Cross-Cultural Interactions

What is the significance of Fort Union?

• Native Americans ran the post.

• Native Americans were not allowed at the post.

• It was the most important fur trading post between 1828-1867 on the Upper Missouri River.

• The Dutch and French ran the post together to push out British control of trade in the region.

How did trade ultimately weaken many Native American nations?

• Natives ran out of supplies to trade.

• Natives became dependent on colonists' goods

• Natives became too independent creating conflict between them and colonists.

• Natives tribes began to separate and eventually die.

Why were European and indigenous relationships mostly friendly at first?

• Trade benefited everyone

• Natives were friendly at first, but then did not want to help the Europeans.

• Europeans were nice when they first arrived

• Both thought they had a lot in common

What did Powhatan's people believe about land ownership?

• All land belonged to the chief

• All land belonged to the Native American women and all deals had to be worked out with them

• All land belonged to the men

• All land was owned by the tribe as a whole, no one person could own land.

Most French settlers ______________

• did not like the new land.

• wanted to fight the Native Americans

• took most of the land from Native Americans

• did not take much land from the native americans.

During the French and Indian War, some native nations chose to side with the British and some with the French. Explain what these decisions tell us about the native nations?

• The natives were forced to choose based on where their lands were.

• The native nations were unable pick a side to fight with.

• They made their own choices about who to support.

• Natives did not like to fight with either side.

Why did Tecumseh want native nations to unite?

• Tecumseh wanted all the power for himself.

• Tecumseh thought the indigenous people would be stronger united.

• Tecumseh thought the natives wanted to be part of one large group with one language.

The group of 30 united native nations living near the Virginia coast was called the ______________________

• Powhatan Confederacy

• Prophetstown

• Iroquois Confederacy

• Pequot

What was the cause of the Powhatan War?

• George Washington was forcing the Powhatan people off their land.

• Colonists stole food from the Powhatan people.

• The Cherokee were trying to take land from the Powhatan people.

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Tecumseh and his brother founded a town that became a center of resistance against the settlers. It was called __________.

• Prophetstown

• Jamestown

• Williamsburg

• London