The American Pageant Chapter 1 Seraphin Tala Period 2 1. Christopher Columbus: Was a skilled Italian seafarer who discovered an island in the Bahamas on October 12‚ 1492. Appalachian Mountains formed about 350 million years ago. Marco Polo: Was an Italian adventurer. Vasco de Gama: An explorer who reached India and acquired spices Bartholomeu Dias: An explorer who rounded the southernmost tip of Asia. Juan Ponce de Leon: Explorer who explored Florida. Francisco Pizarro crushed
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Housing / dress B. Food / agriculture C. Transportation III. Beliefs A. Religion B. Myth IV. Events A. November 18‚ 1493 B. November 19‚ 1493 Conclusion On December 6‚ 1492‚ Christopher Columbus landed at St. Nicholas‚ in Haiti (Hispaniola). Consequently‚ this began a totally new phase of life on the island of Hispaniola. There was a flourishing civilization of Native Americans living there. The primary group was the Arawak/Taino Indians
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unable to take over the natural resources of the Africans because of their stronger government structure. In both the New World and Africa the Europeans were constantly in search of riches and devoted to the spread of the Christian faith. Christopher Columbus’s first expedition across the Atlantic was in search for spices. In Africa‚ they wanted precious metals such as gold. In the New World and Africa the native people had their land taken from them by the Europeans so that they could search
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Anjali Bhakta APUSH New England & Chesapeake Region Behrend. 2nd hour July 31‚ 2012 New England and the Chesapeake Bay had both evolved into two distinct societies because of their physical and religious differences. Both of these areas had started off equally (population wise‚ etc.)‚ everyone had equal rights and settling in many different areas of the region. New England started to look towards religious ways to live‚ while people in the Chesapeake Region started to reply on money and crops
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for each country‚ (b) Of the four *explorers‚ named*‚ state the one you would most have liked to accompany. Discuss two reasons for your choices. Four west European explores that traveled to the New World. {draw:frame} {draw:frame} Christopher Columbus (c. 1451 – 5/20/1506 Jacques Cartier (12/31/1491 – 9/1/1557) {draw:frame} John Cabot_ (c. 1450 – c. 1498)_ Pedro Álvares Cabral_ (c. 1468 – c.1520)_ The race to find new spice and travel routes spurred a very exciting time
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book. He shows all the facts of history‚ instead of just what the leaders at the time would want people to know. Christopher Columbus was the first European explorer to land in the Americas‚ and therefore he is viewed‚ in a sense‚ as a hero. “When we read the history books given to children in the United States‚ it all starts with heroic adventure-there is no bloodshed-and Columbus Day is a celebration” (7). What the textbooks fail to mention‚ but Zinn focuses on‚ is the treatment of the Arawaks
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American Environmental History In 1492‚ Christopher Columbus set sail from the Eastern coast of Europe seeking to find a shorter passage to what He believed would lead him to the Indies. Yet‚ in his quest for the Indies‚ Columbus stumbled on a land far greater and completely breathtaking…the Americas. Although Columbus and his crew were well aware of what they discovered‚ at least to a certain extent (they eventually realized they were not in the Indies); Columbus and his fellow men could not have possibly
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to Spain wealthy. Spanish exploration and colonization starts with Christopher Columbus in 1492 and gradually accelerates as the Spanish Empire expands there settlements. The Spanish start in the Caribbean island and steadily expand to include Central America‚ most of South America‚ Mexico‚ what is known today as the Southwestern United States‚ the Pacific and Caribbean coasts of North America and Alaska. When Christopher Columbus arrived in one of the Caribbean island at very first‚ the Spanish people
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Picture a vast scope stretching from the Red River Basin to the Plains of Colorado to the Arkansas River to the Rio Grande. Envision the diverse groups of Natives that live on the land peacefully. Imagine the golden Pueblos of the Acoma Indians‚ the Hogan huts of the Navajo‚ and the wiki-ups of the Lipan. Then imagine this picturesque view shattered by European imperialism. The Europeans during the 16th and 17th centuries took several different approaches to the New World. The French saw potential
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agriculture‚ and culture. The term is used to describe the enormous widespread exchange of agricultural goods‚ livestock‚ slave labor‚ communicable diseases‚ and ideas between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres that occurred after 1492. That year‚ Christopher Columbus’ first voyage launched an era of large-scale contact between the Old and the New World that resulted in this ecological revolution. This exchange of plants and animals transformed European‚ American‚ African‚ and Asian ways of life. Foods
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