HIS263Y1 Lecture : First Contact

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Alright, we"re gonna be going over the 16th century in northeast north america, and the first contact with the europeans. So, as you know, there were no states" over here, just societies, and if you survived your first year, you"d have a decent shot of living a long and full life in an artistically and culturally rich society. Across the sea, europe was embarking on one of the most important things in the history of humankind world domination. The great sea-power, military strength, need for wealth, and expanding merchant class, as well as the newly expansionist vision of the. Now, in 1492, columbus sailed the ocean blue and was such a dumbass he thought he"d hit india. Erik the red would have totally kicked his ass. Now, he was an italian (many were excellent mariners) hired by the castillian monarchy to find a new trade route to. There"s evidence of sporadic trade on both coasts going back 5,000 years.

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