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GCSE History · key term
The original inhabitants of a region and their descendants. The Indigenous peoples of the Plains included distinct peoples with their own cultures and interests.
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Peoples whose communities inhabited a territory before colonisation by outsiders. North America contained many distinct Indigenous societies with their own governments, cultures and interests.
Revise: Colonisation in North AmericaNorth America was already inhabited by many distinct Indigenous peoples, so English settlement brought newcomers into contact—and competition—with existing societies.
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People who already inhabited a region before settlers arrived from elsewhere. The English settlers at Roanoke depended on local Carolina Algonquian communities for food.
The original inhabitants of a place and their descendants; in the Caribbean, Indigenous communities lived there before European arrival.
People whose communities lived in a region before colonisation by outsiders. The Taíno were among the Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean.
The original peoples of a region and their descendants; in this lesson, the distinct peoples living in North America before European colonisation.
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The diverse peoples who inhabited a region before European colonisation, with their own communities, territories and political organisations.
Revise: Expansion 1789-1838The land was already inhabited by Indigenous peoples. European governments’ claims to ownership did not mean that they had the agreement of the people living there. American expansion therefore involved both transfers between governments and the occupation of Indigenous lands.
The original peoples of a land and their descendants. In the eastern United States, these included distinct nations such as the Cherokee, Creek and Seminole.
The original inhabitants of a region and their descendants; in the American West, these included many distinct peoples with their own territories and societies.
Do not describe relations with Indigenous peoples as uniformly peaceful or hostile. Use specific examples of cooperation, resistance and changing relations.
Distinguish Columbus’s descriptions of Indigenous peoples from established facts: his claims about the Caribs reveal his attitudes, not an impartial account of their society.
Do not treat Indigenous peoples as a single group supporting Britain. Use the divided Iroquois Confederacy as evidence of different responses.
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