Ch3 Indians and Europeans

Question 1

3 things Indians focused on

Answer 1

religion
land
gender relations

Question 2

Religious beliefs

Answer 2

sacred spirits can be found in all living things

there is one creator -(Europeans thought this wasn’t genuine)

Question 3

Land

Answer 3

viewed as a common resource
-the English, French and Dutch all used the land, misinterpreting Indians outlook
wealth wasn’t important

Question 4

Gender relations

Answer 4

Europeans saw weak men mistreating women

-Europeans themselves came from a coverture society

Question 5

What happened following contact with Europe?

Answer 5

Disease wiped out 90% of the population
Animal shortage due to increased hunting by Indians in hopes to trade with Europeans for new tools
Conflict caused by hunting on European territory

Question 6

What was Spain’s role in the New world?

5 things

Answer 6

largest empire
founded colonies w/ the crown
epicenter was central and south America
instilled a mission system in CA to spread Catholicism
Established the encomienda system

Question 7

Encomienda system

Answer 7

granted land owners control over Native Americans

Supposed to monitor their welfare and spread Christianity, instead it was a brutal labor system

Question 8

Mestizos

Answer 8

Spanish and indian culture that made up the bottom of the social ladder

Question 9

Juan De Sepulveda

Answer 9

Used the bible and Aristotle’s writings to justify Spain’s superior conquest of Indians

Question 10

Las Casas

Answer 10

denounced Spain in his “Very Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies”

Question 11

Pueblo Revolt

Answer 11

Native American victory that removed tensions and supremacy attitudes in all countries except england

Question 12

What was France’s role in the new world?

4 things

Answer 12

founded colonies w/ the crown
good relations w/Indians
valued fur trade over agricultural settlement
feared emigration would undermine france’s role as a world power so only Catholics were allowed to go

Question 13

Metis

Answer 13

children of Indian and French

Question 14

What was dutch’s role in the new world?

4 things

Answer 14

founded on joint stock companies
valued fur trade w/ Indians
had very little land in the new world
their population was small but diverse

Question 15

What was England’s role in the new world?

5 things

Answer 15

ended as the largest empire in north America
founded through a joint stock company
profit was generated through staple crops such (tobacco)
settlers were homogeneous
wanted land purely to make a profit which lead to conflict with Indians