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1 | | Identify and describe the elaborate native civilizations that developed in South and Central America and Mexico. |
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2 | | Describe the way of life of the North American Indians—where they lived and how they supported themselves. |
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3 | | Describe the changes taking place among North American Indians during the century before Europeans arrived. |
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4 | | How were efforts to determine the pre-Columbian population of America tied to the larger debate over the consequences of European settlement of the Western Hemisphere? |
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5 | | What changes stimulated Europeans to look toward new lands? |
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6 | | What did Columbus hope to achieve through his voyages, and what did he actually accomplish? |
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7 | | Why did the conquistadors seek to eliminate the underpinnings of existing American civilizations? How was this destruction accomplished? |
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8 | | Explain the relationship between the Spanish and the Pueblo Indians. How did this relationship shape the development of New Mexico? |
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9 | | Describe the demographic differences between the Spanish Empire in America and the empires to the north. What impact did European diseases have on colonization efforts? |
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10 | | What did Europeans gain from the Indians that proved more important than gold? |
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11 | | What did the intermarriage of Spanish and North Americans reveal about the Spanish colonial system and suggest about the Europeans who administered it? |
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12 | | What role did the Catholic Church play in Spanish colonization efforts? |
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13 | | Describe the cultures from which African slaves were taken and brought to America. |
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14 | | How did the African slave trade originate, and how did it evolve? |
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15 | | What commercial factors contributed to England's decision to seek colonies in the New World? |
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16 | | How did the English Reformation differ from that of Luther and Calvin? Why did it fail to satisfy the religious desires of many English people? |
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17 | | What did the Puritans wish to accomplish, and why did they clash with James I? |
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18 | | How did the English colonization of Ireland influence the way in which the English colonized America? |
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19 | | Where did the French and Dutch establish colonies in North America, and how did their efforts differ from those of the Spanish and the English? |
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20 | | What inspired the English to get into the race for the colonies? |
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21 | | Describe the colonization efforts of Sir Humphrey Gilbert and Sir Walter Raleigh. |
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22 | | How did James I settle the rivalry between London and Plymouth merchants over the exploration of North America? |
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