Unit 2 Flashcards
According to sixteenth-century historian Bartolome de Las Casas, how did the Spanish treat the indigenous people they encountered in the New World?
c. With Cruelty
What modern-day nations did Spanish explorers sail too at this time period?
a. The United States, Mexico, Central American nations, and Caribbean Nations
What problems did John Smith and his crew face in exploring and settling in the New World?
d. They were assaulted by the Indigenous population upon landing
How does John Smith portray the Spanish?
a. As Enemies
How does John Smith portray the indigenous people he encountered?
a. He respects the groups he encountered
Summarize the passage: “For the more hazardous it is, and the more numerous the perils and losses by which it is attended, so much the more is it esteemed and exalted above all others, being wholly unsuited to the timid and irresolute.”
d. The harder something is the more glory you get
What religious plans does Samual de Champlain wish to accomplish in the New World?
d. To spread Christianity
What does the reference “I have always desired to see the Lily flourish” mean according to de Champlain?
c. The lily represents the French Monarchy, which he wants to see expand into the new world
What is Mercantilism?
a. An economic system of extracting raw resources and selling them back to client states
What happened to the Spanish Armada?
a. It was beaten by the British “ Ships of a Line” strategy
What were the Spanish motivations in the Americas?
To extract as much gold and silver as possible
To create a New Spain
to spread religion
(Ans is all of the above)
What were the French motivations in the Americas?
trade furs
What did John Winthrop mean when he said we should be a city upon a hill?
b. That everybody would be watching them, so they need to act right
How many settlers originally came as indentured servants?
b. 300,000
Before slave laws, Africans and indentured servants were treated very similarly.
(t/f)
true
How did people in Africa end up being sold into slavery?
a. They were taken captive by other Africans during raids or war
What was the benefit of being an indentured servant?
d. Passage, training, and at the end of service land and tools to start a new life.
What is an estimate of how many Africans total were kidnapped and forced into slavery according to our reading?
d. 20 million
How many slaves entered the American colonies between 1700-1775 according to our reading?
c. 350,000
When did the slave laws begin that deprived Africans of rights in the new colonies?
b. 1660’s
Where was Bartolome de La Casas from?
spain
What did De La Casas argue?
c. Spain was destroying the Indigenous people
Where was John Smith from?
c. England
What happened to John Smith and his crew when they first went ashore in Virginia?
c. An Indigenous group attacked him
