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US HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT

Learn about the consequences of Columbus's arrival in the Americas in 1492, including colonization, enslavement of Native Americans, the Atlantic slave trade, the Columbian Exchange, and the birth of new societies. Explore the significant historical events that shaped the Americas.

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US HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT

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  1. US HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT What were the Impacts of European Encounter with Americas.? 3 January 2020

  2. Columbus • First encounter happened after Columbus landed in the Caribbean in October 2, 1492 • He met the Taino, named their Island San Salvador and claimed it for Spain. • The Taino generosity was taken as their weakness and subjugate them. • Columbus claimed all the islands he saw for Spain and envisioned to have Christianity in all of them.

  3. Columbus • Columbus made three more voyages with Spanish funding. • He believed he reached somewhere near India and called the lands indies and people “los indios” • He brought soldiers, priests and European colonists.

  4. Impact on Native Americans • Europeans started Colonization and plantation • Native Americans did not give up without resistance. • They were Subjugated and enslaved. • Used as forced labor. • European diseases wiped out entire populations.

  5. Impact on Africa • Slave Trade • Africans were enslaved and brought to Americas against their will • Inhuman treatment of Slaves • Many African Societies were devastated

  6. Impact on Europe • Columbian Exchange benefited Europe by giving it new crops and food • Europeans gained more land and resources • National rivalries arose: • Treaty of Tordesillas solved Spanish and Portuguese Rivalry.

  7. Birth of a New Society • Rise of a New Democratic society based on representative government.

  8. Homework • Questions 1, 2, 3 & 5 on page 31

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