aim #1: what were the major patterns of native american life in north america before the europeans...
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Aim #1: What were the major patterns of Native American life in North America
before the Europeans arrived?
Do now! Read de las Casas’ Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies” and de Sepulveda’s Concerning the Just
Causes of War Against the Indians” and answer questions on handout
Main Ideas*Native Populations of North America*Columbian Exchange & its Consequences*Clashing Worldviews: Early Interactions of Indians, Africans, and Europeans
Bering Sea Land Bridge Migration
Two General Views of Indians by Europeans
• noble “savages” that were respectful of their environment.
• dishonest, manipulative, and totally willing to drastically alter the physical landscape.
Why Two Views?
Paintings of 16th Century Indians were created by European artists who ascribed to the Greek school of art. 1. What are the similarities between these paintings of Indians and Europeans? 2. What is the likelihood that our view of Native Americans today is biased because the primary documents we use to research Indians were created by Europeans? 3. If we view the Native Americans through the lens of the Europeans, how will that color our view of Native Americans?
Why Two Views?Dude, Indians are innocent and
noble. Umm…no.
SepulvedaDe Las Casas
These two guys were the ones who came up with the different views of Native Americans.
The Black Legend
The Black Legend is a style of historical writing or propaganda that demonizes the Spanish Empire, its people and its culture.
De Las Casas
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From what we discussed last week, what do we know about how Native American tribes adapted to their environment?
The Americas…One example is the Iroquois Confederacy. Five Indian nations created a military alliance and promised to help each other in order to defeat their enemies.
The Confederacy remained strong until the American Revolution in 1776!
Native Culture and Lifestyle► Nomadic OR Sedentary► Gender Roles
Women shared in labor except hunting
► Animism: the worldview that non-human entities—such as animals, plants, and inanimate objects—possess a spiritual essence
► Eastern Woodlands Hunting and Agriculture (fur, corn,
beans, squash) Hopewell Iroquois
► Mohawks, Oneidas, Onodagas, Cayugas, Senecas
Algonquian► Mississippian
Hunting and Agriculture► Great Plains
Hunting (buffalo) Sioux
► Southwest Agriculture (corn) Anasazi/Pueblo Stone and adobe structures
Pacific Northwest Hunting and fishing (salmon) Cedar forests
Totem poles
Cahokia, c. 1100 CE (future St. Louis, Cinncinnati)
Great Serpent Mount - Ohio Great Plains native lifestyle
Cliff Palace – Colorado
Kincaid - Illinois
Totem poles – Pacific Northwest
BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NATIVE AMERICANS AND EUROPEANS..HOW THEY VIEWED LAND OWNERSHIP
Native Americans Europeans
•Did not treat the land like they owned it because the concept of ownership was foreign•Instead of trying to change the land to make it most conducive to their lifestyle, they changed their lifestyles in accordance with their geography.
•Humans had dominion over earth•Change the land to suit them
“You think you own whatever land you land onThe Earth is just a dead thing you can claimBut I know every rock and tree and creatureHas a life, has a spirit, has a name “
The Americas…
Aztec Empire
Mayan Empire
Another example were the Aztec, Mayan, and Incan Empires. They waged large-scale wars, created alliances, and greatly altered the environmental landscape.
European Colonization► God► Glory► Gold► Spain
Christopher Columbus (1492)
► France Jacques Cartier (1534)
► Dutch Henry Hudson (1609)
► England Charter Colonies,
Proprietary Colonies, Royal Colonies
Treaty of Tordesillas (1494)
An agreement between Portugal and Spain which declared that newly discovered lands to the west of an imaginary line in the Atlantic Ocean would belong to Spain and newly discovered lands to the east of the line would belong to Portugal.
European Colonies
DEBATE: COLUMBUS: HERO OR VILLIAN?
Directions: Complete your assigned reading and be ready to defend your side tomorrow
Columbian Exchange
The Collision of Cultures Begins• Encomiendas!!– The large-scale plantations that used Indians as slave labor
in the Caribbean and South America were called encomiendas.
– Encomiendas were supposed to convert the Indians to Christianity.
– In return for saving their souls from Hell the Indians were supposed to work for the Spaniards.
WE WILL NOW COMPLETE THE “COLONIAL DOMINATION” MURAL QUESTIONS BY ANALYZING THE MURAL ITSELF IN GROUPS
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The Spanish in America
►Royal Colonies Viceroys
►Relations with Natives Catholic Conversion
and Missions Pueblo Revolt (1680)
► Labor Encomienda System Asiento System
►Spanish Caste System
The Spanish in AmericaThe Vallodilid Controversy (1550-
1551)► Juan Gines de Sepulveda
Concerning the Just Cause of the War Against the Indians (1547)
“Those whose condition is such that their function is the use of their bodies and nothing better can be expected of them, those, I say, are slaves of nature. It is better for them to be ruled thus.”
► Bartoleme de las Casas The New Laws (1542) A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies (1552) “The Indians are our brothers, and Christ has given his
life for them. Why, then, do we persecute them with such inhuman savagery?... They will embrace the teaching of the Gospel, as well I know, for they are not stupid or barbarous but have a native sincerity and are simple, moderate, and meek.... Once they have embraced it, it is marvelous with what piety, eagerness, faith, and charity they obey Christ's precepts and venerate the sacraments. For they are docile and clever, and in their diligence and gifts of nature, they excel most peoples of the known world.”
The French in America►Royal Colonies►Jesuits and Catholic
Conversion►Fur Trade►Native Relations
Trade Networks Alliances Intermarriage
The English in America►Charters and Joint-
Stock Companies►Population Growth
Indentured Servants
►Native Relations Early Native
Assistance Animosity and
Exclusion►Anglo-Powhatan Wars►Pequot Wars (1636-
1638)►King Philip’s War
(1675-1678)
Smallpox and Nativesc. 1575-1580
Smallpox