The Columbian Exchange: Europeans and Native Americans
The Columbian Exchange
Historical Context: In the late 1400s, European explorers found the North American continent. Native American peoples who were already living in North America had created a system of government and society that rivaled Europe 's. The cultural and biological exchange between the "New World" and the "Old World" (North America and Europe, respectively) is often called the Columbian Exchange in reference to Christopher Columbus.
Directions: The following question is based on the accompanying documents in Part A. As you analyze the documents, take into account both the source of the document and the author’s point of view.
Be sure to:
Carefully read the document based question.
Consider what you already know about the topic
How would you answer the question if you had no documents to examine?
Now, read each document carefully, underlining key phrases and words that address the document based question.
You may also wish to use the margin of your paper for notes
Answer the questions that follow each document
Based on your knowledge of the topic and on the information found in the documents, formulate a thesis that directly answers the question.
Organize supportive and relevant information using the attached 5 paragraph outline worksheet.
Completely write out your thesis statement in the appropriate place
Completely write out each paragraph topic sentence
The outline should be able to prove your thesis
The information in the outline should be logically presented
The outline should include both information from the documents and from your outside knowledge of the subject
Question: In a well-planned essay, identify and evaluate: The reaction Native Americans had to the Europeans; the reaction Europeans had to the Native Americans; how the world changed because of the interaction between these two cultures.
Terms and concepts that do not appear in the documents but could be used in the final essay:
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Historical Context: In the late 1400s, European explorers found the North American continent. Native American peoples who were already living in North America had created a system of government and society that rivaled Europe 's. The cultural and biological exchange between the "New World" and the "Old World" (North America and Europe, respectively) is often called the Columbian Exchange in reference to Christopher Columbus.
Directions: The following question is based on the accompanying documents in Part A. As you analyze the documents, take into account both the source of the document and the author’s point of view.
Be sure to:
Carefully read the document based question.
Consider what you already know about the topic
How would you answer the question if you had no documents to examine?
Now, read each document carefully, underlining key phrases and words that address the document based question.
You may also wish to use the margin of your paper for notes
Answer the questions that follow each document
Based on your knowledge of the topic and on the information found in the documents, formulate a thesis that directly answers the question.
Organize supportive and relevant information using the attached 5 paragraph outline worksheet.
Completely write out your thesis statement in the appropriate place
Completely write out each paragraph topic sentence
The outline should be able to prove your thesis
The information in the outline should be logically presented
The outline should include both information from the documents and from your outside knowledge of the subject
Question: In a well-planned essay, identify and evaluate: The reaction Native Americans had to the Europeans; the reaction Europeans had to the Native Americans; how the world changed because of the interaction between these two cultures.
Terms and concepts that do not appear in the documents but could be used in the final essay:
Bartholomew Dias Vasco da Gamma Henry the