Europeans Make Contact with

America

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWY50mH5awQ

Impacts on Indigenous People (Natives)

• religious• economic• social• food• government• exploration

Religious Impact• Christianity

– making Natives become Christian

• Missions– set up churches

Economic Impact

• land disputes– who gets what land

• trade– alcohol for farming

techniques

Social Impact

• spread of disease• partnerships

– Europeans and Natives making deals; becoming “friends”

– marriages

Food• Agriculture

techniques• corn, hunting

Native Practices & their Impact on U.S. Govt.

• Native American Governments:– Iroquois Confederacy – 5 Native

American Nations united to form one “country” (N.E. part of U.S.)

– Matriarchal Leadership – females are the leaders

– Democratic Influence – Iroquois Confederacy inspired Ben Franklin & Thomas Jefferson when writing the Constitution

Exploration of America

• Columbus (Spanish but sailed for Portugal)– find a route to

India/China• Marquette (French)• Hudson (English)• Amerigo Vespucci

(Italian)• http://www.history.com/

topics/exploration/exploration-of-north-america

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFo-pkIRvwc

European Countries that came and attitude towards Natives?

• French – fur trade• English – land & plantations• Spanish – missionary work• Dutch – trade settlements (New

Amsterdam New York)

SUMMARY

• QUIZ TIME

• 1. What is the Columbian Exchange?

• 2. What is the major religious impact on the native people?

• 3. Name a social impact on the indigenous people.

• 4. Which united group consisted of 5 native tribes that served as a model for the English colonies?

• 5. Why did the English colonize America?