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Why were Native Americans Dominated by Europeans?

Why were Native Americans Dominated by Europeans?. How many Native American Tribes can you name?. How many Native American friends do you have?. Where are they now?. What happened to them?. *Why were Native Americans Taken Over by Europeans?. One answer:. Geography.

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Why were Native Americans Dominated by Europeans?

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  1. Why were Native Americans Dominated by Europeans?

  2. How many Native American Tribes can you name? How many Native American friends do you have? Where are they now? What happened to them?

  3. *Why were Native Americans Taken Over by Europeans? One answer: Geography (I’ll get back to this later)

  4. A more specific answer is that Europeans had: • Meaner diseases • Better technology • Better political organization • A literate society

  5. Have you ever had any of the following diseases? a. smallpox b. chicken pox c. Influenza (a really bad case) d. measles e. Bubonic plague

  6. Smallpox: think chicken pox on steroids. Influenza: Different types of the flu. Measles: Like a powerful flu and cold combined. Bubonic plague: high fever, swollen lymph nodes and it can spread to your lungs. Most of us survive a case of the flu fairly easily nowadays, but all these diseases have the potential to kill a lot of people, very quickly. Meaner Diseases

  7. Smallpox was especially devastating to Native Americans.In many cases, 65% to 90% of those infected, died!

  8. http://nmhm.washingtondc.museum/collections/archives/agalleries/smallpox/smallpox.htmlhttp://nmhm.washingtondc.museum/collections/archives/agalleries/smallpox/smallpox.html Smallpox: Obviously not something you want.

  9. Sometimes these diseases were given to the Native Americans on purpose. http://gold.aecom.yu.edu/id/management/smallpox-index.html

  10. Why did Europeans have meaner diseases? Many nasty diseases have been transferred to humans by animals. Think of all the talk in the news about “Bird Flu.”

  11. Europeans had closer contact with more animals, especially farm animals (chickens, pigs, cows, oxen, horses, donkeys, etc…).

  12. Why?

  13. Europe, Asia and Africa had been trading their animals for many centuries before the exploration of the Americas. The largest DOMESTICATED animal in the America’s was the llama, and it was only used in South America.

  14. 1. Many diseases come from animals 2. Europeans had closer contact with more animals. 3. Many large domesticated animals in Eurasia—only one in the Americas. 4. Also, Native Americans were spread out, making widespread disease and exposure to them less likely.

  15. Europeans Had Better Technology VS. Wooden and Bronze Weapons Steel Weapons

  16. Steel Armor vs. Quilted Armor

  17. European’s brought horses to the Americas • Outran enemy • Gave a higher platform for fighting • Intimidating size

  18. Political Organization In just about any sport, the more organized team is going to win. This means better communication, better training and preparation, better use of resources, etc… Europeans had well established political organization.

  19. Literate Society As much as you may hate writing, it serves a great purpose. It ensures more ACCURATE communication. Try communicating an idea orally through ten different people. Now try it in writing. Better results?

  20. While their spelling was terrible, most European conquerors were literate (at least the leaders, anyway). This allowed for better military strategy. Better writing and communication Better military strategy

  21. The Native Americans that lasted the longest were those that learned to use the European’s weapons and strategies.

  22. So, to recap, Europeans dominated Native Americans with: • meaner diseases • better technology • better political organization • literate society

  23. Lastly, one question you may have is why did the Europeans have these things and not the Native Americans? One possibility: Geography

  24. Diseases, technology and information seemed to have moved more easily along the same parallels of latitude (east to west). Crossing the world from north to south, requires going through many more climates, which could explain sub-Saharan Africa’s similar fate. The Americas were completely isolated making the gradual exposure to these forces even less likely.

  25. QUIZ

  26. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons given why the Europeans dominated the Native Americans: • meaner diseases • hotter temperatures • literate society • better political organization

  27. 2. Which of the following was the most devastating of the European diseases? • influenza • smallpox • AIDS • measles

  28. 3. One animal the Europeans brought to the Americas which was very effective in war was the: • llama • horse • elephant • camel

  29. 4. This advantage allowed Europeans to learn from each other and improve their military strategy against Native Americans: a. disease b. literacy c. husbandry d. guns

  30. 5. The whole reason why the Europeans had major advantages over the Native Americans may be due to: • geography • technology • shipbuilding • intelligence

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