On the eve of their interaction, Native American, West African, and European peoples live in complex societies.

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On the eve of their interaction, Native American,
West African, and European peoples live in
complex societies.
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VOCABULARY TERMS Analysis Bering
Strait Diverse Conquistador Plague Columbus Middle
Passage New England Renaissance
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Exploration and the Colonial Era, Beginnings to
1763
Native Americans develop complex societies.
Starting in 1492, Europeans and then Africans
bring their cultures to the New World. British
colonies thrive, and Britain dominates North
America after defeating France at war.
Native Americans observing the arrival of a
European ship.
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Christopher Columbus

• Appetizer!
• Was Christopher Columbus out to find if the
  world was round? Or did he have other motives
  for heading west? Explain your rationale.

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PAY ATTENTION TO THE WINKY
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The Americas, Africa, and Europe
Ancient Cultures in the Americas
The First Americans 22,000 years ago hunters
cross from Asia to Alaska over Beringia
Hunting and Gathering Inhabitants hunt large
animals until climate warms 12,000 to 10,000
years ago hunt small game, gather nuts and berries
Agriculture Develops Planting of crops begins
in central Mexico 10,000 to 5,000 years ago
Some cultures remain nomadicmoving in search of
food and water
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Early Colonial Claims

• 1492 Christopher Columbus voyage led to European
  settlement
• Spanish Conquistadors were followed by Portugal,
  Holland, England, France, and even Russia (1741)
• They came for God, Gold, and Glory!
• St. Augustine, FL (Spain, 1565) oldest city in
  U.S.

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The Columbian Exchange

• Columbus Legacy is a Mixture of Pros and Cons.
• New Animals Introduced (Horses, Cattle, Hogs,
  Sheep, etc.)
• New Foods Introduced in Europe (Corn, Potatoes,
  Tomatoes, etc.)
• Measles, Mumps, Typhus, Smallpox (Diseases) -
  Maybe 90 of Native Americans perished.
• African slavery introduced to provide labor in
  New World by Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, and
  later the English would dominate the trade.

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The Middle Passage

• By 1650 an estimated 300,000 African slaves were
  in the Spanish Caribbean working gold and silver
  mines and plantations.
• The Portuguese in Brazil dominated the European
  sugar trade and more than 40 of 12 million
  slaves taken from Africa were sent to S. America.
• The English largest exporters of slaves after
  1690 (1.7 million in just over 100 years) and
  only 400,000 actually wound up in the U.S.

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The Middle Passage

• The Middle Passage was the middle leg of the
  Atlantic trade triangle.

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Analysis of Historical Events
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PERSIA

P Power, Politics
E- Economics
R- Religion
S-Social
I-Innovation, Invention
A-Artistic, Art
PERSIA
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Using the PERSIA Matrix Identify reasons why
European Powers wanted to colonize the new world?
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Reflect (On the bottom C-Note) On your own
Describe at least three ways in which the
Colonization of America will affect other
countries.