Colonizing South America would result in America taking from the natives traditional cultures, as well as causing famine from the change of cash crops.
South Americans could end up like Africans and lose their root culture as well as lose their land to America instead of like Africa losing it to other countries. In the article World History it says, “Africans lost control of their land and their independence”(Littell, 2009, p. 784). Due to the colonization of the country. The result of Africans losing control of their land resulted in the lost of their independence because of the British invasion which could be like America if it were to invade South America. The people of that land would lose their independence due to our over taking. Also …show more content…
These products displaced the food crops grown by farmers to feed their families”(Littell, 2009, p.784). If America were to colonize South America their resources would be swept and an entire new flow of crop resources would be coming in and leaving the native people of South America with out food to feed their families which would result in famine. Europeans also sought Africa to be of great wealth as it states in the World History article, “The major source of great wealth in Africa proved to be the continent’s rich mineral resources. The Belgian Congo contained untold wealth in copper and tin. Even these riches seemed small compared with the gold and diamonds in South Africa”(Littell, 2009, p.784). If America were to colonize South America another thing that would take place is not only the disappearance of their native crops but they would lose their natural resources as well because according to National Geographic’s article on South America: Resources, “More than a quarter of the world’s richest copper reserves are held in South American countries.” At this value America would surely take over the copper and use it for their people or sell it to bring in profit from the costly resource which would extract another source …show more content…
Colonialism brought africa many economics improvements “...railroads, dams, and telephone and telegraph lines were built in African colonies”(Littell, 2009, p. 784). Which were at their disposal and use. African colonies were allowed to use the new technologies brought to the country with the help of these technologies africa also improved better economically. Any country that is being colonized loses its roots, and no longer has its independence once taken over. Which is why colonialism is negative for any country that is submitted unto it. In the article World History it says, “To aid economic growth, railroads, dams, and telephones and telegraph lines were built in African colonies. But for the most part, these benefited only European business interests, not Africans’ lives” (Littell, 2009, p.784). Even though africans were allowed to get these new technologies they faced many hardships as any other country would during a colonizing period, they also lost their roots and independence in the long
South Americans could end up like Africans and lose their root culture as well as lose their land to America instead of like Africa losing it to other countries. In the article World History it says, “Africans lost control of their land and their independence”(Littell, 2009, p. 784). Due to the colonization of the country. The result of Africans losing control of their land resulted in the lost of their independence because of the British invasion which could be like America if it were to invade South America. The people of that land would lose their independence due to our over taking. Also …show more content…
These products displaced the food crops grown by farmers to feed their families”(Littell, 2009, p.784). If America were to colonize South America their resources would be swept and an entire new flow of crop resources would be coming in and leaving the native people of South America with out food to feed their families which would result in famine. Europeans also sought Africa to be of great wealth as it states in the World History article, “The major source of great wealth in Africa proved to be the continent’s rich mineral resources. The Belgian Congo contained untold wealth in copper and tin. Even these riches seemed small compared with the gold and diamonds in South Africa”(Littell, 2009, p.784). If America were to colonize South America another thing that would take place is not only the disappearance of their native crops but they would lose their natural resources as well because according to National Geographic’s article on South America: Resources, “More than a quarter of the world’s richest copper reserves are held in South American countries.” At this value America would surely take over the copper and use it for their people or sell it to bring in profit from the costly resource which would extract another source …show more content…
Colonialism brought africa many economics improvements “...railroads, dams, and telephone and telegraph lines were built in African colonies”(Littell, 2009, p. 784). Which were at their disposal and use. African colonies were allowed to use the new technologies brought to the country with the help of these technologies africa also improved better economically. Any country that is being colonized loses its roots, and no longer has its independence once taken over. Which is why colonialism is negative for any country that is submitted unto it. In the article World History it says, “To aid economic growth, railroads, dams, and telephones and telegraph lines were built in African colonies. But for the most part, these benefited only European business interests, not Africans’ lives” (Littell, 2009, p.784). Even though africans were allowed to get these new technologies they faced many hardships as any other country would during a colonizing period, they also lost their roots and independence in the long