There Goes The Neighborhood

When the explorers and settlers crossed over to the Americas from the Eastern Hemisphere, they affected the Natives in a way that can never be undone.  The explorers wanted to change everything about the natives.  When the settlers first arrived on the islands, the natives were very friendly and warming to them because they thought that these people were sent from God.  But as time went by, the natives realized that the explorers were not saviors of God, but rather the opposite.  The explorers would cheat the natives out of their possessions, kidnap them to bring them to Europe, and steal their land in order for them to make settlements.  This caused great conflict between the two very different groups.  The groups were very different in religious standings and traditional standings.  When the settlers came over and tried to convert all the natives to their religion, Christianity, the natives were very offended.  But because of the technology that was developed in the Eastern Hemisphere, like guns, it was hard for some of the natives to say no when their lives were in danger.  The two groups also had very different traditions.  They had different ways of getting food and cooking that food.  They praised different things; for example the natives were very spiritual towards nature and the resources it gave them, and the settlers were mostly Puritan, Quaker, or a different religion.  The Puritans praised and feared God, they were very strict and set in their ways, while the Quakers were not as strict.  When the settlers tried to take over and convert the natives to their religions, you can imagine why they were very upset.  The explorers tried to change everything about the way the natives lived, and if they refused, they could have and sometimes did take their lives.