Native Americans and Explorers

Native Americans and Explorers

Multiple Choice

Why did Columbus call the people already living in the Americas Indians?

• The Natives told him they were Indians.

• Columbus thought he was in the West Indies, so he called them Indians.

• He landed in the country of India.

Multiple Select

What did the European Explorers want from the Native Americans?

• furs

• gold and silver

• timber for settlements

• horses

Multiple Choice

Why did the Europeans begin to treat the Native Americans poorly?

• They discovered the Native Americans did not have gold, jewelry, or riches.

• The Native Americans refused to show them how to plant crops.

Multiple Choice

Who did the Native Americans believe owned the Earth and the land ?

• The French

• The Spanish

• Everyone