It is clear from the reading of Changes in the Land that the two myths proposed in this weeks’ prompt need to be clearly disregarded. Neither were Native Americans early environmentalists, nor did the first European settlers on the shores of the New England coast encounter a “virgin land” virtually untouched by human hands. Native … Continue reading Environmental Changes in Colonial New England
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Settlers, Native Americans and Alliances
Unlike the later history of conflict, animosity and violence between North America’s immigrant settlers and their Native American natives, the colonists at Plymouth managed to carve out a relatively peaceful prolonged period of piece with several of the neighboring native tribes – at least compared to some of the other settlements at the time. Within … Continue reading Settlers, Native Americans and Alliances