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❖ When Columbus found the new continent, there were about 20 million Indians living in Americas – Canada, midnorthern and the southern parts of the U.S. , Mexico.
Indians to Christianity; ❖ 3. The need of European religious and political
dissenters for refuge from persecution in their homelands; ❖ 4. The thirst for adventure.
Colonial Era
❖ The U.S. never had a feudal aristocracy. Land was plentiful and labor was scarce; every free man had an opportunity to achieve economic independence.
❖ In 1492, Columbus persuaded the queen of Spain to finance his voyage to Asia, but he reached America at last, and he called the native people “Indians.”
English Settlements
❖ The British colonies in North America were also occupied by many non-British national groups: Germans settled in Pennsylvania, Swedes founded the colony of Delaware, and African slaves first arrived in Virginia in 1619.
❖ The English king appointed many of the colonial governors, but they all had to rule in cooperation with an elected assembly. Voting was restricted to landowning white males.
❖ The Spanish established some settlements in today’s Florida, New Mexico and California.
Discovery
The reasons of Europeans’ coming to America (3Gs):
❖ 1. The need for increased trade; ❖ 2. The zeal of Spanish priests to convert the native
❖ Around 10,000 years ago, another group of Asian people came to the northern part of North America, and they were the ancestors of the later Eskimos.
English Settlements
❖ The first successful English colony in America was founded at Jamestown, Virginia in 1607. Of the first 105 colonists, 73 died of hunger and disease within seven months of their arrival.
❖ In 1626 Dutch settlers purchased Manhattan Island from local Indians and built the town of New Amsterdam; in 1664 the settlement was captured by the English and renamed New York.
American History
Lecturer: Qin Jie
Before 1492
The Earliest Inhabitants
❖ Around 20,000 years ago, a group of Asian people arrived in Central and South Americas by way of North America. These people were the ancestors of American Indians.
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Discovery
❖ In late 15th-century Europe, there was a great demand for spices, textiles and dyes from Asia.
❖ Christopher Columbus, a mariner from Italy believed that he could reach the Far East by sailing from Europe.
Colonial Era
❖ By 1733 English settlers had occupied 13 colonies along the Atlantic coast.
❖ One group of English Puritans crossed the Atlantic in the ship Mayflower and settled at Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620. A much larger Puritan colony was established in the Boston area in 1630.
Indians to Christianity; ❖ 3. The need of European religious and political
dissenters for refuge from persecution in their homelands; ❖ 4. The thirst for adventure.
Colonial Era
❖ The U.S. never had a feudal aristocracy. Land was plentiful and labor was scarce; every free man had an opportunity to achieve economic independence.
❖ In 1492, Columbus persuaded the queen of Spain to finance his voyage to Asia, but he reached America at last, and he called the native people “Indians.”
English Settlements
❖ The British colonies in North America were also occupied by many non-British national groups: Germans settled in Pennsylvania, Swedes founded the colony of Delaware, and African slaves first arrived in Virginia in 1619.
❖ The English king appointed many of the colonial governors, but they all had to rule in cooperation with an elected assembly. Voting was restricted to landowning white males.
❖ The Spanish established some settlements in today’s Florida, New Mexico and California.
Discovery
The reasons of Europeans’ coming to America (3Gs):
❖ 1. The need for increased trade; ❖ 2. The zeal of Spanish priests to convert the native
❖ Around 10,000 years ago, another group of Asian people came to the northern part of North America, and they were the ancestors of the later Eskimos.
English Settlements
❖ The first successful English colony in America was founded at Jamestown, Virginia in 1607. Of the first 105 colonists, 73 died of hunger and disease within seven months of their arrival.
❖ In 1626 Dutch settlers purchased Manhattan Island from local Indians and built the town of New Amsterdam; in 1664 the settlement was captured by the English and renamed New York.
American History
Lecturer: Qin Jie
Before 1492
The Earliest Inhabitants
❖ Around 20,000 years ago, a group of Asian people arrived in Central and South Americas by way of North America. These people were the ancestors of American Indians.
wk.baidu.com
Discovery
❖ In late 15th-century Europe, there was a great demand for spices, textiles and dyes from Asia.
❖ Christopher Columbus, a mariner from Italy believed that he could reach the Far East by sailing from Europe.
Colonial Era
❖ By 1733 English settlers had occupied 13 colonies along the Atlantic coast.
❖ One group of English Puritans crossed the Atlantic in the ship Mayflower and settled at Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620. A much larger Puritan colony was established in the Boston area in 1630.