Eurocentrism and the Right to Dominate in the New World.

When the first Europeans arrived on the shores of North America, with its lush landscape and seemingly endless opportunities for exploration and discovery, it seemed as if the Europeans had stumbled upon heaven on earth. The fact that a race of people already resided on the continent and had developed fairly sophisticated cultures did not deter the Europeans from trying to reach their specific goals of finding gold, spreading the word of God through Christianity and obtaining glory for their homeland by claiming more territory. Some attempts were made to create friendly relationships wit…