1) Describe three different American Indian cultures prior to colonization. 1200-1900 The Algonkian tribes were in the Northeast and were the first to encounter Europeans.
The Iroquois were one of the largest tribes with a variety of languages and traditions. The Anasazi were in the Southeast by the four corners. They made hand woven baskets and had unusual dwellings called pithouses made of mud and bushes.
2) The effects of British colonization on the Native Americans. 1600s The Native Americans had to fight to keep their land. Many were forced to leave their land because the British began building houses on the land. The British dominated the Native Americans. They spread diseases which the Native Americans did not have immunity for so they either left or died.
3) The evolution of the socio-political milieu during the colonial period, including Protestant Christianity’s impact on colonial social life. 1600-1700s After the Puritans lefts it attracted more people with different cultures and religions to America. The Protestant Reformation society saw itself as a whole that consisted of different pieces that worked together. Within this structure the Protestants saw individualism in religion. Religion impacted politics as well as socialization.
4) The effects of the Seven Years’ War. 1756-1763 William Pitt, the king’s new chief minister, viewed America as a place where England and Europe were to be fought for.
In 1759 British forces sailed up river and attacked Quebec for three months and defeated the French forces. Montreal also surrendered to the British a year later ending the fighting in America.
Eventually lead to the Revolutionary War and ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. After the Treaty was signed, Britain had all of the French land in Canada except for two small islands (Overview of the Colonial Era, 2013).
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