European explorers, traders, and later settlers
Europeanized North America--remade
it in the image of Europe.
This Thomas Hart Benton mural in the Missouri
state capitol in Jefferson City, captures the essence of this process:
fur
trading between the white and Indian populations with approaching settlers
in the background.
What is being traded?
Missionaries were also busy converting the Indians
of the
Great Lakes region.
Answer: fur belts are being traded for alcohol and guns--notice the position of each person
After the fur trade, Europeans came to settle the land, removing the now "useless" Indians and signing treaties with them.
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Created by Ingolf Vogeler on 1 June 1996; last revised on 09 March 2005.
