Crash Course Colonizing America

What humorous claim does John Green make about Alaskan statehood?

• It is the largest state in the U.S.

• It is illegitimate.

• It is the most recent state to join the U.S.

• It is the coldest state in the U.S.

Which of the following technologies did native North Americans lack before European arrival?

• Metalwork

• Trade networks

• Farming

• Complex social structures

What is the term used to describe the romanticization and infantilization of native societies?

• Eurocentrism

• Primitivism

• Contemporary-centrism

• Civilizationism

What was the estimated population range of Native Americans within present U.S. borders before European contact?

• 10 to 20 million

• 20 to 30 million

• 2 to 10 million

• 1 to 5 million

Which Native American confederacy is compared to NATO in the video?

• The Apache Confederacy

• The Iroquois Confederacy

• The Cherokee Confederacy

• The Sioux Confederacy

How did most Native American tribes view land ownership?

• As a resource to be owned by individuals

• As a common resource for the community

• As a commodity to be traded

• As a gift from the Europeans

What was the first English settlement in America called?

• Virginia

• Plymouth

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

Who was the first European to explore what is now Florida?

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernán Cortés

• Juan Ponce de León

• Francisco Pizarro

What was the main reason the Spanish wanted to colonize Florida?

• To find gold

• To set up military bases

• To establish trade routes

• To convert Native Americans

What was the outcome of the Pueblo Revolt of 1680?

• The Spanish permanently left New Mexico

• The Pueblos adopted Christianity

• The Pueblos were completely defeated

• The Spanish became more tolerant of indigenous religion