Native Americans are members of any of the societies who originally inhabited North and South America and the Caribbean Islands

indigenous people are the original inhabitants of a specific area

a nation is a community of people linked together by shared language, territory, ethnicity, or culture

an empire is a group of countries or provinces ruled from the centre by a person or group of people

hunter-gatherers are people who live off hunting, fishing, and harvesting wild food

The Americas before the arrival of Europeans

History

European arrivals in the Americas

Impact of European settlement in the Americas

English settlement at Roanoke

England's first successful American colonies

Impact of Europeans on Native Americans

In this unit, pupils began to explore European imperialism, the relationships established with Native Americans and the impact of imperialism on indigenous societies. In 'Transatlantic Slavery: how were West African societies impacted?', students will deepen their analysis of these concepts by considering the conflict, cooperation and motives which underpinned the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

In 'Medieval West Africa: why was medieval Mali so successful?', pupils saw that successful and growing societies existed outside of Europe. In this unit, pupils will extend their knowledge of developed non-European societies and understand that European imperialism caused physical and cultural destruction for many indigenous societies in the Americas.

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.

European conquest of the Americas: why was its impact so devastating?

the Renaissance was a period of new thinking and ideas in Europe inspired by Ancient Rome and Greece

Native Americans are members of any of the peoples who were the original inhabitants of North and South America and the Caribbean Islands

a colony is a country or area under the control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country

settlement is the process of establishing new communities in an area

to dispossess someone is to take their land away

conquest involves taking an area of land by force; 'La Conquista' is the name for the Spanish conquest of the Americas

if you have immunity to a disease you will not catch it

to convert someone is to change their beliefs

colonisation is the process of taking control over another country

a courtier is an advisor or companion to the king or queen

a rivalry is a situation in which two or more people or groups compete with one another

the Spanish Armada was a large group of warships sent by Spain to try and invade England in 1588

Native Americans are the original inhabitants of North and South America and the Caribbean Islands

an assembly is a group who meet to make laws for a community

the Powhatan are a Native American nation who lived in the region which became Virginia

tensions are feelings of anger or fear between two groups

reservations are areas of land set aside for a community of people to live on

devastation refers to great destruction or damage

dispossession is the action of taking someone’s land away.

treating people unfairly or cruelly for your own benefit is called exploitation

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