Effects of European Colonialism Unit 2, Lesson 6

Today’s Objectives SWBAT analyze the lasting effects of colonialism in North America.

Keep in Mind… Today, you are going to have the opportunity to teach each other and work together. Because of that, we need to focus on COMMUNICATING. Make sure that you are discussing your options and working together!

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The Europeans who took over the Americas forced Native Americans to work on plantations and in mines. The harsh labor, plus European diseases unknown in the Americas, killed many Native Americans. Others died in battles with the Europeans. Within a few years, the majority of the Native Americans in the Caribbean and a large percentage in other areas had died. Without Native Americans to use for labor, European rulers looked for a new source of workers. By the 1520s, the Spanish began bringing shiploads of enslaved Africans to the West Indies. Other European nations joined in the slave trade. Over about 300 years, approximately 10 million enslaved Africans arrived in the West Indies alone. Many people in the Caribbean today are mulattos, people who have African and European ancestry. In Central America, the Spanish, Native Americans, and Africans intermarried.

As slave labor was used more and more, Africans became a large percentage of the population, particularly in Central and South America. Central and South America have a lot going on. There are a large variety of languages spoken today. Caribbean music combines African and European styles to make something new, from Cuban salsa to Jamaican reggae. Roman Catholicism is the most widespread religion in the West Indies. However, in some areas, elements of Catholic and African religious practices combine in the religion known as voodoo. Santeria is a religion that is a combination of Yoruba beliefs from Africa and Catholic beliefs. The Shango religion blends Catholic, Baptist, and West African beliefs.

Independent Work Fill out a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting the effects that the different European cultures had on the Americas. When you write down your facts, make sure that you quote your evidence from the article.

Hmm…Big Thoughts What are the effects of migration?

Group work IN YOUR TABLE GROUPS: Read and annotate the information in your article. Fill out the information for the group you are studying.