A.P. U.S. Summer Assignment
PART 1: TEXTBOOK Chapter 1: New World Beginnings *Identify and state the historical significance of the following: Christopher Columbus Renaissance Mestizo Treaty of Tordesillas Conquistador Giovanni da Verrrazano Iroquois Confederacy St. Augustine, Florida Ecosystem encomienda *Answer the following questions to the best of your ability citing specific references from your reading assignment (Each question should be about one page in length) 1. In what ways are the early (pre-1600) histories of Mexican and the present-day American Southwest understood differently now that the US is being so substantially affected by Mexican and Latin American immigration and culture? To what extent should this now be regarded as part of our American history?