the two continents‚ they developed a great diversity of societies based largely on corn agriculture and hunting‚ In North America‚ their societies were less numerous and urbanized than in South America‚ though some peoples like the Pueblo and Iroquois developed complex social orders. The impetus for European colonization came from the desire for new trade routes to the East‚ the spirit and technological discoveries of the Renaissance‚ and the power of the new European national monarchies. The
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The Connecticut Land Co proprietors invested $1‚200‚000 in the Western Reserve hoped that the lands would make them all rich. In order to do that‚ they needed to divide the Western Reserve’s 3 million acres into smaller lots and sold those at a profit to settlers. The Connecticut Land Company wanted potential settlers to view a map and feel the areas they want to buy was a suitable place surrounded by an efficient system of roads and agricultural lands. Therefore‚ they used surveys and maps of Cleveland
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was too small and most emigrants were not interested in America but in Asia. The Netherland colony survived as a fur trading enterprise. What happened to the Five Nations of the Iroquois between 1600 and 1700? Were the Iroquois better off at the beginning of the period or at the end? Why? The Five Nations of the Iroquois faced a smallpox epidemic in 1633‚ which cut their population by one third‚ and then to add on they were in multiple devastating wars with other tribes. So overall their population
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invariably over a span of time. However‚ by 1750 a new progressive colonial culture developed defining the difference between European men and women’s value and enforcement of gender roles. Women were important to both the Indians and the Europeans. The Iroquois Natives in New York played a vital role in tribal governance. Indian women bridged the gap‚ providing the social and local knowledge between both Indian and European cultures. When Europeans arrived in North America‚ they were heavily reliant
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NAMES: 1. Samuel de Champlain: an intrepid soldier and explorer whose energy and leadership fairly earned him the title‚ "Father of New France"; started establishment of Quebec in 1608 on St. Lawrence River; allied with Huron Indians and fought Iroquois for them 2. William Pitt: British general; also known as the "Great Commoner" and "Organizer of Victory"; switched British focus in war from West Indies to Quebec-Montreal area; led 1758 expedition against Louisbourg (first significant British
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Margin Review: 5. In what ways did the gathering and hunting people of Australia differ from those of the northwest coast of North America? 6. What kinds of changes were transforming West African agricultural village societies and those of the Iroquois as the fifteenth century dawned? 7. What role did Central Asian and West African pastoralists play in their respective regions? 8. How would you define the major achievements of Ming dynasty China? 9. What political and cultural differences
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taught us that you have to be kind to other cultures and peoples. Moctezuma II welcomed the Spanish explorers even though they thought the Europeans dirty. The Iroquois later referred to the explorers as “dog people”. Another example would be the the Pilgrims.. They could not have survived without the help of surrounding native tribes. The Iroquois taught us that democracy can work‚ that we do not have to resort to communism or socialism. They set up a
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Reading Notes Chapter 1 Cahokia: Thirteenth-century Life on the Mississippi Cahokia‚ a city on the Mississippi River across from present day Saint Louis‚ was bustling with industry and farming around the mid 1200’s. It had almost 30‚000 residents at its peak. People went to work in the various industries such as the manufacturing of pottery‚ tools‚ jewelry‚ and the fashioning of metals. Hundreds of acres of farms grew pumpkins‚ corns‚ and beans‚ all crops native to America‚ among other things
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We are who we are because of Native Americans; their history is critical for this generation to acknowledge and understand. Native Americans can teach us many things that are of great worth to us. When we learn about Native Americans‚ we can understand what values we should have‚ what to learn from the past‚ and who we are today as a country and as an individual. The stories from and of Native Americans can communicate values that are important for the students of this country to obtain. Everyone
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before. The odds of dying in battle skyrocketed for the natives resulting in an even higher death rate. In the middle of the 17th century the Iroquois armed themselves through trade with hundreds of firearms from the Dutch in Albany and took advantage over their less advantaged Indian enemies. The Huron‚ Neutral‚ and Khionontateronon all lost to the Iroquois unmatchable firepower. But this advantage over other Indian nations didn’t last and as time went on in the mid 17th century when muskets came
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