Europe Discovers America and Their Resources

Europe discovering America was kind of old, but new to them. The Native Americans had been their way before Columbus ever discovered it. Columbus believed that Asia extended far to the east. He underestimated the size of the globe by a full two-thirds. He sent out three different ships looking for wealth and he could find little. The Arawaks, however, wore small gold ornaments once he found America. He promised Spain crown gold and slaves. The Spaniards, the Dutch, and the Portuguese all used the Native Americans to their advantage. These nations wanted resources such as spices, sugar, and silk. They used their resources to trade with other countries and make a profit. They also wanted to evangelize. They saw the Native Americans as fresh humans that they could do whatever they wanted with. They eventually use these Native Americans as slaves, when they could have been learning from them. Before the Europeans arrived the Native Americans had a very unique and effective way of doing things. They and long histories and well-formed unique cultures. Once Europe discovers America, everything changes.
Native Americans had a culture very different than European cultures. The Native Americans had learned to live off of the land. Spain was taking from the New World to use for themselves to make a profit. The "New World" had better soil than Europe, it had more nutrients making the food better. Europeans would use this to their advantage and trade with other countries. Europeans were very into trading. They battled one another for trade supremacy.
When Europe was first discovered they saw that not much could come from it. They later realized that it is a great resource.in my opinion I believe that if they had used this resource a little wiser they could've been even more successful.