America Ferrera

One Giant Leap We all remember the old rhyme "In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue." That saved me on my 3rd grade history final. That rhyme helps us to remember the year that explorer Christopher Columbus, in an attempt to find an easier trading route to East Indies, discovered a patch of land that was soon referred to as the "New World," what we now refer to as the America's. The 16th and 17th century was rife with exploration across the globe, and with it colonialism. But very

their colonial dominance of the Americas in Massachusetts Bay. The two countries later joined to form Great Britain. The colonies spread to other parts of America, including Georgia, Virginia and Maryland. The French, on the other hand, colonized North America as the Spanish occupied colonies in the south and, thus, all three colonial groups were in constant struggle to oust each other and occupy greater territory in the Americas. Equality was only a dream in America in from 1700 through 1750. Native

developing during the 17th century, two English colonial societies, New England and Chesapeake, came to America in different ways and with different views, ultimately changing the way in which they run their colonies. Originally failing by going inland to Roanoke, a swamp like area, the London Company made their way to Jamestown, Virginia in 1607. hoping to get rich quick, the colonist of the Chesapeake had to change their initial anticipations and turned to the cash crop, tobacco . This created

turning point in modern times to the American Continents. “For thousands of years before 1492, human societies in Americas had developed in isolation from the rest of the world.”(P. 4) Christopher Columbus and other European voyagers ended all this beginning in 1492 as they searched for treasure and attempted to spread Christianity. For the first time people from Europe, Africa, and the Americas were in regular contact. This 1492 event brought together three worlds politically, culturally and environmentally

In the early American days, America was mostly controlled by English and French settlers. They fought for land near the fertile Ohio River Valley, both claiming to own the land. The strive to fully own this land led to the French and Indian war in 1754. The French fought with the Native Americans against England and its colonies. In 1763, the war finally ended with the surrender at Montreal and the Treaty of Paris. England had won the war, but at a certain price. Eventually, through a chain of events

Accidental and Purposeful Landing James Nipp History 1301 28 September 10, 2015  Spain and England were some of the first people to settle in the new world, but did they do a lot of similar things or were they two whole different worlds? Even though Spain and England both found the new world, there are many differences in their colonies including the reasoning behind sailing, the way they treated Native American’s, and the length of time they stayed. Spain never wanted to go and start new

1. The large cities had formed along the silk and spice routes which provided the main access to the ports. During the 1500, exploration for new trade routes began in ernest. Countries wanted to find new products and new lands. The existing ports were getting rich from trading and the desire for more foreign goods was an incentive for exploration. This was the end of the Middle ages and forward into Modern times. During the 1900, war broke out between China and 8 European countries. This was

France, and England were each struggling to take control and colonize North America. Each country had different approaches and all had different reasons for their colonizing efforts. Some of these things would either make or break the colonies. The British, though would prove most successful. What did they do differently than Spain and France that would affect their success? France wanted to colonize north America to gain power, wealth, and riches. France was still completely under the French

Early Globalization in the Atlantic World amid 1492 and 1950 brought about globalization, diseases like smallpox, chickenpox, measles, and battles. The race to the Americas with Portugal, Spain, Netherlands, and England built up the New World. Travelers like Hernan Cortes, a Spanish Conquistador, drove an undertaking that brought about the fall of the Aztec civilization. This was all achievable with the assistance of a Nahua lady named Malintzin, otherwise called "La Malinche". She went about as

empire. Another point is that the Incas were exceptional craftsmen who excelled at masonry. Sources 4,5,9 10 all explicitly state how skilful the Incas are when it came to building large structures such as the pyramids that are found all over South America. Some of the said sources explicitly state that the techniques the Incas utilised were influenced by past civilisations such as the Tihuanco empire and tribes that were conquered by the Incas such as the Chimús. Overall, I can say that sources 4,5