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Contact with
          the Americas




Thursday, January 27, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Who was 鍖rst?
           Asians and the Bering Strait land bridge 10-15,000 (or
            more) years ago, duh!

           depends...

           what is America?




Thursday, January 27, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
The candidates
                                    China 1421


    Leif 900s
   Amteric                      Cristobol Colon
                                                       Portuguese 1460s



 Polynesians 1000



                                                    Giovanni Caboto 1497
                    Africa 1311
Thursday, January 27, 2011
How will we know?




Thursday, January 27, 2011
How will we know?
               DNA testing
               ocean currents
               archeology
               sunken ships



Thursday, January 27, 2011
Why did they come?
                              The Portuguese
    initial leaders of exploration
    trade outposts in Africa
    route to the Indies
    slaves and sugar--Brazil



Thursday, January 27, 2011
Why did they come? Spain




Thursday, January 27, 2011
Why did they come? Spain
   trade route and resources
   encounter with the indigenous people
   different value systems
   encomienda system
   Cortes (1524) and divide and conquer
   Bartolom辿 de las Casas


Thursday, January 27, 2011
Why did they come? England




Thursday, January 27, 2011
Why did they come? England

                     proli鍖c in the NE of North America
                     pause: Reformation
                     resume: industrial revolution!
                     competition with Spain and France
                     religious fundamentalists


Thursday, January 27, 2011
Why did they come? France




Thursday, January 27, 2011
Why did they come? France

  busy in the 15th c. with religious wars
  vampire effect
  compete with Spain and England
  highest amount of toleration



Thursday, January 27, 2011
Consequences of Euro Contact




Thursday, January 27, 2011
Consequences of Euro Contact
                     Americas estimated population total before
                             Euro contact = 20 to 40,000,000
                     90% of the population perishes from
                             disease, warfare and suicide
                     New ethnic groups: mestizos and zambos
                     shift in land usage
                     slave trade

Thursday, January 27, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Colombian Exchange



             From Europe to the Americas




Thursday, January 27, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Colombian Exchange



                     From the Americas to Europe   syphilis*




Thursday, January 27, 2011

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  • 1. Contact with the Americas Thursday, January 27, 2011
  • 3. Who was 鍖rst? Asians and the Bering Strait land bridge 10-15,000 (or more) years ago, duh! depends... what is America? Thursday, January 27, 2011
  • 5. The candidates China 1421 Leif 900s Amteric Cristobol Colon Portuguese 1460s Polynesians 1000 Giovanni Caboto 1497 Africa 1311 Thursday, January 27, 2011
  • 6. How will we know? Thursday, January 27, 2011
  • 7. How will we know? DNA testing ocean currents archeology sunken ships Thursday, January 27, 2011
  • 8. Why did they come? The Portuguese initial leaders of exploration trade outposts in Africa route to the Indies slaves and sugar--Brazil Thursday, January 27, 2011
  • 9. Why did they come? Spain Thursday, January 27, 2011
  • 10. Why did they come? Spain trade route and resources encounter with the indigenous people different value systems encomienda system Cortes (1524) and divide and conquer Bartolom辿 de las Casas Thursday, January 27, 2011
  • 11. Why did they come? England Thursday, January 27, 2011
  • 12. Why did they come? England proli鍖c in the NE of North America pause: Reformation resume: industrial revolution! competition with Spain and France religious fundamentalists Thursday, January 27, 2011
  • 13. Why did they come? France Thursday, January 27, 2011
  • 14. Why did they come? France busy in the 15th c. with religious wars vampire effect compete with Spain and England highest amount of toleration Thursday, January 27, 2011
  • 15. Consequences of Euro Contact Thursday, January 27, 2011
  • 16. Consequences of Euro Contact Americas estimated population total before Euro contact = 20 to 40,000,000 90% of the population perishes from disease, warfare and suicide New ethnic groups: mestizos and zambos shift in land usage slave trade Thursday, January 27, 2011
  • 18. Colombian Exchange From Europe to the Americas Thursday, January 27, 2011
  • 20. Colombian Exchange From the Americas to Europe syphilis* Thursday, January 27, 2011