TOPIC 1.1
Contextualizing
Period 1
Learning Objective A
Explain the context for European encounters in the Americas from 1491 to 1607.
PREVIEW: UNIT 1 KEY CONCEPTS
KC-1.1
As native populations migrated and settled across the vast expanse of North America over time, they developed distinct and increasingly complex societies by adapting to and transforming their diverse environments.
KC-1.1.I
Different native societies adapted to and transformed their environments through innovations
in agriculture, resource use and social structure.
KC-1.2
Contact among Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans resulted in the Columbian Exchange and significant social, cultural,
and political changes on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
KC-1.2.I
European expansion into the Western Hemisphere generated intense social, religious,
political, and economic competition and changes within European societies.
KC-1.2.II
The Columbian Exchange and development of the Spanish Empire in the Western
Hemisphere resulted in extensive demographic, economic, and social changes.
KC-1.2.III
In their interactions, Europeans and Native Americans asserted divergent worldviews
regarding issues such as religion,
Explain the context for European encounters in the Americas from 1491 to 1607.
PREVIEW: UNIT 1 KEY CONCEPTS
KC-1.1
As native populations migrated and settled across the vast expanse of North America over time, they developed distinct and increasingly complex societies by adapting to and transforming their diverse environments.
KC-1.1.I
Different native societies adapted to and transformed their environments through innovations
in agriculture, resource use and social structure.
KC-1.2
Contact among Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans resulted in the Columbian Exchange and significant social, cultural,
and political changes on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
KC-1.2.I
European expansion into the Western Hemisphere generated intense social, religious,
political, and economic competition and changes within European societies.
KC-1.2.II
The Columbian Exchange and development of the Spanish Empire in the Western
Hemisphere resulted in extensive demographic, economic, and social changes.
KC-1.2.III
In their interactions, Europeans and Native Americans asserted divergent worldviews
regarding issues such as religion,
