Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Arrivals...There Goes The Neighborhood

As Christopher Columbus set foot onto the earth of America, everything will change for the Native American inhabitants. Before 1492, North America was barely inhabited, unused, and undeveloped. The Native American inhabitants were mostly hunter-gatherers and wanders across the land trying to survive day after day with what they can find. There was no change or revolution, no growth for centuries. Before Columbus, Native American life was nasty, brutish, and short with the sense of that there was no written language, no division of labor, little agriculture and rare permanent settlements. Also, there were endless bloody wars between tribes with undeveloped weaponry. Life would go on for them without any society development. The exploration of America brought an opening for permanent colonial settlements from people all over the world. In the 1600's, Europeans started to bring live stocks to America and also established international trading systems. Then, America flourished and advanced in agriculture and ideals. Missionaries also spread the faith of their religions. This also allowed Europeans and Native Americans to exchange their cultures and heritage with each other. Even though a lot of Native Americans were driven from their homeland, this allowed Europeans for a permanent settlement. Europeans also controlled the ongoing wars of Native Americans. The advancement of America led to an development of ideas and creations of Aristotle, Galileo, Newton, and the thousands of thinkers, writers, and inventors who came to America.Without the exploration of Columbus and the change and contribution of the Native American society, United States of America would not exist.

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