American Views
America is a place of freedom and independence. Our country is considered by most to be the "best" country in the world. America has not always been what it is now. Explorers, settlers, and Indians all affected the American continent and made it into what it is today. America was not discovered or explored until the late fifteenth century. The explorers were amazed by the mysterious new world; the settlers were ignorant of the land and its people (the Native American Indians); and the Indians were respectful of their home and learned to live with nature.Many people explored the new world in search of great things. People such as Coronado searched for gold and riches, while others like Columbus simply stumbled upon the land. Christopher Columbus, the discoverer of America, liked the new world and found it fascinating. He never really developed a hate for the land, this may be because he never spent a lot of time actually on the land near the Indians. His purpose was not to explore the continent, it was merely a misshapen he discovered the large mass of land anyway. Columbus thought that America was a great place with a great climate and much to offer. Another explorer, Cabeza de Vaca and his men lived
because they experienced the New World first hand for a long period of time. The explorers' opinion of America varied according to why they were on the land. Some were in search of riches, others in seek of land, and others had no purpose-just luck. The first settlers held similar views as the explorers, but the settlers chose to settle on the land for longer periods of time. Plymouth and Virginia were two of the most crucial colonies in the development of the new world. William Bradford helped develop Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts. He described the land as harsh. "Full of woods and thickets, represented a wild and savage hue." The settlers from Plymouth did not appreciate the Indians. They invaded the Indian's territories. Indian thieves stole the English's tools and surrounded the colonies in the forest. After some time, the English and Indians made peace. The two groups agreed on terms to prevent war or trouble. In the Virginia Colony, William Byrd and his people had very similar views about the newly discovered land and its inhabitants. The land and Indians caused severe problems in Virginia and made the situation even worse. The colonists were lazy and unwilling to work. The Virginians "detested work more than famine," according to
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Approximate Word count = 850
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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