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Title: Who REALLY Discovered America?


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Who REALLY Discovered America?
  • Should any of these folks get the credit?

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Or Maybe These Guys (and Gals!)
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Some Important (Serious!) Points
  • Indians were not one people
  • Tribes were not united into nations
  • Indians had great variety in physical appearance,
    language, and culture

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Indians V. Europeans
  • Indian cultures were very different from European
    ways it was perhaps inevitable that they would
    not get along. They had different ideas about
    religion, family life, and government.

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The Major Issue Land
  • Native Americans did not have the same concepts
    of private land ownership that Europeans did.
    This would be the major problem from the start.

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Conflict Begins
  • Some factors favored the Indians
  • Superior numbers
  • Home turf
  • Knew how to survive
  • Defending homes and families

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In The Conquers Favor
  • Tribes did not work together
  • Europeans had superior technology
  • Indians were broken with booze
  • KEY FACTOR---DISEASE! Especially smallpox!
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