1. WHAT WAS AMERICA LIKE BEFORE COMUMBUS? CHANGES by EUROPEAN COLONISTS
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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
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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.

2. 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
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WRAP-UP: SKIP WRITTEN SUMMARY UNLESS THERE’S TIME

3. WHAT WAS AMERICA LIKE BEFORE COMUMBUS? CHANGES by EUROPEAN COLONISTS
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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

4. 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.