A Whole New World

Who were they?

​Navajo, Cherokee, Inuit

​What are their origins?

What was their culture like?

How have they preserved their culture?​

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How common is this culture today in N.A.?

​Indigenous Americans

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Why do you think they used animal fur for their clothing? What might they have eaten? How did they adapt to the harsh climate?

The "Old World" wanted to find and conquer the "New World." Great Britain, France and Spain were powerful and took most of North America.

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​What was the New World? Was it really new?

​Empires Explore

​Sent by the Spanish after failing to gain Portugal's support, he was headed to India, but got lost. He landed in what is now The Bahamas, and told his boss he'd landed in India. They later realized that he was in "The New World."

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Europeans brought horses, guns, slaves, diseases, plants, animals & ideas that were new to The Americas. They also found many things that hadn't been seen in Europe before.

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This started an exchange of culture and products.

​Old and New

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Not only did products get traded, but culture (ideas, languages and religions) changed The Americas for centuries to come. Slavery was part of this exchange.

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​How did American and Canadian culture change?

​Columbian Exchange

​Many migrants leave their homeland searching for better lives, but some people were enslaved by Europeans and Americans and forced to migrate. Their culture was changed through conflict/force.​

Migrants from Europe, Africa, and all over the world have continued to come to North America, and this has allowed North America to be one of the most diverse places on Earth.

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​How have Indigenous people preserved their culture?

​Multiculturalism

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Eastern Canada is the French speaking region of Canada. The French Empire was strong in the beginning of colonization but their impact today is limited.

​​French

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​English is widely spoken in many North American countries due to the influence of the British Empire during colonization.

​​British Influence

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Many Central American and Caribbean nations are Spanish speaking? Why?

​​Conquistadors

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Knowing the language of a society will tell you a great deal about colonization. Knowing which language is spoken can tell us a lot about who colonized a place.

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Why?

​What language do you speak?