¶ … interactions of the Europeans and the Native Americans during the days of the colonists. In addition the author looks at Natice American lifestyles and traditions that have survived the building of America and still exist today. There was one source used to complete this paper.
Then and Now
Students throughout the nation, study the beginning effects of the Europeans arriving on American soil and the reactions both to and of the Native Americans who had already been here for many years (Cronon, 1984). However, after the land dividing was over, and the native Americans and the Europeans began to live as peacefully as could be expected considering the circumstances, that is where most studies stop. Following the initial period however, there was a transitional period that occurred between the Native Americans and the European colonists that is a vital part of our land's history. William Cronon detailed...
Until then the Native Americans had lived here alone and they had used the land to the best of their ability. Because of their beliefs however, they usually avoided anything that would be permanently damaging or that would permanently alter the land itself. Once the European colonists arrived things began to change as buildings went up, homesteads were claimed and other changes took place. The Europeans were not destructive by nature. It was that they failed to understand the way the ecosystem worked while the Native Americans understood it. The Native Americans had a better grasp on the system of Mother Earth however they became willing participants in many of the land trade deals that hurt the eco system in the long run (Cronon,…
