Native Americans
Which of the following claims about Native American communities in the Americas is the most accurate?
a. Native Americans developed complex communities with distinct technologies customs, and governments.
b. Native Americans had one united culture across the Americas with little variety among regions.
c. Native Americans established simple societies, but they did not establish civilizations.
d. Native Americans were isolated from one another and developed completely unique customs and religions.
A
Which of the following is not the result of animals brought to the “New World” by Europeans?
a. Pigs started to eat the corn and other crops grown by Native Americans.
b. Pigs/pork became a major source of food for Native Americans.
c. Wild Horses spread rapidly, greatly benefiting certain Native American tribes.
d. The animals brought diseases that killed many Native Americans.
B
How did the French and the Native Americans get along?
The French and the Native Americans struggled to communicate, but eventually became trading partners. They were actually respectful towards the Native Americans, however the diseases they brought from Europe ended up wiping out massive Native populations.
What was the first permanent English settlement in the New World?
Jamestown
How did the Spanish treat the Native Americans they encountered?
a. They attempted to create alliances with them, but eventually war broke out.
b. They tortured them, enslaved them, or converted them to Christianity.
c. They lived in isolation from each other and avoided all contact.
d. They created Catholic schools to convert all non-Christians.
B
Why did Africans come to the New World?
They were enslaved by the Europeans and brought to the new world to work the land. They were enslaved because they were already immune to the European diseases that killed Native Americans.
How did the English treat the Native Americans?
The English went through periods of friendship with the Native Americans, where they traded frequently with each other. However, there were also many times where the English and the Native Americans did not get along, usually resulting in violent clashes.
Was Jamestown the first attempt to set up a permanent settlement?
No, Roanoke Island was the first attempt, which failed within a year.
The arrival of Europeans affected Native Americans in all of the following ways except
a. European violence, disease, and depletion of resources destroyed many Native
American communities.
b. Europeans brought new technology and tools that greatly improved some Native Americans’ daily life.
c. Europeans converted many Native Americans to Christianity.
d. Europeans helped Native American communities build complex cities and towns.
D
Why did the English come to the New World?
The English wanted to set up trade with the Native Americans. Additionally, some wanted to practice their religion, puritanism, which they could not do in England.
How did the Spanish and the Native Americans get along?
The Spanish were ruthless towards the Native Americans. They forced them to convert to Christianity, and if the Natives did not convert, the were killed, tortured, or enslaved.
Was the Jamestown colony immediately successful?
No, they started dying almost immediately. Over half of the original settlers had died within a year.
Which group of Native Americans benefitted from the arrival of the Europeans?
The tribes who lived in the great plains benefitted from the horses and weapons brought by the Europeans.
Why did the Spanish come to the New World?
The Spanish wanted gold and silver. Additionally, they wanted to convert the Native Americans to Christianity to increase their power in the Catholic Church.
How did the arrival of the Europeans impact relations between different Native American tribes?
The arrival of the Europeans created a higher demand for furs due to the booming fur trade. This led to violent clashes between tribes for control of the best hunting grounds, because more fur meant more money.
Why did so many settlers die in the early days of Jamestown.
They were lazy, and did not take care of what they needed to survive (like food). Many starved or got sick, and those who didn't only survived because of the Powhatan tribe.
Why wouldn't it be fair to refer to the Native American as "godless savages?"
They were not godless, they just had different religious beliefs than the Europeans. Additionally, they had complex cultures that the Europeans did not understand, but they were not "savages."
Why did the French come to the New World?
The French wanted to set up trade with the Native Americans. They were not very concerned with religion, unlike other European countries.
How did the alliance between the French and the Huron fall apart?
The French and the Huron were fighting the English and the Iroquois, however the French ended up killing their allies. French diseases wiped out almost the entire Huron population, causing them to lose the war, giving the Iroquois control of the land.
How did the relationship between the Jamestown colonists and the Powhatan change over time?
Initially, the colonists and the Powhatan were trading partners, which was beneficial to both groups, however this did not last. The English got greedy and started stealing food from the Native Americans. This ended the partnership between the two groups, leading to violent clashes. The Powhatan won almost every battle, however more and more British settlers kept coming to Jamestown from England, enabling them to eventually defeat the Powhatan after over 30 years of fighting.