Diverse European-Native American Relations Examined

1. In what ways did different European nations have differing relationships with Native Americans?

The relationship between Native American and European nations differed between each nation. Each nation had their tactics, strategies and procedures. It is important to separate each nation with the relationship they had with Native America because this way it is clear to see the differences between each of them. Each nation was important in Native America and for different reasons this means that it clarifies what they specifically did. The nations discussed will be; Spain, England and France. Some comparisons can be made via the nations to show the differences between them. One difference, for example, is how the Spanish made an extensive

Nations like Spain found it very easy to allow and to bring the Indians into their society and way of life. This was down to the mixing of culture and races. The Spanish colonists were willing to intermarry with the Indians this created the mestizo race. The Spanish also had the use of the priests and showing of ways of improvements to the Indian way of life. There is also the relationship between the natives and the English this relationship was much different to that of the Spanish. Instead of trying to mix cultures the English tended to stay away from the Indian society, although originally wanting to mix cultures and explain about building villages the proposed policies turned out to become failures. They tried to be similar to the Spanish which was their downfall as they did it in a much more forceful and aggressive way. The French relationship with the Natives was strong because of their links to trade with them during the fur trade as the Natives would hunt animals for furs and then sell on the high demand, high value furs to the French and this meant relations and communications would need to be effective for business transactions to be