European Architectural ingenuity helped to build new homes, ranches, farms, ports and ships in the new world. The establishment of these architectural structures lead to the establishment of the first colonial and native towns and also the first government buildings in the new world. Towns relocated Indians from their land into villages and towns. They also changed building patterns that used wood and charcoals which in turn led to more deforestation. Tools used for construction were made of steel and iron, this allowed natives to build stronger homes and it allowed for Europeans immigrants to build there homes to the same standard as back in Europe. The wheel played a major role in construction. Large heavy pieces of construction were able to be transported with greater ease with the wheel. The wheel was later used in ships as well. As more and more homes were built towns were established and with them sea ports as well. Europeans used their own ships to model those made in the New World. With the opening of ports and building of ships the New World, was opened to trade and in the near future, the West African Slave trade. The modern map also can attribute its creation to the establishment of ports along the coasts of the New World. Top left is a drawing of an early New York harbor, you can see two ships in the distance in between the buildings. Top right is a depiction of Boston harbor, this picture is supposed to represent the Harbor after the Boston Tea Party. Looking at the picture you can see the high traffic are that the harbor became, sailors merchants and immigrants traveled to Boston harbor in great numbers and it became a forefront for transatlantic trade and migration. Below is a picture of The Lendeert Bronck house in Coxsackie NY. This stone and brick building was built in 1670, but the remodeling into brick took place in 1738. This is just another example of European ingenuity.
