PPT-Early European Settlement in North America

Essential Question Who were the first European settlers in North America where did they come from and why did they come What was their overall impact on the area they colonized as well as their home country. Americas. [ 1.1 ] The Early . Americas. Learning Objectives. Explain how people first reached the Americas.. Describe early civilizations and cultures of the Americas.. Identify the human and physical characteristics of regions.. World Map Pictures. Koala~ Australia . Red Back Spider~ Australia . Epacris-. Impressa. ~ Australia . Eucalyptus~ Australia . Pangolin~ China . Panda~ Asia . Frangipani~ Thailand. Musa . Ornata. (small banana plant)~ Asia . Set Sail . Chapter 2 section 1. . SKILLED VIKING . SAILORS. . The Vikings were the first Europeans to make contact with North America. .. . Leif Eriksson. , the son of Erik the Red, set off for Greenland. . Mr. H. Leif Ericsson. From. – Greenland. Sailed and Explored for . – Greenland, Vikings. Looking For . – . Route Sailed . – North American East Coast, near the Artic. Achievements. – Discovered Vinland, present day New Found Land, Canada. Was the first European to set foot in North America. Which . Europeans. Discovered North America and Canada First?. Vikings:. 981: . Bjarni. . landed in Newfoundland by accident. Leif Erikson . in 1001  Heard about . Bjarni. & made his own trip to Newfoundland (. AP US History. The Protestant Reformation. In 1517, Martin Luther touched off a worldwide revolt against the Catholic Church. Several new denominations of Christianity sprung up as a result. Believed that salvation came from faith alone. North America is the . 3. rd. largest continent, containing . 16.5%. of the earth’s total land area.. North America is the . 4. th. . most . populous. continent with a population around . 515 million. Starting from 400-1577. 400-900. Toltec (Olmec) civilization develops in present day Mexico. The Olmec may have been the first civilization in the Western Hemisphere to develop a writing system. The ancient Olmec civilization is now considered to be one of the earliest great civilizations in Mesoamerica.. What enabled Europeans to carve out huge empires an ocean away from their homelands?. Europeans were much closer to the Americas than were their potential Asian competitors. . Groups within European society—including competing monarchs, merchants, impoverished nobles and commoners, Christian missionaries, and persecuted minorities—all had strong, if different, motivations for participating in empire building.. A2. 7.8.31. Guiding Question 1. . Why did people settle in the British North American colonies? . . Did people come for primarily economic concerns or for religious/idealistic motivations?. . Guiding Question 2. Write five facts about Hernando De Soto D E S O T O Exploration Part II English and French come on the scene Countries Representatives Why Explore? Where Explored? Impact on Natives Spain Chris. Columbus European Exploration and Colonization of North America The Old World Meets the New World First Contact The term First Contact literally describes the first contact between Europeans and the indigenous peoples of North America 2009 Comp essay. Racial and ethnic constructs. North and Latin America and. Caribbean:. https://. secure-media.collegeboard.org/apc/ap09_world_history_q3.pdf. I. The Spanish Caribbean. A. The indigenous Tainos or Arawaks . GLORY. ). Economic. : Search for new trade routes with direct access to Asian/African luxury goods would enrich individuals and their nations (. GOLD. ). Religious. : spread Christianity and weaken Middle Eastern Muslims. (.