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APUSHistory

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Chapter1:NewWorldBeginnings
IceAge
54millionpeoplelivedinAmericasbeforeEuropeanscame
IncasPeru
AztecsMexico
Seemedtobesophisticatedcultures.
Impressivehowadvancedtheirmethodsoffarmingwereandhowtheywereableto
feedeveryoneintheirtribes.
Corngrowingbecameabigpartofculture,everyonegrewit
Inmosttribeswomenfarmedandtendedtothehomewhilemenhunted,fishedandcleared
fieldsforgrowingcrops
Seemsunfairthattheyrantheirtribeslikethat,womenandmenshouldhavetriedto
giveequaljobsbecauseeventuallythisledtowomennotbeingabletoholdauthorityin
tribes.
EuropeanscomingtoAmerica
LookingforlandortradeThisnewlandseemedtobelikeanewhopeforsuccessfor
Europeans.
EuropeansEnterAfrica
Portugueseestablishedtradingposts
Slavesstartedbeingtradednotagoodpracticetostartintribes.Eventuallyenslaving
peoplewillcausealotofproblems.
StartedPlantationSystemsSlavesbegantoworkintheAmericasandweretaken
awayfromtheirhomes
Thiswasn'tfairthatthesepeoplewererippedawayfromtheirhomesand
familiesandtakentonewstrangeplacesthey'veneverbeenbeforetobe
someone'sslaveanddoalltheworktheydidn'twanttodothemselves.

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Chapter2:ThePlantingofEnglishAmerica
ProtestantReformation
CausedIrishUprising
ElizabethItroopsstoppeduprising
Reformers
MartinLutherwrote99theis
Hardtimeforchurchcausedlotsofproblems
Englishkickingoutfarmersandthiscausedahardtimeinwoolentrade
Seemslikemanypeoplesufferedbecausetheylosttheirfarmsandcouldno
longersupporttheirfamiliesandaffordtoliveintheirhomes.
leftmanypeoplepoorandhomeless
Jamestown
seemedthatthepeoplethatwerebroughttoJamestownweren'tabletoadjust
wellinthebeginning
manydiedfromdiseaseandsomewerejustunabletolearnhowtoliveoffthe
land
JohnSmithsavesJamestown
diseasestillisaproblem,probablybecauseofthenewenvironment,many
peoplearedyingbythedozens.
UnfortunatehowtherelationshipbetweentheIndiansandColonistscouldnever
bereallyclose
Theycouldhavebothbeenverysuccessfulcommunities/tribesifthey
sharedtheirknowledgewitheachotherandreallyworkedtogether.
TradeseemedtohelpcreatesomesortofrelationshipbetweentheIndiansand
colonists
Indianswereintroducedtonewthingsthattheyhadneverseenbefore
likegunsandnewfoodsandtools
Maryland
Hadtolerationofreligion
Tobacco(poorman'scrop)growninChesapeake
Sugar(richman'scrop)growninWestIndiancommunities
CivilWarinEnglandstuntedimmigrationtoAmerica

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Chapter3:SettlingtheNorthernColonies

PlymouthBay
Pilgrimsfirstwintermanydied
Couldn'tadjusttotheenvironmentanddiedfromdiseases
GreatMigration
InfluxofpeopletoMassachusetts
Hadtocreatetheirowncommunities
Madetheirowngovernments
Mencouldownlandandhadtopspotsinthegovernmentrunningthe
town/colonies
Quakers
FacedproblemwithAnneHutchinson
Wentontrial
manydiedbycrueltreatment
thisreligionseemedtocausealotofproblems
PuritansVSIndians
problemsbetweensettlersandIndiansjustcan'tseemtogetalongalways
runningintoproblems
MiddleWay
seemedlikeagoodplacetolive,successfulcrops,religioustolerance,and
mixedraces.

Chapter4:AmericanLifeintheSeventhCentury

Chesapeake
Notagoodplacetolive,manypeopledied,diseasespreadandcausedlife
experiencetobecutby10years
Tobaccowasabigcashcrop
Thecropruinedthelandandwasindemandandtheywouldplantthe
tobaccobeforethecropstheywouldgrowtoeat
IndenturedServants
didntliveanicelife,werentreallytreatedfair
SlaveTrade
poorerpeopletakenfromtheirhomes,families,jobs,andcommunitiesinAfrica
andputoncrowded,cramped,smellyshipsandsentonalongjourneyoverseas
inaboatthatwasfilledwithasmanypeopleaspossibleandtakentoastrange
placenoneofthemhavebeenbeforeandauctionedofftobeslavesandworkin
arichpersonscropandbetorturedandtreatedterribly.Manydiedfromdisease
andtheoverallnewenvironment.
SomeslaveswereabletogainindependenceandenjoylifeinAmericaasafreeperson
ratherthanworkforsomeone
Africanstreatedterriblytheymadeitillegaltoteachthemhowtoreadandwrite

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Socruel,theyjustwantedthesepeopletobeilliterateandstupidandjustworkfortheir
slaveownersandplantcrops.
AfricansborninAmericawerestillsaves,theycouldn'tbreakthecycleandbecome
somethingelse,theywerestuckbeingslavesandhelpingtheAmericaneconomy.
NewEngland
Seemedlikeagoodplacetolive,notalotofdisease
Goodplacetoraisechildrenandteachthemandhavethemgrowupingood
environments
Extremeweather
couldn'tgrowcertaincropsliketobaccoandslaverydidn'tworktheirbecause
theyhadnolargecropstogrow.
Onlyequalityfoundforwhitepeopleatthistime(notforslaves)