Chapter 5, section 1 The Beginnings of an American Identity.
American Beginnings
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AMERICAN BEGINNINGS
Native American Societies around 1492• Empires of North America
• Anasazi, Honokam, Mississippian, Adena, Hopewell, Pueblo, Iroquois
• Nomadic to sedentary lifestyles• Nomadic: having no fixed home, moving from place to place• Sedentary: remaining in one place
•Division of Labor•Religious beliefs
West African Societies around 1492• Islam spreads• Portuguese
• Began European trade in West African slaves• Started plantations off of West Africa
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European Societies around 1492• Renaissance• Crusades• Reformation• Technology
New World• Christopher Columbus
• Colonization• Conquest• Slave Trade Begins• Columbian Exchange
Spanish Empire in Americas
• Hernando Cortes• Subdues the Aztec
• Conquistadors (conquerors)• Juan Ponce de Leon
Questions• How does what we talked about apply to our country today?
• What do you think is the most influential event from what we covered?
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