Chapter+1-Mercedes+Jackson

Chapter 1 : Exploration,Discovery, and Settlement, 1492-1700
A) Cultures of North America 1.Present-day United States and Canada in the 1490's when columbus made his historic voyages. 2.Small settlements -semipermanent settlements with a small population seldom exceeding 300. -men made tools and woman made the food. 3.Larger societes -developed more complex cultures and societes

B) Cultures of central and south america 1.The great majority of Native americans lived in central and south america

C) Europe Moves Toward Exploration 1.Improvements in technology -renaissance 2.Religious conflict -catholic victory in spain -protestant revolt in nothern europe 3.Expanding trade -economic motives for exploration grew out of a fierce competion among european kingdoms for increased trade with Africa,Indian and China. 4.Developing Nation States -a country in which the majority of people share both a common culture and common political loyalties toward a central government. -monarchs built nation states in Spain,Portugal,France ,England and the Netherlands.

D) Early Explorations 1.Columbus 2.Exchanges 3.Dividing the new world -Spain and Portugal were the first kingdoms to lay clain ro territories in the new world. -both sgned the treaty of tordesillas. 4.Spanish exploration and conquest 5.English Claims -claims rested on john cabot 6.French claims -first showed interest in explorartoin in 1524 7.Dutch Claims -Netherlands also began to sponser voyages of exploration

E) Early English settlements 1.Jamestown - the first settlers suffered great hardships duse to indian attacks and disease. -tobacco prosperity