Textual Reading Guide for Module 1 ________________________________________ The Literature of Early America p. 1-5 1. The first Europeans to establish settlements on this continent did not call it America until the 18th century. What did these early settlers call it? The New World 2. The colonies that became the United States were - for the most part - inhabited by individuals from which European country? England 3. How much is known of the perspectives of the native inhabitants of this continent
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The Conquest of the Americas: Upon realizing that the New World was not‚ in fact‚ the Far East‚ the Europeans had begun their conquest of the Americas. Several Spanish and Portuguese adventurers were on a mission to conquer the native places in the Americas. Some of the conquerors involved were on a mission to introduce Christianity to the Americas‚ while most of the people did it for the gold. With just a few hundred men‚ the Spanish were able to bring down and control the mighty Aztec and Inca
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According to the text I believe the Americas were both discovered and conquered. The Bering Isthmus allowed nomadic Asian hunters to immigrate throughout the Americas for about 250 centuries. They discovered this land and made tribes that later became the Aztecs‚ Incas‚ Mayans‚ Pueblo Natives and many more. Christopher Columbus accidently came upon an island in the Bahamas which brought the New World to light for the Europeans. As a result‚ the Europeans started sailing to this New World and because
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Latin America Test Study Guide 1. Explorers for Spain and Portugal: a. Portuguese i. First to launch large-scale operations ii. Prince Henry supported explorations‚ established court—sent expeditions west to Atlantic islands‚ south to Western African coast—Portuguese settled Azores and Madeira Islands‚ learned about African coast—gold and slaves iii. Wanted water route around Africa to India—Bartolomeu Dias attempted‚ pushed back iv. Vasco da Gama
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The question of ¨Was America Stolen?¨ seems to be a common debate between many people‚ and in the past 100 years opinions have dramatically shifted. Before the 1960s the common viewpoint of how America was acquired was that the United States westernized and overruled the savage Indians (Flavin)‚ but these views certainly change over time. The first inhabitants of America were believed to be migrants from Asia about 12‚000 years ago. These Asian migrants spread across the Americas building all kinds
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in America. These three European countries were each looking for solutions to their individual problems and each country treated the Native Americans differently for their own personal gain‚ which ultimately determined whether they treated the Native Americans good or bad. Both the Europeans and the Native Americans had much to offer each other in those harsh times. Europeans‚ mainly the Spanish‚ French‚ and English‚ as I pointed out earlier‚ were more into their own matters before America was
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South America The Age of Exploration was an important time period in history without which the modern map would not be as we see it today. During this era‚ Europeans had a sudden urge to explore‚ discover‚ a feeling they had never had before. With the advancement in technology‚ the Europeans‚ as well as the Asians were able to explore the uncharted seas and discover the unknown land. During this time‚ many discoveries were made‚ but the one most remembered is the discovery of the Americas. This
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Discovered America First Americans: Many believe that the first Americans were Indians(Native Americans)‚ but recent studies have shown that the first Americans may have been decedents of the native Aborigines in Australia who are believed to have migrated to the Americas long before the Native Americans‚ who are descends of the Mongoloid people from northeast Asia. Who Discovered America First: Well as we were all taught in grade school Christopher Columbus was the first to discover America. But
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British and Spanish Colonization Efforts in North America Prior to 1763 Starting in the late 1400s‚ and continuing for hundreds of years‚ Spanish and British colonization efforts have‚ in many ways‚ shaped North America. Because they had different goals‚ the Spanish and British went about their pursuit of the Americas in very different ways‚ and did not do many things similarly. When the Spanish came to America‚ they were mainly in search of silver‚ and gold‚ but they also wanted to spread their
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America’s First Immigrants Americas First Immigrants by Evan Hadingham rejects the widely known idea that the hemispheres first people came from Siberia across a land bridge. Throughout the article he provides evidence that supports his new thesis of the hemispheres first people coming from a sea route from Asia or possibly even Europe. The two biggest questions that arise from his theory is who are these people? And where did they come from? Major point that support his thesis was a well conserved
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