CC: Natives and the English

Why did Chief Powhatan decide to help the English settlers?

• The English were very skilled hunters.

• The English had many valuable gold and silver items.

• The English were struggling to find food and had useful guns.

• The English promised to leave soon.

What items did the English settlers commonly trade with Native Americans in exchange for furs and food?

• Gold and silver coins.

• Iron tools, guns, and woven cloth.

• Livestock like cows and pigs.

• New types of seeds for farming.

How did the English settlers' farming practices negatively affect Native Americans?

• The English taught Native Americans to farm too much.

• English animals like pigs and cows ate Native American crops.

• The English refused to share their farming tools.

• Native Americans had to stop hunting to help the English farm.

What happened to the relationship between Native Americans and the English after John Smith left Virginia?

• It became much more peaceful and friendly.

• It quickly got worse, leading to conflict.

• They stopped all trade with each other.

• Native Americans moved away to new lands.

What was a major result for Native Americans after their uprisings against the English in Virginia failed?

• They were given more land to farm.

• They were forced to sign a treaty and move to reservations.

• They became leaders in the English government.

• They received many gifts from the English.

What was one of the main reasons the Pequot War started?

• The English wanted to trade furs with the Pequots.

• The Pequots killed an English fur trader.

• The English stole land from the Pequots.

• The Pequots refused to trade with the English.

Which groups joined the English to fight against the Pequots?

• French settlers and Dutch traders.

• Soldiers from Virginia and New York.

• Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Narragansett Indians.

• Spanish explorers and local tribes.

Who led the Native American attack on New England colonists in 1675?

• William Bradford

• Nathaniel Saltonstall

• Metacom

• Powhatan

What was a major effect of King Philip's War on English settlements in the Northeast?

• It led to a peaceful agreement between all tribes and colonists.

• It caused many English settlements to be destroyed or abandoned.

• It helped the English gain more land without fighting.

• It made the English and Native Americans become close allies.

How did some Puritans explain the attacks by Native Americans during King Philip's War?

• They believed it was a sign that they should leave America.

• They thought it was a punishment from God for their sins.

• They saw it as a way to make peace with the Native Americans.

• They believed it was a test of their military strength.