APUSH Period 1 (1491-1607)
- 2. Key Concept 1.1 Before the arrival of Europeans, native populations in North America developed a wide variety of social, political, and economic structures based in part on interactions with the environment and each other I. As settlers migrated and settled across the vast expanse of North America over time, they developed quite different and increasingly complex societies by adapting to and transforming their diverse environments
- 3. Pre-Contact Land bridge from Siberia to Alaska 10K+ years ago Migrated southward from Arctic Circle Native population in Americas in 1491==50-100 million
- 5. Mayas Empire covered the Yucatan Peninsula (modern-day Guatemala, Belize, & parts of Mexico) Rose to prominence by 6th century AD Abandoned stone cities by 8th century Reasoning for rapid decline is still debated Written language, numerical system (Zero!), accurate calendar (2012 Apocalypse???), expertise in astronomy, magnificent temples & palaces Advanced agriculture Field rotation Grew mostly corn, but also squash, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes, tobacco, cacao (Chocolate!), etc. Domesticated turkeys, dogs (Huh!), ducks 3 months of farming could produce enough food for a family for a year
- 6. Aztecs (“Mexica”) South-central region of modern-day Mexico Rose to prominence in 13th century AD Fell quickly after Cortez arrived in 1519 240K Aztecs were killed between 1519-1521 Capital city of Tenochtitlan (later Mexico City) had population of up to 200K Religion involved human sacrifices Advanced agriculture: Maize, beans, squashes, potatoes, tomatoes, onions, peppers, avocadoes, etc. Irrigation & intensive cultivation Chinampas Gardens grown on lakes Hunting (bows & arrows) & fishing (spears & nets) Domesticated turkeys & dogs
- 7. Incas Located along west coast of South America; Andes Mountains Largest empire of the 3 Much territory acquired by force Arose in 13th century; prominence by 15th century under leadership of Pachacuti Royal palaces, temples, sewer lines, elaborate water systems, abundance of gold Conquered by Pizzarro in 1530s; population also devastated by small pox & other disease Rugged terrain made farming difficult Terraced the land, irrigation, road system Corn, potatoes, grains, cotton, peanuts, cacao Region around Lake Titicaca provided much flat farmland; became a fertile breadbasket Domesticated llamas & alpacas
- 9. Similarities Highly organized societies Extensive trade Created calendars Cultivated crops & had stable food supplies Esp. corn for Mayas & Aztecs, potatoes for Incas
- 10. North America Much smaller population 1-10 million Smaller, less sophisticated societies More nomadic; corn cultivation spread northward slowly Hunting, gathering, fishing
- 11. Pre-Contact Regions Your turn to talk! Get your charts out & be ready to share The PPT follows the same order as your chart
- 12. American Southwest Hohokam, Anasazi, Pueblos Dry, desert Farming w/ irrigation Lived in caves & multi- storied buildings Stone & adobe structures Towns were centers of trade & religious activities
- 13. California Varied landscapes Mountains, desert, enormous central valley, coastline Shamans served as both religious leaders & healers Some tribes had rigid caste systems & some groups kept slaves Limited farming; mostly hunting, gathering (nuts, esp. acorns), & fishing/whaling Basket-making
- 14. Eastern Woodlands Appalachian Mtns. & Great Lakes dominate the region Numerous major rivers Spoke Algonquian, to a lesser extent Iroquoian languages Hunting, gathering, & fishing Around 1000 AD started to farm Maize, squash, beans, pumpkins Slash & burn Used up soil quickly & moved Lived in longhouses & wigwams Iroquois League founded by 15th century
- 15. Great Basin Between Rockies & Sierra Nevada Mtns. Very arid People were highly nomadic Hunting, fishing, gathering Deer, rabbits, antelope, seeds, nuts, insects Extensive trade network reached the Pacific Minimal housing in warmer months; windbreaks & shade Conical huts in colder months
- 16. Great Plains Enormous area; 1.5 million sq. mi. Flat topography Frigid air in winter, scorching heat in summer Dramatic weather events; blizzards & tornadoes Hunting & gathering Bison, antelope, elk, deer, etc. Pemmican Seeds, nuts, berries, wild onions Villages/sedentary life appeared in region about 2500 yrs. ago Grew corn, extensive trade, buried dead in mounds
- 17. Pacific Northwest Cool, wet climate; defined by water Plankhouses/longhouses Hunting, fishing, & gathering Nuts, roots, berries Salmon Totem poles & other woodworking Canoes Caste systems based on accumulation of wealth Potlatches Isolation due to mountains Combined w/ abundance of natural resources, this led to limited trade
- 18. Key Concept 1.2 European overseas expansion resulted in the Columbian Exchange, a series of interaction and adaptations among societies across the Atlantic. I. The arrival of Europeans in the Western Hemisphere in the 15th & 16th centuries triggered extensive demographic and social changes on both sides of the Atlantic. II. European expansion into the Western Hemisphere caused intense social/religious, political, and economic competition in Europe and the promotion of empire building.
- 19. European Exploration Vikings reached North America by 1000 AD Voyages had little lasting impact; little reason for others to follow Why did European exploration take off in the 15th & 16th centuries?
- 20. Reasons to Explore Middle Ages (Dark Ages) are over; Renaissance begins Cultural movement Promoted creative thinking & individualism Started in 14th century Improvements in Technology Printing press Gutenberg, 1450 Europeans started to use gunpowder, sailing compass, sextant, bigger & faster ships Religious Conflict Reformation, 1517 Catholics & Protestants hoped to spread their religion Commerce Europe’s population had rebounded since Black Death in 1340s Seeking land, new trade routes, & new products Inspired by Marco Polo Nationalism Strong monarchs, centralized nation-states Spain, France, England, & Portugal went from small territories into powerful nation-states Looking to spread power/build empire Looking to increase wealth
- 21. Prince Henry & Portugal Portugal became naval power in 15th century Hoped to establish presence in west Africa & find gold Discovered three important sets of islands Canaries, Azores, Madeira Est. slave trade Bartholomeu Dias sailed around Cape of Good Hope in 1486 Vasco da Gama reached India in 1497-1498
- 23. Christopher Columbus Italian born Hoped to reach Asia by going West Could not gain support from Portugal, asked Isabella & Ferdinand of Spain 3 ships set off from Canary Islands Landed in Bahamas on October 12, 1492; moved on to Cuba (thought it was China) Returned to Spain w/ native slaves; called them Indians
- 24. Christopher Columbus Made 3 more trips Found little gold, few spices, no easy route to China & India Died in obscurity in 1506 America named after another Italian explorer, Amerigo Vespucci However, he Columbus changed the world: COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE (Guns, Germs, Steel) Additionally, Spain focused more resources on exploration Vasco de Balboa crossed the isthmus of Panama (1st Euro to see the Pacific) & Ferdinand Magellan’s crew circled the globe
- 28. Magellan’s Route
- 31. The Conquistadores America moves from obstacle in way to East & instead a destination Spain claimed the entire New World, except for Brazil Cortes conquers Aztecs in Mexico Small pox Pizarro conquers Incas Coronado & De Soto’s expeditions (see map on p. 14) Conquistadores oppressed natives & decimated their populations
- 33. Spanish Empire Phase 1—Discovery & Exploration Looked to get rich Gold & Silver Spain became richest nation in the world Biggest empire in world history by 1600 Largely peopled by natives though Phase 2—Conquest Phase 3—Colonization Agriculture/Land Missions/Catholic Church St. Augustine, FL—1565
- 34. Spanish Empire Juan de Onate & 500 men est. New Mexico Land taken from Pueblos Santa Fe est. in 1609 Set up encomienda system License to extract labor & tribute from Pueblos Suppose to protect & Christianize Indians Often led to enslavement Mines, farm work Decimated native population Led to slaves from Africa
- 35. Spanish Empire By 1680, New Mexico=2K Spaniards & 30K Pueblos No luck w/ gold; cattle & sheep instead Attacks from neighboring Apaches & Navajos Pueblo Revolt led by Pope Killed hundreds of Spaniards (21 priests) Captured Santa Fe & drove Spanish from region Spanish would recapture territory in 1690s
- 36. Spanish Empire Few families; mostly soldiers & explorers Intermarriage w/ Indians & African slaves Rigid class system Dominated by pure- blooded Spaniards How to treat natives? Were they human or sub-human? Slaves or morally equal
- 37. Las Casas Dominican Priest Indians were “truly men,” not to be “treated as dumb beasts” “It has been Spain’s practice in every land they have discovered to stage a massacre.” “Strange cruelties” carried out by “Christians” Indians have been “totally deprived of their freedom & were put in the harshest, fiercest, most terrible servitude & captivity.” Recommended use of African slaves Sepulveda Historian of the Spanish Crown “Barbarians” “Inferior to the Spanish as children to adults” “Half-men” “Do not possess any learning at all.” “They have been born to slavery & not to civic & liberal life.”
- 38. Spanish Empire 1542—Spanish Crown commands that Indians no longer be enslaved 1550—Crown abolishes encomienda system It allowed settlers authority over conquered Indian lands & right to extract forced labor Replaced w/ repartimiento (partition or distribution) system Indians were legally free & entitled to wages, but still had to perform fixed amount of labor each year Still many abuses by Spanish landlords & priests
- 39. The Black Legend Britain, France & other Euro nations attempted to demonize the Spanish empire Cruelty, intolerance Based on Las Casas writing Often fueled by Protestant writers Used as reasoning to attack Spanish ships, forts, etc.
- 40. Key Concept 1.3 Contacts among American Indians, Africans, & Europeans challenged the worldviews of each group. I. European overseas expansion & sustained contacts w/ Africans & American Indians dramatically altered European views of social, political, & economic relationships among & between white & nonwhite peoples. II. Native & Africans in the Americas strove to maintain their political & cultural autonomy in the face of European challenges to their independence & core beliefs.
- 41. African & America Africans=over ½ of all new arrivals to NW from 1500- 1800 Most from west coast Viewed by Euros as uncivilized But…had elaborate economic, political, & familial relationships Mostly matrilineal Mostly sedentary/farming Ancestor worship Elderly people often held positions of power Africans had slaves (usually temporary) Slaves being traded away from W. Africa started by 8th c. Portugal popularized trade in 15th c. 100K+ slaves to Portugal & Spain between 1450 & 1500 African kingdoms battled in order to capture slaves & make profit
- 43. The English 1497—John Cabot (of Italy)—Reached northeast N. America (Newfoundland) Sponsored by Henry VII NW Passage? Limited exploration by England until Queen Elizabeth I in 1570s & 1580s Economic strife Enclosure movement (farming to wool), limited land, high unemployment, rising population, & limited food supply Rising class of merchants Mercantilism—nation was principal actor in the economy
- 44. The English Colonization viewed as a way to: Create new market Alleviate poverty & overcrowding New resources Religious reasons Protestant Reformation 1517; King Henry VIII est. Anglican Church in 1529 (1509-1547) “Bloody Mary” restores Catholicism, persecutes Protestants (1553-1558) Back to Protestantism w/ Elizabeth I (1558-1603) Catholics vs. Protestants Puritans, Separatists
- 45. The English Experimented w/ colonization in England, 1560s & 1570s Treated Irish as “savages” & “beasts” Hoped to suppress & isolate native Irish English must remain separate from natives Separate society; “pure” English culture
- 46. The English “Sea Dogs”—pirates— attacked Spanish ships Francis Drake Phillip II of Spain launched attack on England in 1588 Spanish Armada was defeated by Brits Lost more ships in stormy weather while returning Cleared way for increased English exploration
- 47. The English 1583—Sir Humphrey Gilbert—claimed Newfoundland 1585 & 1587—Sir Walter Raleigh--failed attempts to colonize Roanoke Virginia Dare “CROATOAN”—The “Lost Colony”
- 48. The French 1524—Giovanni de Verrazano (of Italy)—east coast, NY harbor 1534-1542--Jacques Cartier—St. Lawrence River NW Passage? 1608--Samuel de Champlain—1st permanent settlement, Quebec on St. Lawrence River “Father of New France” 1673—Louis Jolliet & Fr. Jacques Marquette—explored upper Mississippi River 1682—Robert de Las Salle—Mississippi River basin, named it Louisiana
- 49. The French Few in population, but strong influence Far in to interior of N. America Fur trading & trapping Jesuit missionaries Adapting native ways, inter-marriage Allies w/ Algonquins, enemies w/ Iroquois
- 50. The Dutch 1609—Henry Hudson (of England)—Hudson River & New Amsterdam NW Passage? 1624—Dutch West India Co. est. permanent settlements along Hudson, Delaware, & Connecticut Rivers Population was diverse, but small