Americas In About 1600 Flashcards
1
Q
Who populated the Americas?
A
Native Americans
Europeans
Africans
3
Q
The five main groups in North America
A
Inuits or eskimos Pueblo people Plains Indians Caribbean islands South and Central America
4
Q
Why did the Europeans go to America?
A
In search of gold and silver. They had horses and donkeys for transport and also guns and cannons
5
Q
What were indentured servants?
A
They sold themselves to an employer for a fixed period of time.
6
Q
What happened in 1640?
A
By 1640 the Spanish and Portuguese imported over a half a million enslaved Africans. Other Europeans soon took up the idea.
7
Q
Native Americans
A
Lived in many different groups and spake hundreds of different languages.
