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Origins of the American Nation

Explore the origins of the American nation, from pre-Columbian America to the Declaration of Independence. Learn about the Bering Strait, farming, civilizations, Native American tribes, early modern Europe, and the founding of America.

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Origins of the American Nation

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  1. U.S. History Mr. Gibson Chapter 1 The Americas, Beginnings to 1877

  2. Section 1: Origins of the American Nation A. Pre-Columbian America: 1. Bering Strait: 15,000-30,000 B.C. a. What is it? (It was a waterway between Asia and North America) b. What purpose did it serve? (It served as a bridge when it froze over nearly 30,000 years ago) 2. Farming a. How did it change people? (They settled down, formed civilizations, created a food surplus, and created new jobs.) b. What types of crops were grown? (“The Three Sisters,” corn, beans and squash, and numerous other crops based on the region.)

  3. The Bering Strait This is the Bering Strait today. It is 51 miles wide at the narrowest point. It is theorized that when the waterway froze it exposed the ocean floor allowing for migration from Asia to North America.

  4. “The Three Sisters” Corn, Beans, and Squash were known as the “Three Sisters.” Sacajawea is portrayed with the crops on this U.S. coin.

  5. 3. Civilizations: a. Define– (complex societies marked by trade, government, the arts, science, and language) b. Angel Mounds (Hopewell) c. Mounds Park (Both a and b were built for ceremonial, burial, and astronomical purposes.) d. Cahokia(By 900 A.D., this was one of the largest cities in early America – located in Illinois.) 4. Olmecs – Central America – 1500-1200 B.C. a. 1st American civilization (located in central Mexico)

  6. Hopewell Mounds -Serpent Mound- (Ohio) Mounds Park – Anderson, IN

  7. Cahokia – Then and Now (Illinois)

  8. 5. Native American Tribes: (pages 4 & 5) a. Foods – b. Resources – c. Pros and Cons of their areas – d. Compare and contrast all areas – Best location, worst location, etc. 6. Early Modern Europe: a. Renaissance: (An intellectual revolution that mainly occurred in Europe between A.D. 1300 and A.D. 1600.)   b. Reformation: (This refers to religious changes that began in the 1500’s A.D. with Martin Luther calling for reforms in the Catholic Church. It was referred to as the Protestant Reformation.)

  9. Renaissance and Reformation

  10. 7. Origins of America: a. Exploration: * Who came to America? * What did they want? * Where did they land? * When did they arrive?

  11. b. Spain: * Christopher Columbus – Sponsored by Spain * 1492 – Sails to Caribbean * Generally credited with discovering “America.” * AmerigoVespucci – Sponsored by Portugal * Namesake of America – explored South American coast. * Treaty of Tordesillas(1494) – This treaty divided the world between Spain and Portugal. This is why Portuguese is spoken in Brazil, and Spanish in the rest of Central and South America.

  12. Treaty of Tordesillas

  13. c. New Spain: * Hernando Cortes -- 1519 – Destroyed Tenochtitlan in 1521, and had Mexico City built there. * Aztecs -- Tenochtitlan/Mexico City (Cities built on same location in Mexico) -- Lake Texcoco (this lake was located by Tenochtitlan and offered numerous advantages to the Aztecs.)

  14. d. New France: * Who explored America? -- 1500’s -- Jacques Cartier and Giovanni Verrazano – eastern U.S. -- 1602 – French merchants/Samuel de Champlain * part of Canada -- Late 1600’s – Louis Joliet, Jacques Marquette – Mississippi River -- Late 1600’s – Rene’-Robert Cavalier de La Salle – Gulf of Mexico and Louisiana * What areas were founded or claimed? (Quebec, Louisiana, Biloxi, Mobile, and New Orleans)

  15. Declaration of Independence 1. Vocabulary: Choose ten unfamiliar words in the Declaration. Look up the ten words using your iPad, and write a definition for each one. 2. Name the three “unalienable rights” listed in the Declaration. 3. From what source do governments derive their “just powers?” 4. According to the Declaration, what powers belong to the U.S. as “Free and Independent States”?

  16. 5. Why do you think the colonists were unhappy with the fact that their judges’ tenure and salaries were dependent on the king? 6. Do you think that the words “all men are created equal” were intended to apply to all those who lived in the colonies? Which groups were most likely not included? 7. What evidence is there that the colonists had already and unsuccessfully voiced their concerns to the king?

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