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Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils learn about the Americas before the arrival of Europeans before examining the impact of their early settlement and colonisation, with a particular focus on England's first successful American colonies.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to explain the impact of the expansion of European empires on Native Americans.

Key Notes

• European colonisation of the Americas had a range of devastating impacts.
• Europeans used religion to dispossess Native Americans and to change their culture.
• Conflict and disease had devastating impacts on Native American peoples.
• European colonisation involved exploitation of Native American peoples.

Vocabulary To Learn

• Native Americans: Native Americans are members of any of the peoples who were the original inhabitants of North and South America and the Caribbean Islands
• devastation: devastation refers to great destruction or damage
• dispossession: dispossession is the action of taking someone's land away.
• exploitation: treating people unfairly or cruelly for your own benefit is called exploitation

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• Europeans conquered the Americas easily because they had better weapons and technology.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• England's first successful American colonies Study Guide
• English settlement at Roanoke Study Guide
• European arrivals in the Americas Study Guide
• Impact of European settlement in the Americas Study Guide
• The Americas before the arrival of Europeans Study Guide