1. US History, Unit 1
Pre-Columbian period and European colonization of North America

2. Topic #1--“NATIVE AMERICANS AND EARLY EUROPEAN EXPLORATION”

3. SIX THEMATIC QUESTIONS...

4. A. How and why did people first get to what is now America?

5. B. How did geography impact Native American cultures?

6. C. Why did Europeans start exploring the world in the 1400s and 1500s?

7. D. What inventions helped them do this?

8. E. What is important to know about Christopher Columbus?

9. F. What is the lasting impact of the Columbian Exchange?