History Semester One Study Guide- Part 1

What was the Spanish policy towards Native Americans?

• Convert them to Christianity and integrate them into colonial society

• Avoid contact and leave them independent

• Establish trade-only relations

• Enslave them for plantation work without any cultural assimilation

What was the “Black Legend?”

• A myth about Spanish conquistadors’ divine right

• A portrayal of Spanish brutality towards Native Americans

• A belief in the cultural superiority of Native Americans

• A narrative justifying England’s colonization of Spain

Describe the Fur Trade in North America.

• A system of agriculture that benefited Native Americans

• A religious practice in Puritan colonies

• Trade of European goods for beaver pelts, which were highly valued in Europe

• A type of barter system used in southern plantations

Who is Anne Hutchinson?

• A Quaker who founded Pennsylvania

• A Puritan who challenged church teachings and ministers

• A Native American who allied with colonists

• A leader in the women’s suffrage movement

What is the task system of labor?

• A system in which slaves were given daily tasks and personal time upon completion

• A plantation system that worked slaves from dawn to dusk

• A communal labor system used in Native American societies

• A system requiring indentured servants to work off their contracts

Describe the Mayflower Compact.

• An agreement for the peaceful transfer of land between Pilgrims and Native Americans

• A governing document establishing majority rule in Plymouth Colony

• A trade agreement between Pilgrims and the Dutch

• A treaty signed by Spain and England

Describe the views of the Separatists.

• They wanted to purify the Church of England from within

• They sought to completely break away from the Church of England

• They believed in religious tolerance for all faiths

• They were loyalists to the English monarchy

Who settled New Amsterdam?

• The English settlers seeking religious freedom

• The Dutch West India Company as a trading post

• French colonists expanding from Canada

• Spanish explorers looking for gold

What was the purpose of early colonial colleges?

• To train lawyers and doctors

• To educate the working class in trades

• To train ministers and provide classical education

• To promote women’s education

What is a conversion test?

• A legal process for citizenship

• A religious exam to prove a personal conversion to Christianity

• A method of determining compatibility for marriage

• A test of loyalty to the English Crown