2012 The Origin of Native Americans When the famous Spanish explorer, Christopher Columbus, first landed on the continent of America in 1492, he thought he had just arrived in East India , therefore, he called the indigenous people living there “Indians”. Columbus never knew that he had discovered the continent of America, later known as the “New World.” Later explorers continued to adventure America and got interested in the Indians. These explorers were curious about Indian’s
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The Calusa Indian By: Candace Rayford 4/22/2012 Hist105 Unit 5 IP 5 Aiu-Online Abstract The term Native American is widely accepted as the “correct” term for the indigenous peoples that were residing in North America when the Europeans first arrived. When the Europeans touched land, they found a thriving population of people. The Europeans categorized those found into separate tribes. There was the Calusa in the Caloosahatchee region, the Mayaimi in Lake Okeechobee Basin (or Belle
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fever, fatigue, headaches, and backaches. Also smallpox killed somewhat one third of Europe’s population. And the Europeans were sailing to the new land to transfer the goods. In a few days, less than fifty percent of the Americas were infected. The explorers left and brought something with them, obliviously some new cattle and crops, they also brought syphilis. It was more like a STD and can be caught by touching an infected person or sexually. The disease kick in Europe in 1493. Many Europeans, like
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the people of America and the Atlantic slave trade. Furthermore, Columbus never set foot on the land we call the United States, nor was the first explorer to reach the "new world". Columbus's arrival in the new world was proceeded by the explorer Leif Ericson and others. The true discoverers of the land Columbus encountered are the ancestors of the native people who were living there when he arrived. Unfortunately, the public education system of the United States has failed to teach the entire truth
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Exploration which in turn produced both positive and negative effects of the colonization of the New World. The initial driving forces of this age were trade, religion, and land claims. These motives eventually created issues of cruel treatment of natives and foreign slaves and financial difficulties. Nevertheless, many positive effects tooks place such as introduction of new products, colonization, and economical advancements. The motives and effects of the Age of Exploration and expansion to the
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about the rights of Native Americans and of African-Americans brought as slaves to the colonies b. “The Selling of Joseph” addresses his position on some of the inhumanities of his “fellow sons of Adam” c. His somewhat literal interpretation of the Bible is what leads him to his opinion about slaves d. What sets Sewall apart from other anti-slave sympathizers is his public opinion II. His views of natural rights can be contrasted to those of the early explorer Christopher Columbus
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The Life of Sacagawea Native American explorer, Sacagawea had an interesting life. She is most known for being the only woman on the Lewis and Clark expedition, but there was much more to her life than that. With many bumps in the road, Sacagawea’s life was a journey. In 1788, daughter of Shoshone chief, was born in Lemhi County, Idaho. Around age 12, a Hidatsa raiding party captured Sacagawea near the Missouri River’s headwaters. She was then purchased from the raiding party by a French Canadian
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and record-keeping that distinguishes him from other explorers who may have previously have “discovered” the New World. He opened the door to future discovery by explorers like Magellan,Cooke,Drake and Hudson.
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1- Betsy Ross( 1752-1836)- In 1776, the United States of America became a great nation free from Britain's rule. The U.S. became a nation full of freedom and opportunity, symbolized by many great icons. These icons were The Liberty Bell, statue of Liberty, the District of Columbia, and also the most known, The American Flag. This flag symbolizes strength, freedom, and also the rights and liberty of its people. The mere sight of the flag has granted men and women the courageousness and disposition
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Born in province of badajoz, spain 1500. May 21, 1542, died of fever. Hernando De Soto was a spanish explorer. He discovered the mississippi river. He had a share of no less than 18,000 ounces of gold when he returned to spain in 1536. He assembled a fleet of 10 ships and selected a crew of 700 men based on their fighting ability. He departed on april 6, 1538. While exploring the highlands in 1533, de soto came upon a road leading to cuzco, the capital of peru's incan empire. De soto played a fundamental
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