In Your Response You Should Do the Following

question 9

Essay

In your response you should do the following:
•State a relevant thesis that directly addresses all parts of the question.
•Support your argument with evidence,using specific examples.
•Apply historical thinking skills as directed by the question.
•Synthesize the elements above into a persuasive essay that extends your argument,connects it to a different historical context,or connects it to a different category of analysis.
-To what extent did the encounter between Europeans and American Indians alter the physical environment of the Atlantic World from 1491 to 1607?

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Definitions:

Transitional Forms

Fossilized remains that show intermediate characteristics between ancestral species and their modern descendants, often cited as evidence of evolution.

Fossil Record

The collection of fossils that has been discovered, providing evidence of the history of life and evolutionary processes on Earth.

Reptiles

A group of cold-blooded animals with scaly skin that typically lay eggs on land, such as snakes, lizards, crocodiles, and turtles.

Amphibians

A class of cold-blooded vertebrates that includes frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts, primarily living in moist environments.