European Positive Effects on Native American History

From the 15th through the 18th century, it was necessary for the colonizing
Europeans to interact with the Native Americans on an economical and theological scale
to create the balanced society we live in today. The uncouth natives were disorganized
and cluttered like penned pages, drifting off in the wind, in need of a structure to bind
them together. The Europeans became the spine and cover of the book - the Natives
society - that gave order to the pages, a template - Christianity - for the plot, and bound
their society together. Similar to how the title is the first impression of the book, the
Europeans developed innovations, a government, and an economic system that quickly
attracted potential tradesmen of the Western World to checkout their newly published
story. Despite the negative consequences that the Europeans brought to the Americas, the
Europeans positive contributions greatly enhanced the economy by bringing in new
innovations, such as agriculture, as well as giving structure to the Natives societies
through religion. In light of the prosperity brought to the Americas, Europeans should not
let the criticism of their colonization make them second-guess the God-given duty they
had to transform the Americas.
The new technology brought by the Europeans furthered the civilization already
in place by the natives through organizing a united political structure and by advancing
cultivation with the land provided. Domesticated animals - like horses - were also
introduced, allowing for more productive farming and manual labor; likewise, the
transportation of goods was made easier which led to the growth of trade routes. In order
to surpass the Stone Age, the Europeans encouragingly connected the Native Americans
with the modern world by familiarizing them with bronze and iron metallurgy. The

Europeans greatly enhanced the indigenous peoples lifestyle by giving them the metal
tools that aided them in their economic production because they were universally valued
for their utilitarian advantages (Trigger 1211). The Native Americans agreeably became
dependent on our resources, because they saw the advantages that it brought onto their
lifestyle. Metal tools performed more efficiently and were more durable for the various
new forms of interests that the Europeans generously introduced to them. The Native
Americans knew that utilizing these new innovations would come at the price of
European dependence; however, they appreciated the material benefits derived from
many items (Trigger 1213). Although the Europeans did bring life-threatening disease
and culture-shocked the Native Americans, it is an injustice to say that all colonization
was only beneficial for the conquistadors. We believe that our duty was to create a better
world for those living back in the Western World as well as for the people already living
in the Americas; therefore, we made it a goal to bind their pages together into a
successful society. It would be implausible to say that we did not have good intentions
and that the Natives were opposed of our presence.
The first Europeans who crossed the Atlantic into the Americas discovered Native
Americans who were blatantly uncultured, so they righteously sought out to save their
souls with the implication of Christianity. Although women received some restrictions
from Christianity, the introduction of a universalizing religion guided their society with a
moral code, and connected them to the regions across the Atlantic; thus, without this
binding connection, the indigenous people may have not been able to flourish
economically because they could not connect with some of the leading traders of the
Western World. The Europeans unselfishly taught the Natives to live passionately,

righteously, and to put their faith in God as they did, so that the Natives could genuinely
believe that [the Europeans] were fighting the Lords battles (Sandberg 15). Before
Christianity from the west was brought to the New World, the Natives were ignorant of
everything except the affairs of their own tribe. Christianity created a connection that
otherwise may have never been formed between the Natives and the Europeans;
overtime, this inspired them to work hard for a common purpose to boost the exports of
silver and fur. This missing link between societies of the world was bonded not through
evil ways but through the Lords well-doing and his will. The Europeans had no intention
to disrupt common practices with warfare and hardships but instead the missionaries
believed they were acting to bring the true faith to the primitive Native American
culture paradoxically close to Eden (Sandberg 13). This promotion of Christianity was
not to solely serve the Europeans in their quest of expansion but also to aid other
civilizations in their desire of prosperity and spiritual richness. Despite the fact
Christianity was observed to be restricting on the lives of some natives, the overall effect
led to the development for a principled and honorable society lasting today. We did not
institute our Christian religion into the native tribes to be selfish, but to deliver their
spirits out of condemnation and into the sanction of the Promised Land.
Although the tragedy of many Native Americans falling at the hands of disease
was due to the incoming Europeans, the Europeans had a far greater and positive impact
on the Native society, which quickly became the economically and culturally successful
society that we live in today. Along with the Europeans, a universal religion and many
technological advancements were introduced, giving the Native Americans loose pages a
structure to bind it all together. Even though there were some negative consequences that

affected the indigenous people, the Europeans were given a duty to create excellence in
the Americas, so they should not be entirely shamed for their contributions.