. Our colonial history from the discovery of America to the close of the revolution. nished, while the brave warrior wouldenter upon a joyous existence in the -Happy HuntingGrounds. 51. Relations with the White Settlers.—Although the 48 DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION Indians were savages, they had many good qualities. Theycould keep their word and seldom warred upon the whiteswithout good cause. Where the white men treated them justly,as in the case of the Friends or Quakers in Pennsylvania, theIndians lived at peace with them for many years. In othercases, especially in the New England colonies, t
. Our colonial history from the discovery of America to the close of the revolution. nished, while the brave warrior wouldenter upon a joyous existence in the -Happy HuntingGrounds. 51. Relations with the White Settlers.—Although the 48 DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION Indians were savages, they had many good qualities. Theycould keep their word and seldom warred upon the whiteswithout good cause. Where the white men treated them justly,as in the case of the Friends or Quakers in Pennsylvania, theIndians lived at peace with them for many years. In othercases, especially in the New England colonies, there werefierce and bloody wars between the red men and the*pale faces. The f rench colonists got along very well with the Indians,with the exception of the Iroquois, whom they had we have learned, this exception was fortunate for the Eng-lish. The powerful Five Nations helped to keep the Frenchfrom invading the territory of the English settlers. Thisaided the English greatly in keeping their foothold on theAtlantic coast, and in finally securing control of II Old Gate, St. Augustine. SUMMARY 49 SUMMARYDISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORLD BEFORE THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA About four hundred years ago, the world was believed to be flat andthe existence of America was not known. Several nations of Europe had been carrying on a profitable trade witheastern Asia. They reached India by sailing east on the MediterraneanSea and then overland through Asia. When the Turks conquered Con-stantinople, this trade with India was almost entirely cut off. The commercial nations of Europe now became anxious to find newroutes to India. The Portuguese attempted to reach India by sailingaround Africa. In 1487 Bartholomew Dias discovered the Cape ofGood Hope, and in 1497 Vasco da Qama succeeded in reaching Indiaby sailing around Africa and across the Indian Ocean. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS Christopher Columbus, a native of Genoa, Italy, was a daring navi-gator, and one
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