Key Concept 1 Before the arrival of Europeans native populations in North America developed a wide variety of social political and economic structures based in part on interactions with the environment and each other ID: 763313
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Key Concept 1 -Before the arrival of Europeans, native populations in North America developed a wide variety of social, political, and economic structures based in part on interactions with the environment and each other.
Before Contact Land bridge from Siberia to Alaska Migrated Southward from Atlantic Circle Amerinidians : 50-100 million people
Societies Small sedentary societies Matrilineal and Matrilocal No personal ownership of land Authority Generosity was repaid with authority Chiefs elected based on being a good leader Beliefs Animism Believed animals have soul’s the same as humans
Native American Societies Great Basin and Great Plains Few natural resources led to mobile/nomadic societies Hunted Bison in arid dry areas Pueblo eventually developed irrigation system to allow them to plant crops Northeast/Atlantic Seaboard Climate more conducive to farming Iroquois Confederacy helped organize a large group of tribes Traditional hunting for more stationary animals and fish Waterways allowed for trade
Native American Societies Southeast-Mississippi River Valley Cherokee Sedentary with waterways Cahokia, Mound builders Pacific Northwest Sedentary societies Vast trade networks Intricate cultures (Potluck)
Maize Cultivation Incan and Mayan civilization agriculture systems primarily based on maize cultivation Transformed nomadic hunting groups into agricultural villagers Improved diets, culture, and trade Stable food source
European Contact Reasons for explorations Cultural Movement influenced by the Renaissance Promoted Gold, Glory, and God Commerce Nationalism Catholicism Societal Factors Feudalism Primogeniture Aided by new technologies Sextant Caravel
Columbus Attempts to sail to India in 1492 Arrives at North America Conquers the local Indians by using smallpox Gave Natives gifts covered in diseases 100 years = 90% of Native Population gone The Columbian Exchange Exchange of plants, animals, food, and disease Between Old World and New World
Spanish Colonization Conquest of West Indies by Conquistadors Hernan Cortes conquers the Aztec Impacts “ Casta ” System Mixed races Metis, Mestizo, Mulatto, Zambo Mita System Required Indian to give labor Mission System Catholic Church Forced Natives to build/work/convert Encomienda System
French Colonization Settled by young, single men Good relations with Natives Focused on fur trade Jesuits Catholic missionaries sought to convert the Natives
Dutch Colonization Dutch East India Company Fur trade, farming failed, used real estate New Netherland, New Amsterdam Had conflict with neighboring tribes
English/Results Defeated Spanish Armada Led to population growth Economic superiority Joint Stock Companies provided investors to buy stock in a company in return for a share of its future profits Results Farms cultivated Firearms spread Alcohol/Tobacco Global Empires Capitalism Increased emigration