Native American and European Encounters Quiz

What was one major difference between Native Americans and Europeans when they first met?

• Native Americans did not use wheels

• Native Americans could not farm

• Native Americans had no communities

• Native Americans had no languages

What caused many Native Americans to get very sick when Europeans arrived?

• Bad weather

• Lack of food

• Too much work

• Diseases like smallpox

How did Native Americans view land ownership?

• They sold land for gold

• They believed only chiefs could own land

• They saw land as something everyone shared

• They built fences around their property

What role did women have in many Native American tribes?

• They were not allowed to work

• They were important religious leaders

• They could not own anything

• They had to stay at home

Who was the first European explorer to reach what is now Florida?

• Christopher Columbus

• Popé

• Juan Ponce de León

• Blackhawk

How did Spanish missionaries treat Native American religions?

• They ignored them completely

• They studied them carefully

• They tried to stop them

• They celebrated them

What was the 'Black Legend'?

• A Native American story

• A Spanish holiday

• A story about Spanish cruelty to Native Americans

• A type of Spanish ship