Pros And Cons Of American Colonization
The two sides of colonization in America
Like a coin, the colonization of America has two sides. One good, one bad and in this essay we will go through the consequences and dilemmas of the matter.
When the European colonialists arrived in America, they encountered natives of different cultures and instead of being cooperative, they began to pillage, steal from and massacre the natives that led to wars. Diseases brought by the Europeans killed approximately 90% of the Native American population. Land was taken, families were torn apart, and their ways of life were forgotten.
The one who successfully first started the process of colonization in America was Christopher Columbus. The Vikings were in North America, but never colonized the place. At the time, Columbus was a hero for Europe and the villain for the natives of America.
But it wasn't all for nothing. The new resources, medicine and agriculture that the Europeans got from America, were revolutionizing the world. Without the …show more content…
Back then it was more clarified to do such things, of course it doesn't make it right, but I wonder if these people regretted or felt bad about what they have done. Its interesting to see how humanity has evolved to not praise violence as much as back then.
The colonization of America opened up new places for cities and villages, places where people could live. New opportunities for Europeans. They shouldn't have needed to push out the natives to unlivable places. I am sure they could have coexisted.
With all of the good that colonization of America brought us, there's a horrible downside that affects the Native Americans. As I said earlier, the Europeans harassed them and took away their way of life. Little compensation has been made, but not enough. The reservations they live on are bad, of course their way of life is not suitable for modern society. But we could do better than those poor
Like a coin, the colonization of America has two sides. One good, one bad and in this essay we will go through the consequences and dilemmas of the matter.
When the European colonialists arrived in America, they encountered natives of different cultures and instead of being cooperative, they began to pillage, steal from and massacre the natives that led to wars. Diseases brought by the Europeans killed approximately 90% of the Native American population. Land was taken, families were torn apart, and their ways of life were forgotten.
The one who successfully first started the process of colonization in America was Christopher Columbus. The Vikings were in North America, but never colonized the place. At the time, Columbus was a hero for Europe and the villain for the natives of America.
But it wasn't all for nothing. The new resources, medicine and agriculture that the Europeans got from America, were revolutionizing the world. Without the …show more content…
Back then it was more clarified to do such things, of course it doesn't make it right, but I wonder if these people regretted or felt bad about what they have done. Its interesting to see how humanity has evolved to not praise violence as much as back then.
The colonization of America opened up new places for cities and villages, places where people could live. New opportunities for Europeans. They shouldn't have needed to push out the natives to unlivable places. I am sure they could have coexisted.
With all of the good that colonization of America brought us, there's a horrible downside that affects the Native Americans. As I said earlier, the Europeans harassed them and took away their way of life. Little compensation has been made, but not enough. The reservations they live on are bad, of course their way of life is not suitable for modern society. But we could do better than those poor