Historical Figures and Native American Relations

The Powhatan Confederacy was:

•  A colony founded by John Rolfe

• A Spanish mission system
  

•  A Native alliance in Virginia led by Chief Powhatan
  

• 1.  An English fur trading company
     
     

The French relationship with Native Americans was mostly

•  Harsh and based on conquest
  

•  Friendly, focused on fur trade, and alliances with Huron

• Based on enslaving tribes for farming
  

• 2. The same as the Spanish encomienda system
     
     

John Smith is known for: 

• Writing the King James Bible
  

•  Discovering gold in Jamestown
  

• Leading Jamestown with strict rules (“Work or no food”)

• 3.  Starting the tobacco trade
     
     

Wampum was:

• A type of fur

• An English law code

• Beads used as money and for peace deals

• A kind of tobacco

King Charles I of England:

• King Charles I of England was a monarch of France.
• King Charles I of England reigned from 1603 to 1625.
• King Charles I of England was executed in 1650.
• Ruled from 1625–1649, fought with Parliament, and was executed

The Northwest Passage was believed to be:

• A land route through Canada.
• A shortcut for shipping goods to Europe.
• A water route through America to Asia (but it didn’t exist

• A sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

What saved Jamestown’s economy?

• Gold mining
• Cotton farming
• Tobacco cultivation
• Fishing industry

he Huron were:

• A European colonial power in North America.
• A type of freshwater fish found in the Great Lakes.
• An ancient civilization in South America.
• Allies of the French and enemies of the Iroquois

Opechancanough was:

• Chief Powhatan’s brother who led the 1622 attack on Jamestown

• a Spanish explorer in Florida
• a famous Native American artist
• a chief of the Iroquois Confederacy

The Black Legend was the belief that:

• The belief that Spain had no impact on indigenous cultures.
• The belief that Spain was the most benevolent colonizer.
• The belief that Spain was the first to discover America.
• Spain was especially cruel to Native American