American History 1-Beginnings (简略).ppt

An overview of American History American Life from 1607 to the Civil War Native Americans Crossed from Asia to Alaska 20,000 years ago Grouped themselves in several hundred nations and tribes Explore the Native American Nations Hopi of the Southwest Kwakiutl of the Northwest The Kwakiutl: Lived near the Pacific coast. Built large homes from cedar trees. Caught a surplus of salmon, which they dried and ate year-round Pawnee of the Great Plains The Pawnee: Grew corn, squash, and beans half of the year Hunted buffalo during the other half of the year Built permanent lodges using bark, earth, and grass Nez Perce of the Northwest The Nez Perce: Lived in the plateaus and the valleys of what is now known as north central Idaho, Montana, northeastern Oregon, and southeastern Washington, an area of about seventeen million acres. Traveled and fished along their many rivers every season. Migrated to hunt and gather during summer and fall. The Inuit of Alaska and Northwest Canada Inuit: Lived in the extreme arctic climate of Northwest Canada Traveled and fished along the ocean and seashore every season. Built “igloo” homes out of ice and snow Wore thick clothing made from caribou (reindeer) and seal hides Seminoles of the Southeast The Seminoles: Lived in what is now know as Florida Wore light clothing made of grass and thin cloth Built roundhouses made of wooden poles covered with clay and bark, sometimes without walls Dances with Wolves (1990) The Coming of the English British settlements Jamestown, Virginia in 1607 (first settlement) New England colonies Middle colonies Southern colonies British territories ca 1700 European colonies in the Americas around 1763 Colonialism: Americas. This map shows European colonies in the Americas around 1763. At that time, European colonies covered extensive areas in North, Central, and South America. France, Portugal, Spain, and Britain controlled the greatest amount of territory. The main era of colonization in