Colonization / Exploration
What were major motivations for European exploration and colonization of the Americas?
wealth, gold, resources, land, opportunity, religious freedom and power
This European country established the first permanent English colony in America.
England!
The age of exploration and colonization lead to the development of ...
the 13 colonies
The skill that involves understanding the time and place in which an event occurred.
Contextualization
The dominant narrative often downplays the role of this group in the colonization of the Americas.
Native Americans, Women and African Americans (people of color and minorities)
What were some effects of Christopher Columbus’s voyages to the Americas?
slavery, death, disease, forcibly taking land, the displacement of native peoples
The process by which one country takes control of another, often for economic gain.
Colonization
Which ancient civilization and group of people already occupied and lived on the North American continent?
Naive Americans / indigenous peoples
The skill that helps us understand the differing viewpoints of people in the past.
Multiple perspectives up in here!
What is a "story about history"?
historical narrative
What was the impact of the Columbian Exchange?
Africa's population declined (slavery), the Americas economy flourished with new plants/animals/ideas etc. from Europe, and wealth flowed into the European economy
The colony founded in 1607 that became the first successful English settlement in North America.
Jamestown
This powerful alliance of six Native American nations played a significant role in the development and politics in northeastern United States.
What is the Iroquois Confederacy
The process of comparing multiple sources to identify similarities and differences.
Corroboration
The dominant narrative often emphasizes this perspective in American history.
European / Eurocentric
What is "Colonization"?
the action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area
The year Christopher Columbus first sailed to the Americas.
1492
How did Jamestown survive?
Strategic alliances and the growth of tobacco
The skill of understanding how a person's background influences their perspective on events.
Bias
What is another name for witnesses?
Sources
What was the "age of exploration"?
a period of time between the 1400s and 1600s. It has also been called the Age of Discovery. During this time, Europeans engaged in unprecedented levels of exploration. Much of this exploration took place place in the New World.
This term refers to the widespread exchange of plants, animals, culture, and diseases between the Americas and Europe after Columbus's voyages.
The Columbian Exchange
What were some challenges Jamestown colonists faced?
harsh environment, poor leadership, lack of knowledge, conflict with natives, unskilled laborers
A narrative that challenges the widely accepted version of history.
Counter Narrative
How does Multiple Perspective help us to understand history?
see the whole picture and take in new perspectives, ideas, viewpoints to make yourself more informed!