II. The Discovery of America
1. Causes that led to the discovery
A. As the result of Renaissance some brave people started their expeditio Atlantic.
Part Two History
Chapter I Colonization of North America
I. The beginning of American history
1. American history generally began in 1607 when the first group of the British colonists went to America and started to build their settlement. 2.The Indians:
III. Colonization of North America
1. The early explorer A. The Spanish explorer:
a. Balboa: the first to cross the narrow strip of land joining North and South America
b. Francis Drake: got victory over the Spanish Armada.
C. French explorer:
A. Cartier: arrived upper part of North America
b. Champlain: took furs from the Indians and founded the first French colony
b. Magellan: the first to sail around the earth, proving the earth is round
B. The English explorer:
a. Cabot: claimed the first piece of land to be English.
2. The importance of the discovery
A. The discovery of the New World widened people’s horizon and opened fresh ground for the rising bourgeoisie.
B. It promoted the development of commerce, sea navigation and industry and provided the way for the rapid development of early capitalism.
3. The significance of the discovery
A. The discovery of the two continents made people get a better idea of the size of the earth.
B. The early explorations laid the foundation for the creation of nations in North & South America.
tribes and clan. Private property was forbidden and everything was shared by all. G. They have made contributions to the world the American history. H. They were good at decorative art and lived on hunting and farming.
World wanted to seek freedom of religious beliefs and better living. B. It took more than a century for Britain to establish the thirteen colonies along the Atlantic coast. C. They were divided three sections:
D. Significance:
The explorers claimed large areas of land for their kings
2. The Founding of the thirteen colonies A. People leaving the Old World to the New
C. The name of Indians was given by Columbus.
D. Most of them lived in Central and south America, with only one million
in North America.
E. They are red-skinned and dark-haired. F. They had their own social structure with
A. They originated from Asia some 25000 years ago by crossing the Bering land bridge.
B. The Indians have been identified to be the descendants of Mongoloid.
B. Christopher Columbus discovered
the new continent of America.
C. Later Amerigo Vespucci confirmed that a new continent rather than Asia had been discovered. So the New World was named “ America” after him .