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Chapter 1

I. Exploration, Discover, and Settlement, 1492-1700 A. Cultures of North America 1. Small Settlements- less than 300 for Soix, Pawnee 2. Large Settlements- family heirchies for Pueblo, Adena, Hopewell B. Cultures of Central and South America 1. Larger than North America. A.M.I. C. Europe Moves Towards Exploration 1. Improvement in Technology- Rebirth of Classical Learning 2. Religious Conflict- Catholic Victory in Spain, Protestant Revolution 3. Expading Trade- Prince Henry the Navigator 4. Developing Nation States- Monarchs Develope Power D. Early Explorations 1. Columbus- brought first permanent interaction between Europe and North America 2. Dividing the New World- the Pope first decided 3. Spanish Exploration and Conquest- Spain demolished the Incan and Aztec 4. English Claims- Wasn't concerned with emploration till the 1500's 5. French Claims- Samuel D. Champlain at Quebec 6. Dutch Claims- Settled the area around New York E. Early English Settlements 1. Jamestown- Englands first royal colony 2. Puritan Colonies- Plymouth and Massachusets Bay Colony 3. The Plymouth Colony- settlers from the Mayflower 4. Massachusets Bay Colony- known as the Great Migration 5. Early Political Institutions- Majority Rule and Representative Government F. Spanish Settlement in North America 1. Happened in Florida, New Mexico, Texas and Colifornia G. European Treatment of Native Americans 1. Spanish Policy- A class system 2. English Policy- Coexistence then Hostility 3. French Policy- Kept Good Relations