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Once the Europeans had settled themselves, in a manner of speaking, they saw the vast lands they controlled as areas for farming. These were lands that were "fresh" lands as compared to European farmlands and had a vast potential for expanding westward. In other areas of the New World, Europeans saw the potential of mineral deposits, gold and silver as examples.
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How did Europeans and Native Americans Define Land Ownership?
Europeans: Land could be owned by individuals.Native Americans: Land belonged to Everyone.
When the first Europeans came to the Americas in the late 1400s Native Americans?
native americans had inhabited this land for over 30,000 yrs
How did Native Americans view land treaties?
To Native Americans, no one owned the land- it was there for everyone else to use. Native Americans saw land treaties with Europeans as agreements in which they received gifts, such as blankets, guns, iron tools, or ornaments, in return for which they agreed to share the land for limited time.
What was a major source of conflict between English colonists and Native Americans?
The Europeans wanted to own and develop the land, whereas the Native Americans believe the land was for everyone, not for one individual to own.
How did the Europeans have a positive impact on the Native Americans?
From all possible areas of research, such as written documents, it can be said that there are few if any positive impacts that European settlers brought to the New World. Unfortunately, the Europeans brought with them diseases unknown in the Western Hemisphere, and ultimately the Europeans took all the land of the Native Americans.
