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Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Jean Mendoza, Debbie ReeseA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Introduction-Chapter 2
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1. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 (Introduction)
2. 3 million (Introduction)
3. Mesoamerica, the Andes, and eastern North America (Chapter 1)
4. Corn (Chapter 1)
Short Answer
1. Europeans traveled to the Western Hemisphere in search of freedom and a better life. This is known as the Doctrine of Discovery. (Introduction)
2. These cultural artifacts portray Indigenous people as dead or defeated, when in fact they are still a sizable population that continues to resist settler colonialism. (Introduction)
3. Early European peasants were encouraged by Pope Urban II and other leaders to go to war against Muslim nations, seeking power and gold as a symbol of wealth. These conditions led peasants to adopt a “culture of conquest,” having them seek out status by pillaging and plundering foreign lands. (Chapter 2)
Chapters 3-5
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1. The Ulster Scots are an ethnic group from the province of Ulster in Ireland, and much of the United States’ political and expansionist forces are traceable to the Ulster Scots who colonized Northern Ireland.
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