The Americans Unit 1: American Beginnings to 1783 Chapter 1: Three Worlds Meet: Beginnings to 1506 Section 1: Peopling the Americas Main Idea: In ancient times‚ migrating peoples settled the Americas‚ where their descendants developed complex societies. Why It Matters: Patterns of immigration have always shaped and continue to shape American history. Personal Connections: America has been described as a nation of immigrants. Do you know when your family migrated to the United States? Where did
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colonization‚ the man was by far more important in society than his wife. For Europeans‚ the to be a member of a family you had to be related to the eldest male in the household. This was a total opposite to the Indian society. For example‚ in the Iroquois society‚ family membership was determined by the family of the female. At the head of each family was an elder woman‚ followed by her daughter‚ their husbands and children‚ and
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When the Europeans had discovered America‚ the possibilities for them were endless. Although mistakenly discovered‚ it greatly aroused the curiosity of many European explorers. There were new opportunities for them to expand‚ and in more than just one way. Chances to spread religion‚ boost their economy‚ and help themselves politically. As soon as Columbus returned‚ the pope issued a decree saying the world itself was an inheritance of Christianity. Spain and Portugal‚ the two main Christian powers
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the Native Americans were countless. “In Native America there were almost surely such things as Winnebago trickster tale cycles‚ Apache jokes‚ Hopi personal naming and grievance chants‚ Yaqui deer songs‚ Yuman dream songs‚ Piman shamanic chants‚ Iroquois condolence rituals‚ Navajo curing and blessing chants‚ and Chippewa songs of the Great Medicine Society‚ to name only some of the types of Native American verbal expression.” (Baym et al. 7). From the early Colonial Period‚ to the early-nineteenth-century
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AP US HISTORY- MIDTERM REVIEW GUIDE Chapter 1: New World Beginnings Mr. Cruz Shaping North America > 10 million years ago: Mountains formed in North America (Rockies‚ Sierra Nevada‚ Cascades‚ and Appalachians). > 2 million years ago: Ice Age in North America‚ and glaciers shaped the continent. > 35‚000 years ago: Land bridge created between Eurasia and North America. > 10‚000 years ago: Sea level rose and America was separated from Eurasia again. The People of the Americas
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Chapter 4: The Bonds of Empire‚ 1660-1750 A. Rebellion and War‚ 1660-1713 The Restoration (1660) did not resolve England’s political conflicts within colonies. a. Royal Centralization‚ 1660-1688 1. Restoration monarchs had little use for representative government. Proprietor of New York (future James II) forbade the NY assembly (lower legislative chamber) to meet. 2. Massachusetts persisted in self-government‚ insisting voting rights on property ownership rather than church membership. In 1661
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although the Cherokee language differs slightly from the Iroquian language. Before the coming of the Europeans my family the Cherokee’s were forced to migrate to the southern Appalachians from the northwest after a defeat at the hands of the Iroquois and Delaware. According to Cherokee history‚ The growth of my hertiage started in the southern Appalachian Mountains including western and North and South Carolina‚ Northern Georgia and Alabama‚ Southwest Virginia‚ and the Cumberland Basin
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furs with the English. Champlain also met the mighty Huron nation; they told him that furs could be found in their territory as well. The two mighty nations eventually made an alliance An Alliance with the Huron Empire The Huron nation and the Iroquois were closely related to each other until they became great enemies. The Huron nation is made up of great traders‚ navigator’s‚ farmers and was very prosperous. The Huron’s geographic location provided them with many economic advantages. Their territory
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Final Research Paper The Role of Native and Métis Women In the Western Fur Trade Over time‚ the power that Native women held with in their tribe has unfortunately digressed. During the age of exploration Native women have played key roles in the western fur trade. Native women assisted the fur traders by being liaison between the Europeans and Natives. This role was fundamental in strengthening trade increasing the economic stability of the post. They acted as guides for the European traders who
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and valleys in the southern part of the Appalachian Mountain chain. Their territory stretched from North Carolina to Virginia to Tennessee‚ South Carolina and Alabama. They spoke a dialect of Iroquoian language and their ancestral relatives (the Iroquois) occupied much of the Northeast cultural area. The name Cherokee was probably given to them by outsiders since the word Cherokee means‚ "people of different speech." The name the Cherokee’s had for themselves was Ani-yun-wiya which means‚ "real
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