The Truth About Columbus’s “First Contact”: Ep 10 of Crash Course Native American History

What happened to the Taino population in Hispaniola after Christopher Columbus arrived?

• Their population grew steadily.

• They moved to other islands and thrived.

• Their population greatly decreased and they were declared extinct.

• They formed alliances with the Europeans.

What was Christopher Columbus's main goal when he sailed west from Spain?

• To discover a new continent.

• To find a faster sea route to Asia.

• To spread Christianity around the world.

• To find new lands for farming.

Who made contact with Native Americans in Greenland more than 500 years before Christopher Columbus?

• The Spanish Empire

• The Thule people

• Scandinavian Vikings

• The Lewis and Clark Expedition

What was the "Doctrine of Discovery" established by Pope Alexander VI?

• A rule that allowed any land not inhabited by Christians to be claimed by Christian rulers.

• A treaty that divided newly discovered lands between Spain and Portugal.

• A law protecting the rights of indigenous people.

• A scientific theory about how continents were formed.

What happened to the Native American population in California after gold was discovered in 1848?

• It greatly increased due to new opportunities.

• It stayed about the same.

• It greatly decreased due to violence and disease.

• Many Native Americans moved to other countries.

How did some Native American tribes interact with Europeans?

• They only fought against them.

• They only traded goods with them.

• They used diplomacy, trade, and formed alliances.

• They ignored the Europeans completely.

What happened to the Black Hills after gold was discovered in South Dakota?

• The Lakota Sioux willingly sold the land to the US government.

• The US government illegally took the land from the Lakota Sioux.

• The Black Hills were turned into a national park for everyone.

• The Lakota Sioux were given more land in exchange for the Black Hills.

Why were the Taino people incorrectly labeled as extinct?

• They all died from new diseases brought by Europeans.

• They moved away to live in Europe.

• Spanish colonizers changed how they were counted in official records.

• They stopped having children and their population naturally ended.