There Goes The Neighborhood

     
Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas in 1492. He thought he had found a route to India ( which was his goal), so he called the people he found of the island(Hispaniola) Indians. He had relatively good relations with the Native Americans he encountered during his first voyage. But, beginning with his second voyage, these relations turned sour, with some tribes. Because the Spanish had come to America as conquerors. Therefore, it was no surprise war broke out between the Spanish settlers on Hispaniola and the natives. Soon people looking for wealth and adventure came and soon conquered many of the Indians such as the Aztecs and the Incas. The Spanish not only bought with them the desire for wealth, they also bought many diseases that killed many of the Native Americans, because they have no defense against them. Overall about 90% of all the Native Americans died because of the war and diseases.

But they not only bought destruction on many Native Americans, as we can see later on some European settlers, such as the French made alliances with some Native Americans. The French and the Native Americans worked together during the French and Indian War (1754-1763), because the British wanted to take over the fur trade from the French and also the Indians were afraid the British would take their lands so they helped the French.

Overall, I think that the Native Americans didn't benefit and sometimes some benefited from the Europeans. Even though the Europeans bought with them many diseases that killed many Native Americans, even so some Native Americans still was able to work with some of the settlers, which helped to improve some of their lives. Since they depended on the Europeans for trade and sometimes protection. So Columbus discovery of the new world helped some Native Americans but also lowered the living conditions of many other. So his discoveries have its goods and bad, but mostly bad.