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The first people to come to America came from Asia. They crossed the ____ located in the Bering Strait Early people of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico.

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1 The first people to come to America came from Asia. They crossed the ____ located in the Bering Strait Early people of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico They sacrificed people on a massive scale to the sun god They were defeated by the Spanish Conqueror Hernan Cortez This started with Christopher Columbus A transfer of people, good and ideas from eastern and western hemispheres Caused a food surplus and population explosion in Europe Cased disease to kill many natives in America The right for the Spanish (in America) to demand tribute (enslavement) of native population Spanish leaders who defeated the Aztecs and Incans Pissarro and Cortez are examples While the English were settling on the east coast of North America this group claimed lands in what today would be Canada, Ohio Valley They were fur trappers and traders and had a much better relationship with natives than the English This was the first unsuccessful colony in America The people of this colony vanished He was a map maker who made the discovery that the lands we call America were not the East Indies but a Continent most significant factor that allowed large numbers of nomadic hunters to enter the heart of North America

2 Early land bridge AztecsColumbian Exchange EncomiendaConquistadorsFrench RoanokeAmerigo Vespucciglobal warming

3 Also called the Line of Demarcation Separates Spanish and Portuguese lands in America Gave Portugal what is today Brazil They were the Spanish king and queen who funded Columbus They also were strict Catholics who started the Reconquista (campaign to drive Muslims and Jew out of Spain) Indians in America who in the Chesapeake region Pocahontas was from this tripe He started the Protestant reformation in Europe. This would lead to many people from Europe to come to America because of religious wars or seeking religious freedom or toleration He was a follower of Martin Luther He believed in predestination He created a Theocracy (Church Ruled) government in Geneva These were English private sea captains who attacked Spanish Ships Queen Elizabeth encouraged this 1700’s the following had what impact of American colonies Religious persecution in Europe High unemployment or poor quality employment in Europe Unable for lower class Europeans to obtain land ownership People came together and investing in new settlements in America The London Company AKA the Virginia Company is one of these What new development led to population growth and the development of large Native American civilizations

4 Treaty of TordesillasFerdinand and Isabella Martin LutherJohn CalvinSea Dogs What stimulated English migration Joint-stock company development of agriculture Powhattans

5 Native American people who occupied the valley of Mexico when Hernan Cortes arrived Atlantic tribal group / English had the most contact with single greatest factor that caused the destruction of Native Americans after contact with Europeans These were English people who were called separatists They settled in Holland but when their child starting acting Dutch Like, they came to America They sailed on the Mayflower and landed in Plymouth When the pilgrims landed in Plymouth they realized they had sailed off course and landed in an area they had no charter for. They all signed a document before they got off the ship promising to follow the future rules they would establish Name the document Called, "Protestant Queen" He started the Protestant Reformation in Europe conquistador of Mexico who conquered the Aztecs first European nation to establish contact with sub- Saharan Africa

6 disease Algonquin PilgrimsMayflower Compact Queen Elizabeth of England Martin Luthor Hernan Cortes Portugal Aztecs

7 He taught Predestination. God always knew who would achieve salvation He created the Church of England Name the children of Henry VIII Native Americans who lived in the Andes Mountains He sailed west from Spain in 1492 looing for a new route to China and India King and Queen of Spain at the time of Columbus

8 Edward, Mary I and Elizabeth I Henry VIII Incan Christopher Columbus Ferdinand and Isabella John Calvin


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