European Invasion of North America
On July 24, 1534, Jacques Cartier erected at the mouth of Gaspe harbour and placed a thirty foot cross in the name of France. Cartier’s “traffic sign had pointed the way for explorers, missionaries, traders and settler who had gradually changed, dispersed, and enclosed the Native populations.” With the coming of the Europeans to North America, brought many changes to the land and the people inhabiting it. By the end of the nineteenth century, most of North America was Europe. The Amerindians became part of this “European mould”. With the takeover, Amerindians were taken advantage of by the Europeans through trade, religion and land and eventually started to fade from the “new Europe” of North America. The native inhabitants greeted the arrival of the first Europeans warmly. The natives offered their unexpected visitors with hospitality, willingness to trade and provided the Europeans with advice on things such as food and transport. For the exchange of furs, the Amerindians took great pleasure in obtaining iron products and other commodities. With Europeans settling in North America, their purposes was to develop a commercial system of early modern capitalism. The trading post was set up to support this capitalist stru
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Approximate Word count = 843
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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