Settlements Take Root

Which of the following BEST describes the relations between the Native Americans andthe French and Dutch colonists?

• Both the French and the Dutch traded with some Native Americans, but both groups of colonists also came into conflict with other Native Americans.

• Neither the French nor the Dutch had any contact with Native Americans.

• The Dutch traded with Native Americans and allowed them to lead their own lives. TheFrench imprisoned Native Americans in forts and made them work almost as if theyhad been slaves

• The French traded with Native Americans, but Dutch efforts to enslave NativeAmericans led to great violence.

a long period without rain

• encomienda

•             drought

• Northwest Passage

Why did Spanish settlements spread in North America?

• The Spanish navy set up bases along the coast.

• Spanish missionaries set up villages, called missions.

• Spanish teachers built colleges and universities.

• The Spanish army built a series of forts.

Think about the English, French, and Dutch colonies in North America. Which of the following BEST summarizes their North American colonial histories?

• All three groups tried to enslave the Native Americans.

• Each group had different reasons for starting colonies in North America, but economic motives were important for all three groups.

• The English and Dutch colonies were successful, but the French colonies failed after only a few years.

• Over time, the French conquered all of the English and Dutch colonies in North America.

            How did contact with the Spaniards harm Native Americans?

• The Spanish settlers took all of the firearms from the Native Americans.

• The Spaniards gave large amounts of gold to the Native Americans, which the NativeAmericans used in trade with the English.

• The Spaniards joined with the English settlers and enslaved the Native Americans.

• The Spaniards passed European diseases to the Native Americans. As a result, manyNative Americans died.

a shortcut by water across North America to Asia

• drought

• Northwest Passage

As in Jamestown in the English colonies, life in the Dutch colony of New Netherland wasbased on

• fishing.

• shipbuilding.

• commerce.

• farming.

Which of the following was a location of Spanish missions in New Spain?

• on the islands of New Spain

• the southern regions of New Spain

• the northern regions of New Spain

• on the Pacific Ocean

The Pilgrims cooperated with the Native Americans, and both groups benefited. The Puritans tried to force Christianity on the Native Americans. That led to conflict between the two groups.

Which of the following is true about these statements?

• The statements are correct about both the Pilgrims and the Puritans.

• The statements are correct about the Puritans, but incorrect about the Pilgrims.

• The statements are incorrect about both the Pilgrims and the Puritans.

• The statements are correct about the Pilgrims, but incorrect about the Puritans.

            a grant from the Spanish government giving settlers the right to control local Native Americans

• representative

• Northwest Passage

• encomienda