American History: A Survey 10/e   Alan Brinkley
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Main Themes

1. That the colonization of the Americas was a collision of cultures—the European and the
Native American—that had been developing along completely different lines for thousands
of years.

2. How a variety of ambitions and impulses moved individuals and nations to colonize the
New World.

3. The way the motives of the colonizers and their experiences prior to immigrating shaped
their attitudes toward Native American cultures.

4. How these same motives and experiences helped determine the sociopolitical
arrangements in the new colonies.

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