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Introduction
During the early years European nations conquered the other worlds in search of gold and glory and spreading the gospel. This had an effect on the natives since it changed their way of living, their cultural practices, social life and diminished their beliefs in their native gods. They also had a religious aim in their conquest where they aimed in the spreading of Christianity. De Las Casas was a famous social reformer and historian of the 16th century who advocated for the abolishment in the slave trade. He was a religious man too, and the first ordained priest in America.
The European expansion had a lot of effects. The Spaniard conquest was one of the major conquest which occurred in America and it resulted in a clash between the Spaniards and the Native Americans. The conquest of the Spaniards caused many things to the Native Americans. The Spaniards butchered the Native Americans in search of gold and their money. According to De Las Casas, the natives received the Spaniards well and willingly gave slaves to them, but instead they butchered and raped them completely. They came with the mission of spreading Christianity and instead of spreading the Christianity they had other hidden motives. The conquest of the Spaniards caused the war between the natives and the Spaniards, where …show more content…
Every nation had taken colonies and this reduced the economic opportunity of the old world. The Spaniard conquest of the Americas reduced the economic opportunities since they took most of the gold belonging to the natives for themselves according to De las Casas.
Technological advancement was another factor which came along with European expansion. The sailors build faster ships in order to sail in deep waters. They also build better navigation tools with the north and south magnetic compass design. This led to the discovery of new lands faster than