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E -mail us at [email protected] Table of Contents Table of Contents ................................................................................................................. 5 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 4 About Us ................................................................................................................................... 5 Period 1 (1491-1607): Pre-Columbian Native Life ............................................. 6 Spread of Maize Cultivation ........................................................................................................................... 6 Diversity of Native People ............................................................................................................................... 6 Algonquin Village Life ....................................................................................................................................... 8 The Wrap Up .......................................................................................................................................................... 8 Period 1 (1491-1607): European Interactions ...................................................... 9 Impact of European Contact .......................................................................................................................... 9 Atlantic Slave Trade ........................................................................................................................................ 10 Agricultural Impact of Trade ...................................................................................................................... 12 New World Food ............................................................................................................................................... 12 World Trade Patterns ..................................................................................................................................... 12 Hernando De Soto ............................................................................................................................................ 13 Christopher Columbus ................................................................................................................................... 14 Bartolomé de las Casas .................................................................................................................................. 14 The Wrap Up ....................................................................................................................................................... 15 Period 1 (1491-1607): Consequences of European Contact ....................... 16 Las Casas vs. Sepúlveda ................................................................................................................................ 16 Acoma Indians ................................................................................................................................................... 17 Brazilian Maroons ............................................................................................................................................ 18 White Over Black .............................................................................................................................................. 20 The Wrap Up ....................................................................................................................................................... 21 Period 2 (1607-1754): Patterns of Colonization .............................................. 22 Brief Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 22 The South .............................................................................................................................................................. 22 New England ....................................................................................................................................................... 24 Looking Ahead ................................................................................................................................................... 24 Period 2 (1607-1754): Intercultural Contact and Conflict ......................... 26 Brief Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 26 Native Relations ................................................................................................................................................ 27 Slavery and Servitude ..................................................................................................................................... 28 Phillis Wheatley ................................................................................................................................................. 29 Runaway Slaves ................................................................................................................................................. 29 White and Black Populations ..................................................................................................................... 30 Native American Conflicts ........................................................................................................................... 31 Period 2 (1607-1754): Atlantic World Political, Economic, and Cultural Exchanges ......................................................................................................... 33 Brief Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 33 Colonial Economies ......................................................................................................................................... 34 Conflict of Cultures .......................................................................................................................................... 35 Interested in a school license? E -mail us at [email protected] Period 3 (1754-1800): American Independence and Colonial and British Conflicts ................................................................................................................ 37 General Overview ............................................................................................................................................. 37 Colonial Unity .................................................................................................................................................... 38 British and Indian Relations ....................................................................................................................... 40 Thomas Paine's Common Sense ............................................................................................................... 41 American Independence ............................................................................................................................... 42 Ensuring Independence ................................................................................................................................ 44 Washington’s Farewell Address ................................................................................................................ 46 Impact of French Revolution ...................................................................................................................... 46 European Rivalry .............................................................................................................................................. 47 American Indian Relations .......................................................................................................................... 48 The Wrap Up ....................................................................................................................................................... 49 Period 3 (1754-1800): Democratic Ideas and Republican Governments .................................................................................................................................................... 50 General Overview ............................................................................................................................................. 50 Enlightenment and Religious Fervor ..................................................................................................... 50 Independence Movements ........................................................................................................................... 52 Critical Period ..................................................................................................................................................... 53 Constitutional Convention ........................................................................................................................... 54 Early Government ...........................................................................................................................................