indigenous people lived in the Americas right before European contact. This was about the same as the population of Europe at that time. The majority of these peoples are thought to have come over via the Bering Strait region from 100‚000 to 14‚000 years ago during the periods when Ice Ages caused land bridges to form between Siberia and Alaska. Other possible origins include Polynesia and South Africa. Theorists such as Thomas Jefferson believed they originated here in America‚ (thus making the term indigenous
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mainly racially white‚ ethnically English‚ and religiously Protestant. The new world became a home to people who wanted more freedom. The demand of new market and new forces of labor created an opportunity for new races and ethnicities to colonize America. New forces of race‚ ethnicity and religion show how colonial society was a melting pot compared to any other country in the world. Protestantism became the main religion in England after Queen Elizabeth fought for freedom of religion against Roman
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population during the past 100 years‚ based upon official government census documents.... [tags: Native Americans US HistoryThe Effects of Colonization on the Native Americans - The Effects of Colonization on the Native Americans Native Americans had inherited the land now called America and eventually their lives were destroyed due to European Colonization. When the Europeans arrived and settled‚ they changed the Native American way of life for the worst. These changes were caused by a number of
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The dehumanization and Slaughter of a well-established nation Hundreds of years prior to the invasion of the Europeans; Native Americans had secured a civilized lifestyle which supported their lifestyle. The European colonization of the Americas forever changed the lives‚ bloodlines‚ and cultures of the peoples of the continent. Their populations were ravaged by disease‚ by the privations of displacement‚ and in many cases by warfare with European groups that may have tried to enslave them. The
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Chapter 1: New World Beginnings Vocabulary 1. Marco Polo: Marco Polo was an Italian explorer who spent several years in China. When he returned in 1295‚ there became a sudden interest in finding a quicker route to Asia. Polo‚ along with father Niccolo and his uncle Maffeo‚ was among the first westerners to travel the Silk Road. 2. Francisco Pizarro: Francisco Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador and explorer who conquered the Incas located in Peru‚ in 1532. He claimed land from Panama to Peru for
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white‚ ethnically‚ English‚ and religiously Protestant. The New World was home to many people who sought religious freedom. In addition‚ the demand of new market and new forces of labor created an opportunity for new races and ethnicities to colonize America. New forces of race‚ ethnicity and religion show how colonial society was a melting pot compared to any other country in the world. After Queen Elizabeth won the struggle for religious dominance against the Roman Catholics‚ Protestantism became
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The discovery of America was one of the biggest and most important discoveries in history. European colonists opened up a new world with land and resources and many groups of indigenous people. The discovery of this new land led to the deaths of many people and would eventually lead to the creation of a new world superpower. Perhaps the most shocking aspect of early American history is the number of people who were murdered by colonizers. As children‚ we are taught that Columbus was a great explorer
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Give Me Liberty! Eric Foner Focus Questions Chapter One: -What impelled European explorers to look west across the Atlantic? The European conquest of America began as an offshoot of the quest for a sea route to India‚ China‚ and the islands of the East Indies‚ the source of the silk‚ tea‚ spices‚ porcelain‚ and other luxury goods on which international trade in the early modern era centered. Profit and piety-the desire to eliminate Islamic middlemen and win control of the lucrative trade
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APUSH American Pageant: Edition 13 Chapter 1 Notes Founding the New Nation The people who settled in America didn’t want to found a new nation. They were Europeans who continued to view themselves as Europeans‚ and they regarded America as the “western rim of a transatlantic European world”. The settlers who came to America were much alike. They spoke English and wanted an agricultural society. They grew to cherish the ideals like individual liberty‚ self-government‚ religious tolerance‚ and
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eaten. In a way Spanish conquistadores are both villains and heroes to the Native Americans in both of the Americas. The most usual way that conquistadores are look as are villains thanks to the ¨Black Legend¨ tortured and of course the Native Americans saying the conquistadors provoke the genocide known as the American Indian Holocaust. The conquistadors didn’t intend to find the Americas they didn’t even think they existed; the only thing they wanted was new trade routes. But either way it doesn’t
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