Module 3 - The Americas: Pre and Post Colonization

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Activity 1:  Introduction

Have you ever wondered how the United States of America came into existence?  How the Americas were "discovered," and what the consequences of these first contacts were?  What relationship did the European explorers have with the indigenous populations?  How did these interactions shape the American colonies from first contact to the mid-eighteenth century?