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    1. From ancient times until 1492, various indigenous peoples migrated and established civilizations across North and South America. Major civilizations included the Incas, Mayas, and Aztecs. 2. In the 15th century, Europeans began exploring westward due to conditions in Europe and advances in navigation. Christopher Columbus' voyage in 1492 marked the beginning of European colonization of the Americas. 3. Early Spanish colonists established settlements in the Caribbean and Central/South America, conquering the Aztec and Inca empires. The first permanent European settlement in what would become the USA was St. Augustine, Florida founded by Spain in 1565. English colonists also began arriving in the late

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    1. From ancient times until 1492, various indigenous peoples migrated and established civilizations across North and South America. Major civilizations included the Incas, Mayas, and Aztecs. 2. In the 15th century, Europeans began exploring westward due to conditions in Europe and advances in navigation. Christopher Columbus' voyage in 1492 marked the beginning of European colonization of the Americas. 3. Early Spanish colonists established settlements in the Caribbean and Central/South America, conquering the Aztec and Inca empires. The first permanent European settlement in what would become the USA was St. Augustine, Florida founded by Spain in 1565. English colonists also began arriving in the late

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    1. From ancient times until 1492, various indigenous peoples migrated and established civilizations across North and South America. Major civilizations included the Incas, Mayas, and Aztecs. 2. In the 15th century, Europeans began exploring westward due to conditions in Europe and advances in navigation. Christopher Columbus' voyage in 1492 marked the beginning of European colonization of the Americas. 3. Early Spanish colonists established settlements in the Caribbean and Central/South America, conquering the Aztec and Inca empires. The first permanent European settlement in what would become the USA was St. Augustine, Florida founded by Spain in 1565. English colonists also began arriving in the late

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    HISTORY OF USA

    Ahtisham Jan Butt


    0321 4646037
    Orientation Lecture
    New Syllabus Understanding
    History Legal & Federal Economy International
    Govt System (Linked with IR)

    1. From ancient 1. Constitution 1. Industrialization 1. USA’s role in the


    times to 1492. 2. Presidential 2. Progressive Era Two World War
    Advent of the Election 3. The Great 2. emergence of
    USA and USSR as
    Europeans to 3. US Congress Depression and the Two World
    British supremacy and its the New Deal Powers.
    2. USA as a British Mandate 3. patronizing UNO
    Colony 4. Separation of and
    3. USA as an Powers and International
    Independent Check & Organizations
    Country till 1819 Balances 4. Role in Cold War
    4. West ward 5. International
    Concerns
    Expansion 6. Global
    5. Civil War perceptions
    6. Civil Rights 7. Role in
    Movement International
    Conflicts
    Relevance with Syllabus
    HISTORY Legal & Federal IR linked Economy
    Govt System

    2 0 1 2

    3 short notes 1 out of syllabus

    Q#2&4 Q#7&8 Q# 3&4

    Q 6 Tricky
    Sources
    • Basic Source:
    – Gary B. Nash, American Odyssey: The United States in the 20th Century (end
    of cold war)
    – State Department Publication: Outline of US History (updated)
    • Analysis:
    – Hugh Brogan, Longman History of the United States of America (detente)
    – Alan Brinkley, The Unfinished Nation: A concise History of the American
    People (Clinton)
    – Richard H Clarke, Against All Enemies (foreign policy Reagan to Bush Junior)
    – Foreign Affaris Magzine: Obama’s World, Sep/Oct 2015, Vol 94, No. 5
    • For Objectives:
    Weekly Test from “Outline of US History”: 60 pages per week.
    From Ancient Times to 1492.
    Advent of the Europeans to British supremacy
    • The first People: crossing Bering Strait
    • America Before Columbus
    • When did migrations started? 8000 BC
    • By 15th century: 50 to 75 million
    • 10 million in modern USA
    • The civilization of South
    • South, Central America and Mexico. WHY?
    • INCAS in Peru: 6 million
    • Mayas in Central America and Mexico.
    • Aztecs in Central America and Mexico.
    • Economy of South?????
    • The Civilizations of the North
    • Nomadic Life
    • Eskimos of Arctic Circle: Moose, Caribou
    • Pacific Northwest: fishing , small game hunt
    • Pacific Southwest: Agriculture
    • Great Plains: farming, permanent settlements
    • Woodland Indians in EAST: fishing, hunting
    – Salient Features of North
    • Religion linked with nature
    • No organized civilization
    • Fragile societies
    • Partly common lingual roots: Algonquin, Iroquois
    • Role of Women different
    E u ro p e L o o ks We st wa rd
    • Europeans unaware of existence of America
    • Lief Eriksson: 11th century Norse seaman
    • Problems in Europe 500 – 1500
    • Impact of the conditions in 15th century
    • Commerce
    • Nationalism
    • The Adventure of Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria 1492
    • Amerigo Vespucci 1497-1503
    • Vasco de Balboa 1513
    • Adventures of Magellan 1513: Pacific
    • Early view of Spanish navigators changed in between
    1513-18, What was early view and with whom it
    replaced?
    The European Colonists
    • Early Spanish colonists
    • Settled in Carribbeans: 2nd Voyage of Columbus.
    • Adventures of Hernando Cortes 1518: Aztec
    • Adventures of Fancisco Pizarro 1538: Incas
    • Main Land USA: St. Augustine Fort Florida 1565, first
    permanent European settlement.
    • The Arrival of the English
    • The adventures of John Cabot 1497
    • Chance of a century: Spanish Armada 1588
    • English vs other Europeans in the NEW WORLD: French and
    Dutch

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