US History, Unit 1 Pre-Columbian period and European colonization of North America
Topic #1--“NATIVE AMERICANS AND EARLY EUROPEAN EXPLORATION”
SIX THEMATIC QUESTIONS...
A. How and why did people first get to what is now America?
B. How did geography impact Native American cultures? Give at least two examples to prove your point.
C. Why did Europeans start exploring the world in the 1400s and 1500s?
D. What inventions aided exploration? Which two do you think were most important? Why?
E. What is most important to know about Christopher Columbus?
F. What is the lasting impact of the Columbian Exchange? Overall, was the exchange more positive or more negative? Why do you think so?