AP US Notes Chapter 1. Civilizations of America-prmarily small nomadic bands. Primitive agriculture. Hunting fishing. Incas-powerful empire of 6 million. Complex political system very sophisticated culture. Located in south and central America. Never had any system of writing or paper. Aztec-very advanced‚ located in lower and middle Mexico. Civilizations of the North. Never one large civilization but lots of little ones. Many different tribes. Includes Eskimos‚ tribes of pacific
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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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A century after Columbus sailed the ocean blue‚ Great Britain’s dreams would finally come true. In 1607‚ Britain established the first English settlement in the New World‚ Jamestown. This led to the establishment of the British colonies of Virginia‚ Massachusetts‚ all the way until the final colony Georgia. And although many may think that the colonies operated as one similar unit‚ the truth is all the colonial regions were very similar and different in social‚ political and economical structure
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this chapter. Name the themes and explain how it is seen in this chapter. See list of themes below or on pages 17-28 of PDF: https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap-us-history-course-and-exam-description.pdf Migration and Settlement: This chapter mainly discusses the establishment of the very first colonies in America. Also‚ how many people migrated over here seeking freedom from religious and political persecution. Geography and Environment: Many explorers traveled to America
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expedition to what is now American Southwest: findings and effects 18. Soto’s expedition to what is now American Southeast: findings and effects 19. Spanish settlement of Texas Province 20. Spanish settlement of what is now New Mexico 21. Spanish settlement of what is now southern Arizona 22. Spanish settlement of Alta California 23. Pope’s Revolt 1680/Reconquista 24. French fur trade empire: extensiveness and relations with indigenous peoples 25. Roles
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France‚ and the Netherlands. Of course all these different cultures could not agree on everything‚ which eventually lead to more colonies forming with many different bylaws. Most of these colonies had little success in the early years of their settlement due to disease and malnutrition. The Europeans soon realized the knowledge received from the Native people would be a major factor in the survival of their newly structured communities.
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Powhatan Confederacy was a part of the Algonquin tribes that occupied land in the Virginia Territory during the settlement of Jamestown in the 1600s. Wahunsunacawh (aka Chief Powhatan) organized the confederacy which held land in eastern Virginia. Their affiliation with the English settlers eventually led to their downfall as more English encroached on their land. The chief’s
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Entry 1 Who were and what was life like for Native Americans early on? Native Americans were the people who occupied North America prior to European explores and colonist arriving. Native Americans or Indians were comprised of many different groups or tribes the spanned the entire continent. The Indian tribes differed from one region to the next some were more reliant on agriculture‚ some relied heavily on hunting and fish and limited crops‚ while others spent more time gathering and hunting. What
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Business in which many people were able to invest in order to assist in England’s colonization of the new world. Joint-Stock ventures became very popular‚ as they were thought to have no risk of going bankrupt. Jamestown: “…America’s most unsuccessful village[s]‚ Jamestown.” A settlement endorsed by the Virginia
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Raleigh led expeditions to both North America and South America to find new settlements and gold. Sir Walter Raleigh also sent several shiploads of colonists to the east coast of North America. These colonists settled on Roanoke Island and names Virginia. In 1586 the colonists had to return to England due to hardships. John White returned to Roanoke in 1587 to establish a second colony there. John Smith founder of Jamestown In 1607 the colony of Virginia was founded by John Smith and other colonists
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