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Need help with essay question

The question asks: What advantages did the Europeans of the 15th and 16th centuries have over the Indian cultures in North America?

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Well you can consider the fact that it was the enlightenment period (I believe...) in europe and they therefore were advancing in terms of science and weaponry.

Also, Europeans have a lot more experience at taking over places and entire cultures than the Native Americans do.

I guess a specific example would be European boats, the native american's couldn't sail long distance as the euros could.

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Thanks! I'm still gonna try to find more info and wait for more posts cuz for each question i need 6 to 10 sentences to answer.

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You also have to consider that Europeans introduced horses to the continent as well as disease. For a more detailed list, check your American Pageant book (packet, whatever you got) around page 14 and read the section "When Worlds Collide". And two of the most important things were probably guns and the uses of metal. Think of the weapons that the two groups used and think of how they dressed for battle...

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