Indigenous Americans and European Colonization

What was the communal understanding of the world among Indigenous Americans?

• Emphasis on community

• Centralized government

• Hierarchy and ranking of life

• God is separate from life

Which Indigenous American group had a matrilineal family structure?

• Mohawks

• Oneidas

• Onondagas

• Cayugas

What did Christopher Columbus promise to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella?

• Slaves and Gold

• Religious conversion

• Trade routes to Asia

• New land for colonization

What were the consequences of Columbus's voyages?

• Enslaved Indigenous die on way back to Spain

• Peaceful interactions with Indigenous Americans

• Cultural exchange and mutual respect

• Improved living conditions for Indigenous Americans

Who was Bartolome de Las Casas?

• A young priest who owned a plantation

• A Spanish explorer

• An Indigenous American chief

• A critic of Spanish mistreatment

How did the Spanish mistreat Indigenous Americans?

• Riding on their backs for travel

• Testing the sharpness of their knives on them

• Stealing their belongings for entertainment

• All of the above

What did Indigenous Americans learn from the Pequot War?

• Englishmen always keep their pledges

• English way of war is merciful

• Indigenous American weapons are superior

• English weaponry is more violent

What were the three lessons Indigenous Americans learned from the Pequot War?

• Englishmen's pledges are always kept, English way of war is merciful, Indigenous American weapons are superior

• Englishmen's pledges are always broken, English way of war has no limit of scruple or mercy, Indigenous American weapons are not capable of sustaining European weaponry

• Englishmen's pledges are always broken, English way of war is merciful, Indigenous American weapons are superior

• Englishmen's pledges are always kept, English way of war has no limit of scruple or mercy, Indigenous American weapons are not capable of sustaining European weaponry