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Who lived in North American first?
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20,000 years ago—Siberian hunters became first American inhabitants
14,000 years ago—humans reached tip of South America These Paleo-Indians did not suffer from many communicative diseases |
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What were the three Environmental Challenges?
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Food, Climate, and Culture
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Give three examples of Environmental Challenges
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Native Americans enjoyed an abundant supply of meat
Some suggest they over-hunted and caused the extinction of several large species Climatic warming probably played a much bigger role 5000 years ago—agricultural revolution Crops included maize, squash, and beans Shift from nomadic hunting and gathering to permanent villages or large cities |
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How did the world transform?
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Large numbers of whites profoundly altered native cultures
The rate of change varied from place to place Native traditions changed radically for cultural survival |
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What was the beginnings of the slave trade?
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Fifteenth-century Portuguese charted sea lanes from Europe to sub-Saharan Africa
Native rulers sold prisoners of war to Portuguese as slaves |
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How many slaves?
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Seventeenth century—ca. 1000 Africans per year
Eighteenth century—5.5 million transported to the Americas By 1860—ca. 11 million Before 1831, more Africans than Europeans came to the Americas |
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Name some reasons why people traveled to America?
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Rapid social change in seventeenth-century England
English population mobile Different motives for immigration Religious versus economic Personal: to escape bad marriages, jail terms, or lifelong poverty |
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What are the four colonial subcultures
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The Chesapeake
New England Middle Colonies The Carolinas |
