As our Chapter summary indicates: “By 1500, Indians in North America had settled the
continent, transformed its landscape, and created hundreds of diverse societies capable of
adapting to political, social and environmental change.” With the advent of the discovery of
the New World by Christopher Columbus, this Native American world was severely disrupted
and perhaps 80% of the pre-Columbian population died through disease and violence.

To complete this lesson, do the following:

1) Read Chapter 1

2) Watch the Lesson Video: Crash Course in US History: Native Americans and the Spanish.
The Black Legend, Native Americans, and Spaniards: Crash Course US History #1

3) Write a 1-2 page reflection paper on the previous two steps.