WHAT WAS AMERICA LIKE BEFORE COMUMBUS? CHANGES by EUROPEAN COLONISTS KEY KEY WHAT WAS AMERICA LIKE BEFORE COMUMBUS? No DOMESTICATED Animals (horse, cow, pig, sheep, etc.), except turkey & llama. Loads of animals (buffalo, antelope, fish, etc.) Loads of Plants (papaya, cocoa, tomato, CORN POTATOES, TREES) AMERICA TODAY SKIP FOR TIME CHANGES by EUROPEAN COLONISTS Cows, horses, pigs, sheep brought to Americas Overfishing European Crops (what, grapes, wheat, apples, barley, etc.) & Honeybee brought to the Americas Deforestation Diseases (Small Pox) brought to the Americas The COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE refers to a period of cultural and biological exchanges between the New World (North & South America) and Old Worlds (Europe, Asia & Africa). Exchanges of plants, animals, diseases and technology transformed European and Native American ways of life.

COLONISTS’ SETTLEMENT FACTORS NATIVE AMERICAN LIFE 100+ Million People Plenty of Hunting & Fishing, but for local need, NOT done on a large scale as a commodity or industry Major trade routes connected tribes throughout the Americas Fewer metal tools available than in Europe Hunting done on foot (because there were no domesticated animals to ride COLONISTS’ SETTLEMENT FACTORS PUSH FACTORS- (Why did they leave Europe?) No Land No Hunting Depleted Fishing Deforestation Polluted Water Overcrowding Crown & Church too powerful PULL FACTORS- (Why did they want to go to America?) Vast Land Plenty of Hunting Plenty of Fishing Forests Clean Water No Crowding Individual Freedoms HOW PEOPLE MODIFY the ENVIRONMENT SKIP FOR TIME WRAP-UP: SKIP WRITTEN SUMMARY UNLESS THERE’S TIME

WHAT WAS AMERICA LIKE BEFORE COMUMBUS? CHANGES by EUROPEAN COLONISTS Name _____________________ CORE AB1 A2 A3 A4 AB5 B2 B3 B4 The COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE refers to a period of cultural and biological exchanges between the New World (North & South America) and Old Worlds (Europe, Asia & Africa). Exchanges of plants, animals, diseases and technology transformed European and Native American ways of life. WHAT WAS AMERICA LIKE BEFORE COMUMBUS? AMERICA TODAY CHANGES by EUROPEAN COLONISTS

COLONISTS’ SETTLEMENT FACTORS NATIVE AMERICAN LIFE COLONISTS’ SETTLEMENT FACTORS PUSH FACTORS- (Why did they leave Europe?) PULL FACTORS- (Why did they want to go to America?) HOW PEOPLE MODIFY the ENVIRONMENT AGRICULTURE- URBAN GROWTH- DAMS- ENERGY- CORE WRAP-UP: On a separate sheet of notebook paper, write a summary paragraph (5+ detailed sentences) . Be sure to include what America was like before European contact, why Europeans wanted to move to and alter America as well as the impact we see on America today.