Capitalism,

the Colombian Exchange

Contact between the peoples of Europe, the Americas, and West Africa created a new world on a continent controlled by indigenous tribes.

KEY CONCEPTS:

As native populations migrated and settled across North America over time, they developed distinct and increasingly complex societies by adapting to and transforming their diverse environments.
Contact among Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans resulted in the Colombian Exchange and significant social, cultural, and political changes on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
European overseas expansion resulted in the Colombian Exchange, a series of interactions and adaptations among societies across the Atlantic.

How did the identities of colonizing and indigenous societies change as a result of contact in the Americas?
How did the Columbian Exchange affect interaction between Europeans and natives and among indigenous societies in North America?
Where did different groups settle in the Americas (pre-contact) and how and why did they move to and within the Americas (post contact)?
How did Spain’s early entry into colonization in the Caribbean and Latin America shape European and American developments in the colonial era?
How did European attempts to dominate the Americas shape relations between American Indians, Europeans, and Africans?
How did pre-contact populations of North America relate to their environments? How did contact with Europeans and Africans change these relations in North America?
How did cultural contact challenge the religious and other value systems of peoples from the Americas, Africa, and Europe?

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