Blacks and indians in the deve
Blacks and indians in the deveThe Involvement Of Africans & Indians In The Development In The Americas
Europeans have always been curious about worlds other than their own. They went to the Americas' seeking the New World. After claiming the New World as their own, another interest came about. They needed slave labor. In the Americas, the Indians offered slave labor. In time, the need for more slaves with better technological skills arose. Africa provided a wide array of products and also the technological skills the Europeans needed to advance in their colonization. The technological skills were provided by the African slaves. As Europeans explored the world, it seemed other civilizations had o suffer in the wake of their destruction. This essay will discuss the events that have taken place in history dealing with both the Indian and Black slave condition in M. L. Conniff and T. J. Davis', Africans in the Americas.
As the Europeans explored, their interest broadened. Africa exemplified their greatest interest because of the slave labor it had to offer. Unfortunately, slave labor was at the expense of people who were a different color other than the Europeans. Like Africa, the Americas offered slave labor. When the Europeans landed on the Americas, they encountered a different race. This race consisted of different Indian tribes. Before the Europeans came to either continent, both cultures flourished by establishing governments, religions and a way of living their own lives.
The Indians were located in the Americas and they also were ultimately taken advantage of because the Europeans thought of them as an inferior race. Why inferior? Well, the Europeans thought their way was the best way to live life. Like Europeans, exploration was done to gain profits and accumulate more wealth. Unlike the Africans, the Indians were initially forced into slavery. They did not have anything to gain. Most of the Africans who offered slave labor, gained trading privileges. The Indians were forced to adopt Christian beliefs. If it was not adopted, the Europeans would essentially deal with the situation as they saw fit. Some adopted well, while others died in vain as they fought for their rights. While adopting to the European way of life, the Indians were forced into providing their services to the Europeans. Some of the services provided were crafts and food. As the Europeans traveled deeper into the Americas, more and more Indians were found living on rich agricultural land. Examples of the rich agricultural land were Texas, Arizona and California. In these vast rich lands, elements such as gold and silver were discovered. The Europeans used these elements to accumulate wealth. The Europeans thought these pieces of land would be great for their way of living....
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