1.Early American civilization - Incas in Peru‚ Mayans in Central America‚ and Aztecs in Mexico shapped sophisticated civilizations. Cultivation of Maize fed large pops. Didn’t have oxen‚ horses‚ tech. (wheel). Strikingly accuate astronomical observations. Human sacrifices. 2. Cultivation of Maize - Maize‚ beans and squash were the "three-sister" farming‚ with beans growing on the trellis of cornstalks‚ and squash covering the planting mounds to retain moisture in the soil. Produced high populations
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Kate Shrayber Chapter One: New World Beginnings 1. Prior to European contact‚ the Americas had a diverse array of cultures. In 1200 B.C‚ corn reproduction reached the Pueblo People in the Rio Grande valley. The need to produce corn led the Pueblo People to develop complex irrigation systems. Later on‚ the Pueblo people lived in many villages with multipart buildings. The Mound Builders lived in the Ohio River Valley. The Southwest desert was home to the Anasazi people
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The American Pageant Chapter 2 Notes/Summary: The Planting of English America England’s Imperial Stirrings: -17th century showed that European crops/livestock had altered the landscape of the Americas -New diseases and conquests led by Europeans had eliminated many native tribes‚ and killed many natives. Several hundred thousand Africans were brought from Africa as slaves by Europeans‚ and forced to work in Caribbean and South American plantations (primarily sugar plantations). -Going from New
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1. What was Macon’s Bill No.2 and how did it lead to the War of 1812? Macon’s Bill No. 2 replaced the Non-Intercourse Act in 1810. This Bill was issued by Congress. It reopened American trade with the entire world. Also it promised American restoration of trade to France and/or England if either dropped their commercial restrictions. Macon’s Bill dangled what congress hoped was an attractive lure. Napoleon had his opportunity: in August of 1810‚ he announced that French commercial restrictions
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Chapter 11.2 Notes 1. The Beginning of Settlement Guiding Question: What encouraged settlers to move west to the Great Plains? * The Great Plains is a vast region of prairie roughly was of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains. * Settlers faced many challenges with the weather * In this dry grassland‚ trees naturally grew only by the rivers and streams. * To get water they often had to drill wells more than 100 feet deep * Eventually this land turned into
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The American Pageant‚ 13th Edition Textbook Notes Chapter 01 - New World Beginnings I. The Shaping of North America 1. Recorded history began 6‚000 years ago. It was 500 years ago that Europeans set foot on the Americas to begin colonization 2. The theory of Pangaea exists suggesting that the continents were once nestled together into one mega-continent. They then spread out as drifting islands. 3. Geologic forces of continental plates created the Appalachian and Rocky Mountains. 4. The
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Chapter three preview questions. How does the painting suggest freedom of the colonists was becoming less 1. The painting suggests that freedom was becoming less and less. It shows servants working in the fields‚ along with slaves. The slaves were not receiving money from their owners‚ thus meant they could not making a living. The men on horses are most likely delivering an important item to some one. What are the indications of prosperity that are evident in the 7 foot painting? 2
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Shaping North America 350 million years ago- The Appalachian Mountains formed 225 million years ago- Earth’s supercontinent broke up into separate continents. 135-25 million years ago- Western North American mountain ranges formed. 10 Million years ago- North America’s basic geological shape is formed 2 Million years ago- The Ice Age begins; glaciers carve into the land creating formations such as the Great Lakes. 10‚000 years ago- The Ice Age ends Peopling the Americas Evidence suggests that
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| * The first reason that led to English colonization in the Americas was the growing ________. | population | * Another reason that led to English colonization was ________ depression. | economic | * The economic depression in England in part was caused by the _______ acts which allowed land owners to fence in open fields surrounding peasants villages to allow their sheep to graze. | enclosure | * Another reason for the colonization by the English in America was _________. These
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Political 1) 1756-1763 – The Seven Years’ War was the major war started by the pressured created by the competition of states and dynasties. After this battle of the great powers of Europe though‚ no territorial changes in Europe‚ Britain gained complete control over the overseas colonies of France‚ and Russia and Prussia become extremely powerful forces in European affairs. 2) 1763 – The Treaty of Paris was the agreement made that concluded the peace negotiations of the French and Indian War. In
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