Indians vs. Europeans

Shelby Bradley The idea of a brand saucily world across the ocean sparked interest in many Europeans. They saw it as an opportunity to look at rich quick and benefit immensely. The issue they didnt see was the presence of the Native Americans who were already on the land. The Europeans sailed into North America and immediately started excluding the Indians and taking their land. This caused many conflicts between the two groups, especially in the impudent England and Spanish Southwest region and during the 1600s. In 1620, the first New England settlement was founded. It was at a lay called Plymouth Rock and was the location of the Mayflower Compact.At first the colonists had lots of trouble figuring out how to ferment crops and hunt and basically survive in this new world. The local Native Americans showed them how to farm and hunt and soon the colony prospered. Its hard to understand why so many conflicts occurred when clearly the Native Americans werent fighting our arrival. The colony was doing so well that other people from Europe saw opportunity and first moving to New England. Soon the colony was overcrowded and the colonists started taking the Indians land. They excessively hunted too much, spread their diseases to the Indians, and also tried to convert them to Christianity.The Indians did not take this lightly. They started to fight back. For example, they killed Anne Hutchinson and her family. The Europeans greed was the root of these conflicts and the Native Americans response didnt help their relationship either. Meanwhile there were also problems in the Spanish Southwest. By the 1600s most of South and Central America were occupied by Europeans, so the Spanish started drift north. The Spanish immediately killed and enslaved any Indians that they ran into. By the time they reached New Mexico, slavery was in full overlook and they were trying to convert the Indians to Christianity as well.