• Explain Cultural Differences Among Native American Groups Before The European Conquest?

The history of the United States is full of interesting facts that have made America what it is today. American Stories by Pearson has given me a stronger outlook on the history of America leading up to 1865. Chapters one through four of this book have gave me a deeper understanding of how the United States was formed and the people that were involved in this formation of America over time. When thinking back over the years of history, we can often find ourselves with many questions asking what, how, and why? In the essay I am going to go back in time to the New World Encounters Preconquest- 1608 and discuss a few questions from this time. I’d like to start off with the question “What explains cultural differences among Native American groups before the European Conquest?” Of course there could be many different cultural differences among the Native American groups, I would like to talk about a few I have learned from this course so far. To begin, the people of America began somewhere between 15,000-20,000 years ago. For example, as stated on page three of the American Stories, the Paleo-Indians were the first migrants from Asia to reach the North American continent around 20,000 years ago.

During this time the last Ice Age took place, making the earth’s climate colder than it is today. Glaciers covered many states and most of Western Canada, something us people alive today have never experienced or seen. This environmental climate caused multiple changes to the earth’s natural environment. Moisture over the world was turned to ice and the ocean levels dropped hundreds of feet. So much changed that a land bridge was formed, known as the Beringia. This land bridge connected Asia and North America, however, it is no longer visible. Over time the Beringia become submerged beneath the Bering