CTCD- HIstory Research Paper

Chapter One: The New World

I. Introduction

II. The First Americans

A. Migration histories

i. Bering Strait land bridge

B. Rise of agriculture

i. Mesoamerica

ii. North American river valleys

iii. Eastern Woodlands

C. Cultural practices

i. spiritual practices

ii. kinship ties

iii. matrilineal

iv. communication patterns

D. Diverse Societies

i. Puebloan

ii. Cahokia

iii. Lenapes

iv. Coast Salish

III. European Expansion

A. Motivations

i. economic

ii. religious

B. Early encounters

i. Guanches

ii. Taino

C. Extermination

i. Bartolome de Las Casas

ii. epidemic disease

IV. Spanish Exploration and Conquest

A. Mayans

B. Aztecs

i. Tenochtitlan

ii. empire

C. Incas

D. Conquest

i. Hernan Cortes

ii. Montezuma

iii. Francisco Pizarro

ii. encomienda

iii. repartimiento

E. Early Colonial Society

i. Peninsulares

ii. Criollos

iii. Mestizos

iv. Indios

F. Expansion to North America

i. St. Augustine, Florida

ii. Southwest