Columbus and Native Americans History Quiz

Columbus and the Indians

• A documentary film is a secondary source
• A history textbook is a secondary source
• Europeans generally wanted spices from the Indies
• Columbus and his men enslaved and killed Native Americans
• Columbus left behind a diary
• The Iroquois Confederacy did not believe in private property
• Iroquois families were organized into clans
• Iroquois women had rights, including divorce
• Roanoke was the first British colony in North America
• The Powhatan Confederacy initially helped the British colonists by providing food
• The Wampanoag lived in Massachusetts before the English arrived
• English colonists declared war on the Pequots because Pequots killed a British colonist who kidnapped and enslaved Native Americans
• The English won the Pequot War because they had guns
• Native Americans died after contact with Europeans because they were not immune to European diseases
• A diary is a primary source
• Europeans generally wanted gold and spices from the Indies

Columbus and the Native Americans

• Columbus and his men enslaved Native Americans for profit
• Columbus sought to make money by selling enslaved Native Americans
• Columbus wanted Native Americans to bring him gold
• Personal testimony and research of Bartolome de las Casas tells us about Columbus
• Iroquois society was organized, with women electing male leaders to oversee clans

Iroquois Confederacy

• The Iroquois Confederacy did not believe in private property
• The Iroquois were organized into clans
• Iroquois women had rights

Other Topics

• The first permanent British colony in North America was Jamestown
• Native American groups in Virginia before the English arrived were the Algonquin/Powhatan Confederacy
• The English colonists and the Pequots in Massachusetts fought because the colonists wanted their land and because some Pequots killed a British colonist. The Iroquois Confederacy had a system of internal governance.
• White settlers in Virginia went through the Starving Time (1609-1610) and resorted to cannibalism and eating their pets
• The African system of slavery was different from the European system. In Africa, children of enslaved people were often born free. African slavery did not rely on race as a justification for slavery.
• In the African slave system, slaves often had some rights and could eventually be integrated into society
• White indentured servants were treated differently from enslaved Africans
• Enslaved Africans resisted enslavement by poisoning masters, burning homes, organizing revolts and running away

Black and White

• Virginia colonists kidnapped and enslaved Native Americans during the Starving Time to force them to work
• Native Americans knew the land and easily escaped
• Native Americans often died from disease when enslaved
• African civilizations were in the 1600s, like European civilizations in the same period
• African and European slavery systems were different—children of enslaved people in Africa were often born free but not in Europe
• White indentured servants received freedom after their indenture expired
• African Americans and white servants occasionally became friends and even had children together
• Enslaved Africans resisted enslavement in various ways

Period 6

• Virginia colonists resorted to cannibalism during the Starving Time
• White settlers in America could not enslave as many Native Americans as Africans
• Native Americans are aware of their land, knew how to escape and had knowledge of their environment.
• White settlers couldn't easily enslave many Native Americans because they could escape easily.
• White settlers in the America in 1600 were influenced by European civilizations
• Enslaved Africans resisted enslavement by poisoning their masters, burning down homes and organizing revolts
• The African system of slavery, unlike the European system, was not based on race. In Africa, children of enslaved people were often born free.

Colonial Resistance and Rebellion

• Colonists did not generally pay taxes during "salutary neglect'
• Stamp Act imposed a tax on documents and printed items
• Colonists boycotted British goods
• The Stamp Act Congress organized a boycott of all British goods.
• The Sons and Daughters of Liberty tarred and feathered tax collectors, and colonists protested the Stamp Act
• The Intolerable Acts were a response to the Boston Tea Party
• Intolerable Acts shut down Boston Harbor, appointed a new governor over Massachusetts, and placed Massachusetts under martial law
• Colonists organized the First Continental Congress to address the Intolerable Acts
• The Boston Tea Party happened in 1773
• The British passed the Stamp Act and Townshend Duties in response to the colonists not paying taxes.

Confederation and Constitution

• The Articles of Confederation had problems with taxing, stopping states from taxing each other and paying off soldiers.
• The Articles of Confederation didn't have a strong national government.
• The Articles of Confederation created a weak central government, contrasted with the Constitution which created a strong national government.
• Shays' Rebellion highlighted the shortcomings of the Articles of Confederation, suggesting a need for stronger government.
• Wealthy elites wanted a stronger government, that would quell Shays' Rebellion and resolve debts from the war
• There was conflict between representatives from New Jersey and Virginia concerning representation in the Constitution
• The Great Compromise resolved the issue of representation among states in the Constitution

Launching the New Nation

• The conflict between Jefferson and Hamilton over the economy led to the formation of political parties in the U.S.
• George Washington issued a Neutrality Proclamation during conflicts between France and Britain
• Hamilton wanted a national bank while Jefferson wanted to pay off all debts and not be involved in those wars.
• The first political parties were the Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
• Washington warned against political parties in his farewell address
• Washington established a precedent by serving only two terms as president

The Age of Jackson

• The cotton gin made slavery more profitable
• The Missouri Compromise was when Missouri joined the U.S. as a slave state
• Maine joined the U.S. as a free state

Reforming American Society

• Abolitionists wanted to end slavery
• Most white northerners initially opposed the abolitionist movement
• The women's rights movement was influenced by the World Anti-Slavery Convention

The Divisive Politics of Slavery

• The Compromise of 1850 made California a free state
• The Compromise of 1850 threatened white northerners who aided escaped slaves with a $1,000 fine
• The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed voters in new territories to decide whether slavery would be legal in new territories
• The Dred Scott decision ruled black people couldn't be citizens and had no rights
• Lincoln's stance against slavery expansion made him popular in the North. Southern states seceded from the Union over the election of Abraham Lincoln
• John Brown's raid at Harpers Ferry heightened tensions between the North and South

The Civil War Begins

• The attack on Union fort Sumter, South Carolina, sparked the Civil War
• The Confederacy had strong generals and dedicated soldiers
• The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in rebelling states
• The Union won the Civil War because of their superior industrialization and population

Reconstruction and its Effects

• Lincoln's Reconstruction plan aimed to integrate former Confederate states into the Union
• The 14th Amendment granted citizenship and equal protections to all people born in the U.S.
• Congress impeached Andrew Johnson
• White supremacists used Black Codes to oppress African Americans after the Civil War
• The end of Reconstruction was related to an economic recession and a shift in Northern priorities.

Culture Clashes on the Prairie

• Plains Indians gained prestige by counting coup
• U.S. forces massacred Native Americans at Sand Creek
• The Dawes Act divided Native American lands
• White hunters killed buffalo to destroy the food source for Native Americans
• Native Americans and white settlers clashed over land

Test your knowledge on the interactions between Columbus and Native Americans in this informative quiz. Explore the impact of European colonization, including the Iroquois Confederacy and the Pequot War, along with cultural insights about Native American societies. Discover how these events shaped North American history.