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Lesson 1 How did Europeans view the new world and Native Americans? How did viewpoints reflect beliefs
and misperceptions?
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Suggested Tasks
1. Categorize info from document about the New World
into geography, flora, fauna, climate
2. Categorize info from document about the New World culture
3. Sort accounts of new world by positive vs. negative
views
4. "Documenting My World": How would a visitor to your
community describe what they saw?.
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Documents
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Format |
Subject |
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New World as innocent "Eden" /
abundant |
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Doc 1
Vespucci awakens America |
Woodcut |
Awaken the virgin new world |
| Doc 2 Letters
from Columbus |
Text |
Innocent and dependent Native Americans |
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Doc 3 Early Seal of Massachusetts
Bay Colony
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Woodcut |
Innocent and dependent Native Americans |
| Doc 11
John Smith Describes Virginia
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text |
land, weather, animals, plants |
| Doc 17 Adam and Eve in America
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image |
De Bry |
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New World as innocent "exotic /
fantastic" |
| Doc 4 Details from
1562 Map of America |
Map |
Cannibals and Giants in the new world |
| Doc 5 Beavers
building a dam |
Woodcut |
Fantastic view of beavers working |
| Doc 21
Whale Assists in the Discovery of the New World |
image |
the fantasy of the new world |
| Doc 24
America |
image |
The exotic (people and animals) of New Amsterdam |
| Doc 27 Fantastic New World
Animal |
image |
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Positive accounts of Native
American |
| Doc 7 DeSoto meets
a young female Indian chief. |
text |
Kindly Indians taken into slavery |
| Doc 10 Native
Americans are better than us |
text |
European takes the side of NA |
| Doc 15 De Bry How They Till the Soul
and Plant |
image |
men and women planting. dress |
| Doc 16 The Tovvne of Secota
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image |
De Bry town |
| Doc 26
William Wood describes the health of the Indians
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text |
sparse life makes them healthy |
| Doc 28
Indians Playing Ball on Ice |
image |
representation of lacrosse on ice |
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Negative accounts of Native
American - primitive, warlike, cruel |
| Doc 6
de Vaca describes attack by
Indians |
text |
Skill and strength of Indian warriors |
| Doc 8 Tricking the
Indians |
text |
Using a mirror to trick the Indians |
| Doc 13
Amerigo Vespucci describes the
Indians |
text |
people, homes, no religion, warlike |
| Doc 14 Two
writers describe the difference between Indian Men and women |
text |
hard working women "slaves" vs lazy men |
| Doc 22
"California" (European
Crowned by Natives) |
image |
early fantasy view of Native
Americans in awe of Europeans |
| Doc 23
Warfare between Euro and
Indians |
image |
early fantasy view of
fighting |
| Doc 25 The Indians Should Be
Conquered and Exterminated |
text |
Virginia Company 1622 |
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Exotic accounts of Native
American |
| Doc 9 White and
DeBry images |
images |
Many images to chose from as watercolors and prints at:
virtual jamestown More
DeBry Prints |
| Doc 12 John Smith
describes Indians |
text |
stature, tattoos |
| Doc 18 Habitants de Californie |
image |
early image of CA natives |
| Doc 19 The Deer Hunt |
image |
shows hunting techniques |
| Doc 20
Sea Monster with Indian
King and Court on Top |
image |
the fantasy of the new world |