Explorers and Native Americans

Much of daily life in the Spanish missions in the late 1500s revolved around

• Exporation

• Fur Trading

• Shipbuilding

• Religion

Which of the following best characterizes the relationship between English settlers and American Indians from the beginning of the Jamestown colony to the mid-1600s?

• friendly at first, then gradually becoming hostile

• friendly, with frequent marriages between the two groups

• hostile at first, with American Indians conquering English settlers

• hostile, with English settlers enslaving American Indians

Fighting between Jamestown settlers and the Powhatan American Indian tribe during the 1600s lasted

• more than ten years.

• less than a year.

• one month.

• one day.

American Indians in the St. Lawrence River region began to fight among themselves in the 1600s because of

• disagreements about trading with the French.

• their desire to retake their lands from French control.

• competition over hunting grounds.

• decreased demand for furs.

In the early days of the Jamestown colony, the Powhatan American Indian tribe

• signed a peace treaty with English settlers.

• attacked the colony and took settlers as hostages.

• gave the settlers food in exchange for metal tools.

• drove the Wampanoag from the area to help settlers.

Which of the following did French traders offer American Indians along the St. Lawrence River in exchange for furs?

• food

• land

• gold

• muskets

Which of the following was a negative effect of Spanish missions on American Indian life?

• American Indian culture refused to adapt to Spanish ways.

• American Indian culture was disrupted and changed.

• American Indian populations increased quickly.

• American Indian workers stopped learning to farm.

How did the use of Spanish missions affect the spread of disease in the Americas?

• Thousands of American Indians were exposed to diseases at Spanish missions.

• American Indians found cures to diseases at Spanish missions.

• Thousands of Europeans were exposed to diseases at Spanish missions.

• Europeans would isolate themselves at Spanish missions during outbreaks of disease.

Which country began setting up missions in the American Southwest in the late 1500s?

• France

• Italy

• England

• Spain

A major goal of Spanish missions was to

• teach American Indians to follow Spanish customs.

• help American Indians achieve fame and glory.

• protect American Indians from European settlers.

• teach American Indians how to hunt and fish.