Early American Republic

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Course Outline

  1. Paleo-Indians and Early Agriculture
  2. Indigenous Cities and Regional Change
  3. European Exploration and Settlement
  4. Jamestown and Virginia Government
  5. Native Alliances and Colonial Expansion
  6. Labor, Slavery, and Racial Status
  7. Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay
  8. Puritan Society and Religious Rule
  9. New England Conflict and Witch Trials

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1. What was Christopher Columbus seeking when he reached the New World in 1492?

2. Which description correctly identifies the dates and Indigenous alliance associated with King Philip's War?

3. Which way of life best characterizes Paleo-Indians?

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What name is given to the first Americans?

Paleo-Indians.

When does the traditional account place migration across the Bering Strait?

Around 12,000–10,000 BC.

How did Paleo-Indians organize their communities?

They lived in bands of extended families.

Which three crops did people cultivate in central Mexico by approximately 9,000 years ago?

Corn, squash, and beans.

How did agriculture affect people's way of life in central Mexico?

It encouraged a more sedentary life.

What agricultural change did Medieval Optimum warming support between 900 and 1350 AD?

The three sisters became a main food source.

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