New Worlds For All: Indians, Europeans, And The Remaking Of Early America

Part I of Essay
The Indians were the first people to be referred to as “Americans”, but by the time of the American Revolution the name no longer referred to Indians but to the colonist. The colonist were called Americans and not Europeans because their culture became a mixture between I ....

Part II of Essay
.... Even though both cultures could have probably coexisted quite peacefully the Europeans felt that they were superior to the Indians and set out to dominate and suppress the Indian population. Many Europeans were drawn to the New World because it held promise, something that their homeland lacked. They wanted to create a world that was similar to the one left behind, proof of this is evident in the names that were given to places such as New France, New England, New York, New Sweden, New Spain, Lancaster, Durham and Cumberland. Unfortunately ....