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1、PartTwoHistoryChapterIColonizationofNorthAmericaI.ThebeginningofAmericanhistory1.Americanhistorygenerallybeganin1607whenthefirstgroupoftheBritishcolonistswenttoAmericaandstartedtobuildtheirsettlement.TheIndians:A.TheyoriginatedfromAsiasome25000yearsagob

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

3、cialstructurewithtribesandclan.Privatepropertywasforbiddenandeverythingwassharedbyall.G.TheyhavemadecontributionstotheworldtheAmericanhistory.H.Theyweregoodatdecorativeartandlivedonhuntingandfarming.II.TheDiscoveryofAmerica1.CausesthatledtothediscoveryA.A

4、stheresultofRenaissancesomebravepeoplestartedtheirexpeditionbysailingwestacrosstheAtlantic.B.ChristopherColumbusdiscoveredthenewcontinentofAmerica.C.LaterAmerigoVespucciconfirmedthatanewcontinentratherthanAsiahadbeendiscovered.SotheNewWorldwasnamed“Americ

5、a”afterhim.3.ThesignificanceofthediscoveryA.Thediscoveryofthetwocontinentsmadepeoplegetabetterideaofthesizeoftheearth.B.TheearlyexplorationslaidthefoundationforthecreationofnationsinNorth&SouthAmerica.2.TheimportanceofthediscoveryA.ThediscoveryoftheNewWor

6、ldwidenedpeople’shorizonandopenedfreshgroundfortherisingbourgeoisie.B.Itpromotedthedevelopmentofcommerce,seanavigationandindustryandprovidedthewayfortherapiddevelopmentofearlycapitalism.TheearlyexplorerA.TheSpanishexplorer:a.Balboa:thefirsttocrossthenarro

7、wstripoflandjoiningNorthandSouthAmericab.Magellan:thefirsttosailaroundtheearth,provingtheearthisroundB.TheEnglishexplorer:a.Cabot:claimedthefirstpieceoflandtobeEnglish.b.FrancisDrake:gotvictoryovertheSpanishArmada.III.ColonizationofNorthAmericaC.Frenchexp

8、lorer:A.Cartier:arrivedupperpartofNorthAmericab.Champlain:tookfursfromtheIndiansandfoundedthefirstFrenchcolonyD.Significance:TheexplorersclaimedlargeareasoflandfortheirkingsA.PeopleleavingtheOldWorldtotheNewWorldwan