Comments by "Lur" (@Luritsas) on "FALL of the Aztecs: How 400 Spaniards Toppled an Empire | Animated History" video.
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@mrfreeman2911 1. The Beothuk Genocide (Newfoundland, Canada) (16th–19th century)
The Beothuk people of Newfoundland were systematically exterminated due to British settler expansion, starvation, and direct violence. The British cut off their access to resources, hunted them, and introduced deadly diseases. By the early 19th century, the Beothuk were completely wiped out.
2. The Pequot Massacre (1637) (Connecticut, USA)
During the Pequot War, British settlers attacked a Pequot village in present-day Mystic, Connecticut. They burned the village and slaughtered Pequot men, women, and children. Many survivors were either enslaved or killed, effectively destroying the Pequot as a people.
3. The Expulsion and Genocide of the Acadians and Mi'kmaq (1755–1764) (Canada & USA)
The British forcibly expelled over 10,000 Acadians (French-speaking settlers) from their lands in present-day Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, many of whom died from disease and starvation.
At the same time, the British waged a campaign against the Mi'kmaq, an Indigenous people allied with the French. British troops carried out massacres, scalp bounties, and village burnings, significantly reducing the Mi'kmaq population.
4. The Smallpox Biowarfare Against Native Americans (1763)
During Pontiac's Rebellion, British officers, including Jeffrey Amherst, deliberately distributed smallpox-infected blankets to Native American tribes to spread the disease. This act of biological warfare led to devastating outbreaks, killing thousands of Indigenous people across the Great Lakes region.
5. The Genocide of the Tasmanian Aboriginals (Australia, 19th century) (Though not in the Americas, it's another example of British colonial genocide.)
The British settlers in Tasmania launched a campaign known as the Black War, where they hunted and massacred Indigenous Tasmanians. By the late 19th century, the full-blooded Tasmanian Aboriginal population had been wiped out.
6. The British Role in the Trail of Tears (1830s) (USA)
While the forced removal of the Cherokee, Creek, and other tribes was carried out by the US government, British traders and economic policies had already destabilized these nations. The Indian Removal Act, which led to the deaths of thousands through starvation, disease, and exposure, was part of a broader pattern of Anglo-American settler colonialism.
7. The Caribbean Indigenous Genocides (17th–18th centuries)
Jamaica, St. Kitts, and other islands: The British wiped out or enslaved the remaining Indigenous Arawak and Carib populations, similar to what the Spanish had done earlier.
The British actively participated in the extermination of Indigenous peoples in the Caribbean, often using mass enslavement, massacres, and forced labor.
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@mrfreeman2911
1. Attitudes Toward Mixing
The Spanish openly mixed with Indigenous peoples, leading to large populations of mestizos (mixed Spanish and Indigenous descent).
Marriage and unions between Spaniards and Indigenous women were common, often encouraged by colonial policies.
The Casta system categorized racial mixtures but still allowed for some social mobility.
The British generally avoided mixing with Indigenous peoples, maintaining a strict racial divide.
British settlers saw Indigenous peoples as obstacles to land expansion, leading to policies of displacement and extermination rather than integration.
Unlike the Spanish, the British did not develop a mestizo class and rarely intermarried with Native Americans.
2. Land and Settlement Policies
The Spanish used the encomienda system, which forced Indigenous labor but kept Native communities intact.
Indigenous people were often Christianized and assimilated into colonial society.
Many Indigenous settlements remained autonomous under Spanish rule.
The British followed a settler-colonial model, focusing on removing Indigenous peoples rather than incorporating them.
British colonists pushed Indigenous groups off their lands through war, treaties, and forced migrations.
This resulted in the near-total destruction of Indigenous societies in many areas.
Many Indigenous cultures survived under Spanish rule, although they were heavily influenced by European practices.
British policies often led to massacres, forced removals, and genocide.
The British saw Indigenous people as obstacles rather than potential subjects to Christianize and incorporate.
Many Indigenous societies in British North America were wiped out or forced onto small reservations.
3. Long-Term Effects
Modern Latin America has large mestizo and Indigenous populations due to centuries of intermarriage.
Indigenous cultures and languages (such as Quechua, Nahuatl, and Aymara) have survived in many areas.
Racial identity in Latin America is more fluid due to the legacy of Spanish mixing.
British Colonies: Near-Total Indigenous Displacement
Indigenous populations in the U.S. and Canada remain small due to genocide and forced removals.
Native American cultures were largely erased, and Indigenous people remain a marginalized minority.
Racial identity in British-settled countries is much more rigid, with clear distinctions between white settlers and Indigenous peoples.
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@mrfreeman2911 1. The Beothuk Genocide (Newfoundland, Canada) (16th–19th century)
The Beothuk people of Newfoundland were systematically exterminated due to British settler expansion, starvation, and direct violence. The British cut off their access to resources, hunted them, and introduced deadly diseases. By the early 19th century, the Beothuk were completely wiped out.
2. The Pequot Massacre (1637) (Connecticut, USA)
During the Pequot War, British settlers and their Native allies attacked a Pequot village in present-day Mystic, Connecticut. They burned the village and slaughtered around 500-700 Pequot men, women, and children in a single night. The survivors were either enslaved or killed, effectively destroying the Pequot as a people.
3. The Expulsion and Genocide of the Acadians and Mi'kmaq (1755–1764) (Canada & USA)
The British forcibly expelled over 10,000 Acadians (French-speaking settlers) from their lands in present-day Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, many of whom died from disease and starvation.
At the same time, the British waged a campaign against the Mi'kmaq, an Indigenous people allied with the French. British troops carried out massacres, scalp bounties, and village burnings, significantly reducing the Mi'kmaq population.
4. The Smallpox Biowarfare Against Native Americans (1763)
During Pontiac's Rebellion, British officers, including Jeffrey Amherst, deliberately distributed smallpox-infected blankets to Native American tribes to spread the disease. This act of biological warfare led to devastating outbreaks, killing thousands of Indigenous people across the Great Lakes region.
5. The Genocide of the Tasmanian Aboriginals (Australia, 19th century) (Though not in the Americas, it's another example of British colonial genocide.)
The British settlers in Tasmania launched a campaign known as the Black War, where they hunted and massacred Indigenous Tasmanians. By the late 19th century, the full-blooded Tasmanian Aboriginal population had been wiped out.
6. The British Role in the Trail of Tears (1830s) (USA)
While the forced removal of the Cherokee, Creek, and other tribes was carried out by the US government, British traders and economic policies had already destabilized these nations. The Indian Removal Act, which led to the deaths of thousands through starvation, disease, and exposure, was part of a broader pattern of Anglo-American settler colonialism.
7. The Caribbean Indigenous Genocides (17th–18th centuries)
Jamaica, St. Kitts, and other islands: The British wiped out or enslaved the remaining Indigenous Arawak and Carib populations, similar to what the Spanish had done earlier.
The British actively participated in the extermination of Indigenous peoples in the Caribbean, often using mass enslavement, massacres, and forced labor.
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