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Unit 1 Discussion_United States History Through 1877

Unit 1 Discussion_United States History Through 1877

Q After reading the text located in the Exploration and Colonization Module, including the letter from Father Bartolome de las Casas to the king of Spain, respond to the following: How did the exploration and conquest of North America by Europeans impact the Native American population? How did the conquest help to shape Europeans' view of themselves? Finally, although it occurred 500 years ago, how has the conquest impacted the United States in the modern age?

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Exploration and conquest of North America by Europeans had a great impact on the Natives but the two major impacts were change in the population of Native Americans due to the introduction of the diseases by the Europeans to which the Native Americans were not immune and destruction of the Native American traditions and culture and their religious beliefs because of the incoming European products and spread of Christianity.