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Class 11 History Notes Chapter 10

Displacing Indigenous Peoples

July 23, 2019 by Bhagya

Class 11 History Notes Chapter 10 Displacing

Indigenous Peoples

• The American empires of Spain and Portugal did not expand after the 17th
century.
• The countries like Holland, France and England began to expand their trading
activities and to establish colonies in America, Africa and Asia after 17th century.
• The word ‘Settler’ is used for the Dutch in South Africa, the British in Ireland. New
Zealand and Australia and the Europeans in America.
• The native people led a simple life. They did not claim their rights over land.
• The continent of North America extends from Arctic Circle to the Tropic of Cancer
and from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean.
• The inhabitants of North America used to live in groups before the advent of the
Europeans.
• The original inhabitants of North America came from Asia about 30,000 years ago.
• The inhabitants of North America grew vegetables and maize. They ate fish and
meat also.
• The people of North America believed in subsistence economy.
• People spoke numerous languages, but none of them is available to us in written
form.
• Accounts of historical antecedents were recorded by each tribe.
• They used to transfer their historical knowledge orally to the next generation.
• Technique of clothes weaving was also known to the inhabitants.
• In 1492, Christopher Columbus discovered the continent of America.
• News of discovery of gold and silver mines in America spread throughout the
world.
• The Hopis were a native tribe who lived near California.
• Wampum belts are made of colored shells, sewn together.
• At the end of 18th century Canada came into existence.
• England had 13 colonies on the eastern coast of America.
• In the 1840’s, traces of gold were found in the USA, in California. It led to the
‘Gold Rush’, when thousands of Europeans hurried to America in the hope of
making a quick fortune. It also led to the building of railway lines across the
continent.
• British colonies in America declared a war against England in 1776 to gain
independence.
• The War of Independence of the colonies continued till 1783.