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1 Founding the New Nation
Chapter 1 Founding the New Nation

2 Shaping of North America
225 million years ago, the world was a supercontinent Shifting and folding caused Mountains to form N. A. is 10 million years old Ice Age 2 million years ago 10,000 years ago, it melted and left country pretty much as we see it now

3 Peopling the Americas Some question if the first people came by water, most feel they came by land Bearing Sea land bridge at the Bearing straits 250 centuries of people coming over from Asia Areas of America opened up People slowly moved toward South America Split into tribes Grew corn Did not have ox or horse Built large civilizations Sometimes took part in human sacrifice

4 Some Earliest Americans
Agriculture was basis of economy in SA and Mex Farming made nomads settle down Pueblo in NA Created irrigation systems Mound Builders: Ohio River Valley, and Anasazi of SW Most fell into decline by 1300 AD

5 1000 BC farming made it to Atlantic
Three sister farming: Beans, squash, and Corn Led to bigger populations

6 Most NA natives were scattered, matrilineal
Iroquois of NE Closest to civs of SA Political and organizational skills Most NA natives were scattered, matrilineal Lived with nature instead of control million Natives in NA

7 Indirect Discoverers of the New World
Europeans and Americans unaware of each other Norseman came AD 1000 Did not last long As Crusaders headed to fight they found different cultures and ways of living Needed a cheaper way to get goods from East to Europe

8 Europeans Enter Africa
1295 Marco Polo maybe comes back from China Needed new ships that could take the weather New routes that were safer Brought S. Africa within reach Portuguese were responsible for this Set up trading posts, slavery Used to work sugar plantations Origins of modern plantations Dias: made it around S Africa in 1488 De Gama: India Spaniards under Ferdinand and Isabella step up their game

9 Columbus comes Upon New World
Europe wants cheap goods from East Slave trade pushing for more contact Renaissance pushed for new exploration Knowledge was spreading faster due to printing press in 1450 Mariners compass

10 Trying to find Indies and found a New World
In steps Columbus Italian hired by Spain Six weeks no land, mutiny close October Bahamas Trying to find Indies and found a New World Misnamed the people and territory

11 When Worlds Collide Ecosystems collided
Many different animals and plants that increased European economy Europeans brought new animals Sugar cane Germs and small pox

12 50 years of Spanish influence, Taino Natives went from 1 million to 200
Eventually 90% die

13 Spanish Conquistadors
Europe starts to see worth, especially in Mexico and South America Treaty of Tordesillas 1494 Spain gets new world, Portugal Africa and Asia Spain comes for God, Glory and Gold

14 Conquistadores Balboa: Discoverer of the Pacific
Magellan: around the tip of SA, but killed in Philippines One vessel made it home, circumnavigate Ponce de Leon: Florida Coronado: Arizona and New Mexico De Soto: crossed Miss. River Pizzaro: Incas Gold stores helped fuel capitalism Encomienda: Indians to conquistadors to set up plantations in return for Christianizing them

15 Conquest of Mexico 1519 Cortes left Cuba for Mexico
Had a contact for the Mayans and Aztecs Marched on Tenochtitlan Montezuma sent envoys with gifts, got Cortes more interested They thought Cortes sun god Battle broke out. Cortes takes city in 1521 Smallpox in Mexico too Crops and animals came with Spanish Mexico's mix with Natives: Mestizo

16 Spread of Spanish Spanish civilization well entrenched
Colleges and cathedrals Some competition with English and French Spanish began to fortify St. Augustine Fl 1565 Coronado: Colorado River Harassed Pueblo Missions pop up as the mission in New Colonies is to convert Popes War 1680: Pueblo strike back Establish colonies in Texas to buffer: Alamo 1769: Fr. Junipero Serra founded San Diego The destruction outshined the construction Important to remember that the cultures were intertwined and not separated

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