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Americas
Crops:Beans,Maize,Squash,Avocado,Tomato,
etc
Animals:Turkey,llama,Alpaca,guineapig
TheNewWorldwassettledbytheNativesbut
comparedtotheOldWorldtheNativeswere
separateanddidnotcommunicatewithother
tribesunlessitwastotrade.
Oldworld:
Africa,Asia,andEurope
Crops:Barley,Lentils,Oats,Peas,Rye,Wheat
Animals:Cattle,Chicken,Goats,Horses,Pigs,
Sheep
Oldworldwasmoredevelopedandmore
interconnected.Theyhadaformofwritingandan
establishedgovernment.
NativeAmericans:
TheNativeAmericans
believedinhigherbeingssuchasmothernature,
theybelievedthattheearthwouldalwaysprovide,
butonlyifyouwerekindanddidyourpartforthe
earth.Theyhadaclasssystemandasettled
civilization.
Spanish:
TheSpanishandeuropeancountries
werefarmoreadvancethantheNatives.Theyhad
largecitiesandformsofeducationandwriting.
Theybelievedinaformofchristianitymostofthe
time.Theyhadadefinedgovernmentand
economy,andaformofmoney.Theyalsohad
technologythattheNativesdidnothavesuchasa
compassandagun.
Encomiendasystem:
Theencomiendasystem
gavethespanishsettlersNativeAmericans,todo
thefarmingandlabor.Thesystemaloudforthe
colonisttohaveafreehandmakingthemmoney
bylaboringforgoldandsilverandthecolonist
gettingtheprofitfromSpain.Encomiendaforced
Nativestoworkandbebeaten.
Feudalism:
Peoplecouldbebeatenwhile
workingbutmostofthetimeaslongasyoudid
yourworkyouwerefine.Youdidliveonthe
lord'slandmostofthetime,butnoteveryaspect
ofyourlifewascontrolled.
Roanoke:
FirstattemptatanEnglishcolonyin
America
jointstockcolony
Foundedin1585inNorthCarolina
SirWalterRaleigh
Failedattempt
Jamestown:
FirstsuccessfulEnglishColonyin
America
Jointstock
Foundedin1607
KingJames1charteredit
Firstwinterwasroughbutmorepeoplecame
andthosepeopleweremoreprepared