Native American Territory
- Native Americans who live within the boundaries of the present-day North America (primarily the United States) are mostly comprised of distinct tribes, bands, ethnic groups, and regional groups
- Since the end of the 15th century, European migration to the Americas has created centuries of conflict and complications between Old and New World people
- The westward expansion of European colonies pushed the native people to the fringes of their former lands
- Many modern day Native American tribes live in reservations, their former territory.
Mayan Territory
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Aztec Terriotry
- The Aztec Empire began as a collection between the Nahua city-states (territory of parts of El Salvador and Mexico)
- Before the territory became known as Aztec land, there were various cities that each had their own territory, after civil war broke out the three remaining cities formed an agreement called the Triple Alliance
- The Triple Alliance in 1428 was the end to the conflict in the region and the official start of the Aztec Empire.
- The Aztec Empire ruled the Valley of Mexico from 1428 to 1521 when the combines forces of the Spanish Conquistadors and rebellious natives , being commanded by Hernán Cortés, defeated the Aztec Empire
Inca Territory
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