Worksheet 8.2


As you read the primary and secondary sources in Step 1, think about these questions and complete this worksheet.

 
Native to Colonial North America
Brought to Colonial North America
Animals

 

 

  
Food Crops

 

 

  
Other Plants

 

 

  

  1. How do you think plants, foods and animals brought to Colonial North America effected the native plants, foods and animals?

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  2. Europeans brought thousands of cattle to North America during the Colonial period. Cattle played the same role in America's ecosystem as the American Bison (buffalo), an animal native to North America. How do you think the cattle's presence effected the American Bison population?

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  3. What do you notice about the European descriptions of North America?

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  4. Why do you think Europeans described the new things they encountered in terms of things they were familiar with?

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