Early European Settlers and Native Americans

Chapter 3: Lesson 2 Review

Cooperation and Conflict in North America

Vocabulary

Multiple Choice

When Spanish settlers were colonizing New Spain, they were attempting to further expand their land by offering large portions of land to those willing to move to New Spain: this land included any Native American villages. The Native Americans living in these areas were forced to work for the land owners in exchange for food and housing. What were these areas called?

• conquests

• encomiendas

• plantations

• ranches

Fill in the Blank

A __________ is a person who teaches their religious beliefs to people with different beliefs.

Multiple Choice

A(n) __________ _______ is someone who is placed under contract to work for another person for a certain period of time.

• Spanish Ruler

• Spanish Colonist

• Native American

• Indentured Servant

Competition Among European Nations

Multiple Choice

These 3 European countries all had different approaches to the colonization of North America. What were these 3 European countries?

• England, France, and Spain

• New England, New France, and New Spain

• Russia, India, and China

• Germany, Ireland, and Denmark

Fill in the Blank

Each of the three major empires employed different ________ and ____________ systems to their new colonies.

Multiple Choice

Spain, France, and England all competed for two important parts colonization. What were these two important parts?

• wealth and global power

• food and shelter

• land and trade

• religion and freedom

Open Ended

The Spanish settled and established territories in South America, the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, and sourthern and western parts of North America. What did the Spanish colonizers not want the French and English to do to their land in the Americas?

Poll

What did the Spanish offer to those willing to move to New Spain?

• Shelter

• Food

• Land

• Money

Word Cloud

Native Americans were forced to work for housing and food by the leaders of New Spain. About 24 million Native Americans lost their lives in about 100 years due to what things? Name 2 of the 3.

Multiple Choice

By 1570, these Native Americans who were forced to work had mostly lost their lives. Eventually, they were replaced by who?

• Enslaved Africans

• Native Peoples

• Catholics

• Spaniards

French Tappers and Traders

Fill in the Blank

When French settlers began to colonize North America, they were interested in finding gold and _ _____ __ ____.

Multiple Choice

French settlers had settlements along the St. Lawrence River in Canada, which allowed them to start hunting what kind of animals? This would benefit their fur trade greatly.

• Deer

• Ducks

• Fish

• Fur-bearing animals such as beavers

Open Ended

When Samuel De Champlain became the governor of New France, what kind of relationships did he think were important to build with the Native Americans?

Poll

In 1682, the French explorers (under La Salle) continued exploring down the Mississippi River to what present day region?

• Louisiana

• Mississippi

• Georgia

• Illinois

Word Cloud

Once New Orleans was established in 1718, in the years that followed more than half of the population were enslaved people from what country?

New Alliances, New Conflict

Open Ended

As European colonial powers were looking to expand rapidly in North America, they continued to come into contact with more and more native people. What were the groups of Native Americans like that they were meeting? What kind of feelings about colonization did these Native people have?

Poll

The further arrival of European settlers often complicated the relationships between the natives who already lived there, such as the Huron and the Algonquin being enemies of the Iroquois. When the Huron and the Algonquin approached Samual de Champlain, what did they ask him to form with them?

• A plan

• An alliance

• An army

• A contract

Open Ended

Eventually, Samuel de Champlain agreed to lend his troops to the Huron and Algonquin. Explain what happened to the rivaling group as a result.

Fill in the Blank

The French remained a(n) ____ with these native groups as the conflict between other native groups continued.

Open Ended

This is a building where those who taught their religious beliefs to others lived. What is this building called and what kind of people lived there?

Open Ended

This French explorer maintained friendly relationships with the native groups. Can you name this explorer?