Compare And Contrast The English Colonies Of The Chesapeake With Their Counterparts A

WhatistheconspiracyagainstSpaindescribedbytheauthor?TheauthordescribesSpainasevilandsayshowthenativeAmericansweretreadveryboldlyalsosaystheSpianwerepowerthanQueenElizabethDiverseNativeAmericanr eligionsandcultur esexistedbefor eandafterthearrivalofEur opeancolonialists.Inthe16thto17thcenturies,SpanishconquistadoresandFr enchfurtraderswer egenerallymor eviolenttoNativeAmericansthanwer etheSpanishandFr enchmissionaries,althoughfewNativeAmericanstrustedanyEur opeangr oup.Themajorityofearlycolonistsdidnotr ecognizethedeepcultur eandtraditionsofNativepeoples,nordidtheyacknowledgethetribes'landrights.ThecolonistssoughttoconverttheNativepeopleintheNewW orldandstripthemoftheirland.AlsoReligiousandculturaldiffer encewaspartofthelandscapeofAmericalongbefor etheperiodofEur opeancolonization.TheindigenouspeoplesofthislandEur opeanscalledtheNewW orldwer eseparatedbylanguage,landscape,culturalmyths,andritualpractices.Someneighboringgr oups,suchastheHur onsandtheIr oquois,wer eentr enchedinrivalry .Others,suchasthenationsthatlaterformedtheIr oquoisLeague,developedsophisticatedformsofgovernmentthatenabledthemtoliveharmoniouslydespitetribaldiffer ences.TheauthorsaysthatsomepeopleinSpainwanttogetrichfast,forexample,gettinggoldandsilverthenbacktoSpiantheybeingsohar donnativeAmericanssotheygetrichfast.ItsaystheytradedthemboldlytheycallthemdogsandotherbadnamestheycallthenativeAmericans.ThesaysalotaboutSpanishpeoplehesaysnegativethings.Furthermor eManyoftheEur opeanmissionarieswhoener geticallysoughttospr eadChristianitytoNativepeopleswer emotivatedbyasenseofmission,seekingtobringtheGospeltothosewhohadneverhadachancetohearit,ther ebyofferinganopportunitytobesaved.Inthecontextoftheoftenbrutaltr eatmentofNativepeoplesbyearlySpanishconquistador es,manymissionariessawthemselvesassidingcompassionatelyandpr otectivelywiththeindigenouspeoples.In1537,PopePaulIIIdeclar edthatIndianswer enotbeaststobekilledorenslavedbuthumanbeingswithsoulscapableofsalvation.Atthetime,thiswasunderstoodtobeanenlightenedviewofindigenouspeople,onethatwell-meaningmissionariessoughttoencourage.Newcomersfr omEnglandduringthe17thcenturyalsobr oughtmanyexpr essionsofPr otestantChristianitytotheNewW orld.Theauthorsaystheywer etr eatedlikeanimals