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1、PartTwoHistoryChapterIColonizationofNorthAmericaI.ThebeginningofAmericanhistory1.Americanhistorygenerallybeganin1607whenthefirstgroupoftheBritishcolonistswenttoAmericaandstartedtobuildtheirsettlement.TheIndians:A.TheyoriginatedfromAsiasome25000yearsagobycrossi

2、ngtheBeringlandbridge.B.TheIndianshavebeenidentifiedtobethedescendantsofMongoloid.C.ThenameofIndianswasgivenbyColumbus.D.MostofthemlivedinCentralandsouthAmerica,withonlyonemillioninNorthAmerica.E.Theyarered-skinnedanddark-haired.F.Theyhadtheirownsocialstructurew

3、ithtribesandclan.Privatepropertywasforbiddenandeverythingwassharedbyall.G.TheyhavemadecontributionstotheworldtheAmericanhistory.H.Theyweregoodatdecorativeartandlivedonhuntingandfarming.II.TheDiscoveryofAmerica1.CausesthatledtothediscoveryA.AstheresultofRenaissan

4、cesomebravepeoplestartedtheirexpeditionbysailingwestacrosstheAtlantic.B.ChristopherColumbusdiscoveredthenewcontinentofAmerica.C.LaterAmerigoVespucciconfirmedthatanewcontinentratherthanAsiahadbeendiscovered.SotheNewWorldwasnamed“America”afterhim.3.Thesignificance

5、ofthediscoveryA.Thediscoveryofthetwocontinentsmadepeoplegetabetterideaofthesizeoftheearth.B.TheearlyexplorationslaidthefoundationforthecreationofnationsinNorth&SouthAmerica.2.TheimportanceofthediscoveryA.ThediscoveryoftheNewWorldwidenedpeople’shorizonandopenedfr

6、eshgroundfortherisingbourgeoisie.B.Itpromotedthedevelopmentofcommerce,seanavigationandindustryandprovidedthewayfortherapiddevelopmentofearlycapitalism.TheearlyexplorerA.TheSpanishexplorer:a.Balboa:thefirsttocrossthenarrowstripoflandjoiningNorthandSouthAmericab.M

7、agellan:thefirsttosailaroundtheearth,provingtheearthisroundB.TheEnglishexplorer:a.Cabot:claimedthefirstpieceoflandtobeEnglish.b.FrancisDrake:gotvictoryovertheSpanishArmada.III.ColonizationofNorthAmericaC.Frenchexplorer:A.Cartier:arrivedupperpartofNorthAmericab.C

8、hamplain:tookfursfromtheIndiansandfoundedthefirstFrenchcolonyD.Significance:TheexplorersclaimedlargeareasoflandfortheirkingsA.PeopleleavingtheOldWorldtotheNewWorldwan