American history: A new world clash of cultures
<p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="VOA">VOA</span> <span word="Learning">Learning</span> <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="MAKING">MAKING</span> <span word="OF">OF</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="NATION">NATION</span> – <span word="American">American</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="Steve">Steve</span> <span word="Ember">Ember</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="series">series</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clash">clash</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beliefs">beliefs</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="settlers">settlers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="arrival">arrival</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="settlers">settlers</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="Along">Along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="tribes">tribes</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="languages">languages</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="crops">crops</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="hunters">hunters</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="war">war</span>, <span word="others">others</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="tribes">tribes</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="exist">exist</span> -- <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Seneca">Seneca</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mohawk">Mohawk</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Seminole">Seminole</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cherokee">Cherokee</span>.</p><p><span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="tribes">tribes</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="traded">traded</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="area">area</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Europeans">Europeans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indians">Indians</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span>. <span word="Fishermen">Fishermen</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Basque">Basque</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="crossed">crossed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="hunted">hunted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="whales">whales</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="camps">camps</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="traded">traded</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="Indians">Indians</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Europeans">Europeans</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="Indians">Indians</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="successful">successful</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span>, <span word="different">different</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fishermen">fishermen</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coast">coast</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="winters">winters</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="camps">camps</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="temporary">temporary</span>.</p>
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