. They used these to trade with the Europeans. But, it was not only the Native Americans who prospered.
Europeans learned many valuable things from the Indians. It was the Native Americans who introduced them to a variety of plants and animals, including two of the most important ones, corn and potatoes. The corn was used to feed to the Europeans’ livestock, which in turn boosted their supply of livestock and dairy products. The potato was perfect for Europe’s climate and soil. Sunflowers were used as cooking oil and other plants became dyes. One of the most profitable plants found was tobacco. Many other crops, such as beans, squash, tomatoes, and chili peppers, were a nice variety to the Europeans’ diet. Turkey’s were domesticated and added to their diets as well. However, everything that the Europeans discovered wasn’t just used for eating. Many plants used for medicine saved lives back in Europe. Quinine eased Malaria, evergreen needles cured scurvy. Both sides benefitted plenty.
However, not everything was good for the Europeans. The boats were dangerous (especially in storms.) Quite a few people died on the ride over alone. When it was mainly Spain who profited off the new land, many other Europeans countries were envious. Spanish ships were stolen from and destroyed by privateers. Many more lost lives during skirmishes with the Indians. Diseases were being spread into Europe as well. Syphilis became apparent in Spain shortly after Columbus and his men returned. Not even five years from then, a deadly epidemic spread all over Europe and many died.
However, to me, what happened to the Indians was much, much worse. Many European conquistadors only cared about wealth and converting the Indians to Christianity. The Indians suffered greatly from this. Their cities were robbed from. Sometimes all Indians would be killed because the conquistadors wanted their land. The Europeans also spread many diseases to the Native Americans, such as smallpox, typhus, measles, diphtheria, and whooping cough. Between 50-90 percent of their population died from these diseases alone. And yet the Spanish wanted more. They wanted a place to grow crops that thrived in the Caribbean climate. Forests were destroyed and in their place, there were plantations. Of course, the Europeans needed people to work in these plantations. Indians were captured and used as labor. Europeans began to grow tobacco, rice, indigo, and cotton, as opposed to just sugar cane. Life for the Indians then was horrible. Their land, valuables, and lives, were taken by the Europeans.
Considering everything, I’m sure you would agree that there were many pros and cons of the Europeans meeting the Native Americans. If it was overall good or bad depends on your own perspective.
i also have it typed up in my folder to give to you if you need it. Ok, BYE!
-Gabby Y
My last post did not show up. We have homework this weekend, but i'm not sure where to post it. So i'm goign to post it here and if i did it wrong i will repost it someplace else on monday.
Religious freedom was important to the development of some colonies, but denied in other colonies. To me, that means that it was important for the founders of colonies to have religious freedom, and that's why they created the colony. However, the founders did not allow his/her/their colony to have religious freedom. First of all, i woudl like to point out that that it a very hypocritical thing to do. Second, the only reason i can think of why people would do that, is because they think that their religion is the best. If those people want to follow their religion, and don't have the freedom to do that, they might go make a colony that is only allowed to believe in their religion. Does that make sense? In other words, let's say a man wants to pursue his own religion, but is not allowed to in the country that he lives in. He might start his own colony but make everyone in it follow his religion. Therefore, he left his country for the religious freedom that he is denying his own colony. OK, i hope that made some sense to whoever is reading this. AND i hope this posts. *fingers crossed* So, that was my homework. :)
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