FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICANS
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It was an expression of disgust. Like other European citizens, an explorer usually distrusted the King. He hoped to discover new areas of the world where he and other outcasts could establish a new country.
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It was an expression of national pride. Explorers hoped to discover new areas to honor their King and their country.
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It was an expression of purpose. Newly discovered areas of the world were immediately declared independent nations and a new King was named the ruler of the area.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -During the 16th century, many explorers were motivated by the concept “For King and Country.” What did this mean? It was an expression of disgust. Like other European citizens, an explorer usually distrusted the King. He hoped to discover new areas of the world where he and other outcasts could establish a new country.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following describes the main reason why Native Americans were frustrated by the continued settlement of Europeans in North Carolina? The European settlers refused to trade with the local Native American tribes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Historians generally recognize three motives for European exploration and colonization in the New World: God, gold, and glory.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Europeans brought technologies, ideas, plants, and animals that were new to America and would transform peoples’ lives: guns, iron tools, and weapons; Christianity and Roman law; sugarcane and wheat; horses and cattle. They also carried diseases against which the Indian peoples had no defenses.
Detailed explanation-5: -Perhaps the single greatest impact of European colonization on the North American environment was the introduction of disease. Microbes to which native inhabitants had no immunity caused sickness and death everywhere Europeans settled.