Vocabulary
European Perspective
Indigenous Perspective
Arrival of the first Africans to Virginia Colony, 1619.
Word meanings
100

Define wealth

Have a lot of money

100

How  did Christopher Columbus and his men view the natives?

Columbus thought Native people were weak and poor.

100

True/False.  The Indigenous people viewed the Europeans as sweet people after the got to know them

False/ The Indigenous people saw the Europeans were cruel after they got to know them.

100

The ship’s cargo hold is empty except for what

20 africans

100

A person who is forced to work for someone else without pay and has no freedom or choice

Enslaved

200

Define Power

To control others

200

What was Columbus' perspective about the Europeans

He believed Europeans were stronger and could control the natives.

200

The Native People thought the Europeans were ____ because they stole all of their gold

Native people saw Europeans as greedy and dangerous.

200

What sip did the Dutch rob the slaves

Spainards ship

200

A person’s position or standing in society. In history, people’s statusoften decided their rights,power, and how they were treated 

Status

300

Define: Morality

Choosing good or bad behavior

300

What was the Europeans perspective when they created 1629 Seal of the Massachusetts Bay Colony emblem

They wanted to invite other tribes over as  a way to control them

300

true/False. The natives were successfuln at protecting themselves 

False... Many natives died because they did not have enough defense to fight off the Europeans

300

The captain exchanges the Africans for what?

food

300

A person who agreed to work for someone for a certain number of years in exchange for something


Indentured Servant

400

Define Historian

A person who studies history

400

From Columbus' perspective, did how did he view the natives intelligence and that they needed to do what?

Columbus viewed the natives as primative people and He saw them as people who needed to learn from Europeans.

400

What was the Indigenous people perspective on how to protect their gold

They threw it in the river

400

True/False. AllAfricans came to the Americas  as slaves

False.1% percent came as free

400

Being held against your will and forced to work. 

Bondage

500

Define: Colony

A country or area under the control of another country

500

True/False. Columbus believed the Indigenous people were stronger than them and could control the Europeans

False/ He believed Europeans were stronger and could control them.

500

How are the two perspectives different?

The Europeans thought the natives were weak and easily controlled. The Natives thought the Europeans were greedy and wicked

500

Why did the Europeans take away the Africans religious rights and why?

So they could enslave them.because back then christians couldnot enslave christrians

500

Where people establish a community is called

A settlement