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__**Big Question 2**__ The interaction between First Nations culture and European culture was advantageous to Europeans, who received most of the benefits and few setbacks. Trading between the Europeans and the First Nations consisted of the exchange of both knowledge and material goods. The First Nations culture taught the Europeans how to survive weather conditions and cure their scurvy, and this helped the Europeans live through the winter when they could never before. Therefore, Europeans could settle the land better and this gave them an apparent advantage over others who didn't have the same knowledge or abilities. They also taught the Europeans what type of berries are good to eat and ways to preserve food better. Europeans thrived on the knowledge the First Nations gave them, when the knowledge the Europeans knew was not crucial to First Nations survival. The only things the Europeans could tell them was information about the world, such as finding new areas of exploration or any types of new trade. They could tell First Nations about scientific discoveries, but this wouldn't have much of an affect on them. Their lifestyle was not benefitted by this knowledge, nor was it changed.

The Europeans brought over things that was beneficial to them, but they created many setbacks in the lives and culture of the natives. The Europeans gave them some advanced technology. Things such as weaponry were a huge help to the First Nations people for hunting and handling animals, but this probably lead to more gruesome wars and more casualties between the tribes. Along with that, the Europeans brought over small pox which the First Nations were especially susceptible to, since their immune system had no antibodies to fight such a foreign disease. Along with these setbacks, the biggest issue the Europeans brought over was religion. Between the Europeans and First Nations, there were many religious differences. Ministers and priests tried to force their religion on to the natives, and this caused many problems between the two peoples, likely leading to the strained relationship between them.


 * good answer that is justified and reasonable. How would the First Nation people have felt about the newcomers?**