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native americans; land bridge the first people to settle north america arrived as much as 40,000 years ago and came from asia; they adapted to the varied environments of the regions that they found renaissance a rebirth of classical learning and an outburst of artistic and scientific activity in europe compass; printing press; gunpowder one aspect of the renaissance was a gradual increase in scientific knowledge and technological change; europeans made improvements in the invent...

Nativism Native-born Americans who wanted to slow or stop immigration. Partially racism. Some argued that the new immigrants were inferior to the Americans. Some viewed immigrants with contempt as they viewed blacks and indians. Their evidence for claims were the slums in which they lived Know-Nothings a former political party active in the 1850s to keep power out of the hands of immigrants and Roman Catholics (called nativists) Commonwealth v. Hunt Landmark Supreme Court Case i...

corn The Mayas and the Incas cultivated corn as an important stable food supply. (p. 2) horses It was not until the 17th century that the American Indians acquired these animals from the Spanish. (p. 4) disease When Europeans came to America they brought smallpox and measles to which the natives had no resistance. Millions of American Indians died from these diseases. (p. 8) encomienda system King of Spain gave grants of land and natives (as slaves) to individual Spaniards. (p...