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How were the south and northeast colonies affected of the expansion of democracy
and the environment?
When the new settlers from Europe discovered the Native land, there was
both possibilities as it was challanges. Christopher Columbus was the first person
from Europe who arrived to America, in 1492. He saw the posibilities in the new
world. After that, more people started to come over to explore, where they tried to
gain more land and power. Since there was a pressure of the population in Europe
with limited resources, they were looking to gain economy, spread religion, and help
themselves to build a better political system. Both Northeast and South English
colonies made an huge impact on the American nature and the democracy, which
affected the minority groups.
The northeast English colonies had an huge impact on the democracy and
environment on the Native land. The settlers from New England called Pilgrims and
Puritans came to the North America for many reasons. They were looking for
expanding trade, gain wealth and also to seek a new ways of life such as religious
and personal freedom. They thought they were the first people coming over, but the
Natives ”Indians” were the first people living in America at that time. The Northeast
region has a variety of weather patterns with a very cold winter and a warm
summer. There was a widespread forest and rich soil along the coastline. The local
population was settled by the coastlines because of the convinience for food and
water supply. The northeast Natives ” Peniscor’s” had many recognized tribes were
they were living in a hunting, gathering and horticultural society. Their homes was
small and made of wood and birchbark. They were the first people that been
utilizing the natural resources and climate patterns such as water supply, minerals
such as gold and silver. They were hunting large animals for food source such as
buffalo, moose, and deer. Fish and plant food was also important for them. The
smaller animals such as mink and beaver was hunted for the fur and warm clothing.
They were using fire to control the forest, fetch deers and reach new places. They
planted corn, beans, and squash, which had many ecological advantages. Corn and
beans were planted together in the fields, so that beans twinned up the corn stalks.
This was much easier for the whole ecological system to function well such as the
growth of other plants and to keep away the damage of insects. The Natives learned
how important it was to work together with their group members in order to
survive. Knowing their lands, animals, and plants was a second nature to them. The
Natives viewed the natural world as being created by spirits and gods. Therefore,
they had insipiring rituals for people when it came to control behavior in the
environment and its utilization. Natives made a significant impact on their
argiculture such as food production.
When the English colonizes first came over in 1585, they were settled on the
southeastern coast of North America. They were looking for new natural resources
to trade with England. The new settlers made agreements with the Natives to
exchanged goods for land, when the Natives first thought they just wanted right for
hunting and planiting, the colonist made agreements that was going to be
permanent. The climate played a big role for the trade and economic lives for the
New England colonies. They viewed the nature as a real, expanding and a ecological
system that is constructed for both labor based on the natural resources and the
observation of the beautiful and spiritual nature. The new settlers had their towns
by the coast, which was convinient for their living since they were fouced on fishing,
whaling, hunting, and trades of fure for clothing, salt, medicines, and tar for
shipbuilding. Since there was a lot of forest where they were living, they took
adavtage of the trees for shipbuilding. they were known for being very good
craftsmen when it came to building sailing ships. The English colonies usage of
technologies were much different comparing to the Natives. The Natives saw the
advantage of using their own technology that they better could control such as bows
and arrows, whereas the English settlers was good on manufacturing guns.
William Bradford was a famous writer that wrote about the new settlers
perception of the new nature and the challanges they had for survival when they
first came over. The English settlers brought big animals and plants over to the
Native land, which changed the whole ecologic system to a more European nature
and to a spiritual wilderness. Also, the nature also got harmed because they utilized
natural resources such as wood for so many reasons such as to get more pasture for
the large animals. This resulted in a decreased forest, which further led to hotter
summer and colder winter. The wilderness also became more essential for the
trades and labor society. The American’s had the desire of manufacture a lot of new
products in order to make profits. They bacially overproduced and which harmed
the nature because of all factories and new technology that was introduced at that
