CULTURAL INTERACTIONS Spain began enslaving Native Americans as soon as they arrived in the Americas. Europeans were prejudiced against the Native Americans, or wrongly felt their culture was better. They didn’t respect their beliefs or customs. They brought Christianity to the New World and tried to convert the Native Americans to their religion. They converted Native Americans by choice, or by force. The Spanish explorers also brought European diseases, like smallpox, that killed many Native American populations. FRANCE The French also interacted, or meet with, worked with, talked to, or fought with the Native Americans living on the they claimed for France. They allowed Native Americans to keep most of their land. They established trading posts where they could trade. Native Americans would trade animal furs they had hunted for metal hatchets, knives, blankets, and traps. The French, like the Spanish, also wanted to spread Christianity in North America. ENGLAND The English quickly established settlements and claimed ownership to all they could see. Their claims to land would sometimes cause conflict, or a fight, with the Native Americans near them. Europeans could cooperate, or work together with Native Americans too. They learned farming techniques from the Native Americans and began to add beans, pumpkins, squash, and corn to their diet. The English also traded like the French did, exchanging metal weapons and tools for deerskins and furs.
CULTURAL INTERACTIONS Spain began enslaving Native Americans as soon as they arrived in the Americas. Europeans were prejudiced against the Native Americans, or wrongly felt their culture was better. They didn’t respect their beliefs or customs. They brought Christianity to the New World and tried to convert the Native Americans to their religion. They converted Native Americans by choice, or by force. The Spanish explorers also brought European diseases, like smallpox, that killed many Native American populations. FRANCE The French also interacted, or meet with, worked with, talked to, or fought with the Native Americans living on the they claimed for France. They allowed Native Americans to keep most of their land. They established trading posts where they could trade. Native Americans would trade animal furs they had hunted for metal hatchets, knives, blankets, and traps. The French, like the Spanish, also wanted to spread Christianity in North America. ENGLAND The English quickly established settlements and claimed ownership to all they could see. Their claims to land would sometimes cause conflict, or a fight, with the Native Americans near them. Europeans could cooperate, or work together with Native Americans too. They learned farming techniques from the Native Americans and began to add beans, pumpkins, squash, and corn to their diet. The English also traded like the French did, exchanging metal weapons and tools for deerskins and furs.
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