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The First Americans: After 1492

The First Americans: After 1492. Chapter 2; Section 4. The many different people that lived in the Americas knew little about the world beyond their shores. 1400’s new people began to arrive in the Americas from across the ocean. In 1492 Christopher Columbus arrived from Spain.

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The First Americans: After 1492

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  1. The First Americans: After 1492 Chapter 2; Section 4

  2. The many different people that lived in the Americas knew little about the world beyond their shores. • 1400’s new people began to arrive in the Americas from across the ocean. • In 1492 Christopher Columbus arrived from Spain. • Other Europeans soon followed. • Before long, Natives began to see these newcomers as invaders and a threat to their way of life.

  3. Early Contacts • Christopher Columbus and his crew were not the first to land in the Americas.

  4. Viking voyages • Vikings: a bold seafaring people from Scandinavia • 1001 they settled briefly in Vinland, present day Newfoundland in Canada. • They did not stay in Vinland long • Viking stories tell of fierce battles with Skraelings, the Viking name for the Inuits.

  5. Pacific Voyages • Many stories of people from Asia reaching the Americas. • Some belief that after the last Ice Age ended people from Asia continued to cross the Bering Sea into North America. • Others belief that fishing boats may have blown off course and landed on the west coast of South America.

  6. Encounter in the Caribbean • These contacts had little impact on the Native Americans or the rest of the world. • Christopher Columbus’ 1492 encounter, however, set off a chain of events.

  7. A tragic pattern • Columbus first landed in the Americas on a small Caribbean Island • Tainos: Natives in the Caribbean • Columbus’ friendly relation with Tainos did not last. • Columbus and other Europeans had little respect for native Americans or their culture.

  8. A tragic pattern • They claimed Tainosland and forced them to work in gold mines, ranches or Spanish households. • Many died from harsh condition or European disease. • With 100 years of Columbus’ arrival the Tainos population had been destroyed. • The Tainos’ experience with Native Americans set a pattern that was repeated again and again throughout the Americas.

  9. Cultural Exchange • An exchange of food, medicine, government, technology, the arts, and language led to the creation of one new world.

  10. Native American Influences Food and farming • After 1492 Europeans learned of new foods such as corn, potatoes, beans, tomatoes, squash… • Today more than half of the world’s food crop come from plants that first grew in the Americas. • Europeans carried the new foods around the world. • Peoples diets changed and populations increased

  11. Language • Native American influences also show up in language. • Europeans adopted Native Americans words for animals they had not known before. • They wore Indian clothing such as ponchos and moccasins • They used Indian inventions

  12. Language • They learned about trees with Indian names such as hickory. • Most US states and provinces have native American names • Many rivers also bear native names. • Europeans respected Natives medical knowledge.

  13. Other Influences • Natives also influenced the arts, sports, and even government. • Early American leaders saw the League of the Iroquois as a model for government and relations. • Despite attacks on their culture Native Americans survived throughout the Americas. • They preserved many of their traditions and harmony with the natural world.

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