US History 1301 Chapter 1

Mexico had more Spanish settlers because of gold

A substantial difference between the Spanish colonies in Mexico and Sante Fe was that

Spain had caused the deaths of millions of innocent people in the New World.

According to Bartolomé de Las Casas:

New Mexico

Acoma was an Indian city in present-day _______ that the Spanish destroyed.

Peninsulares

After conquests ended and settlements were built, who stood atop the social hierarchy in Spanish America?

false

Columbus established the first permanent settlement on Hispaniola in 1502.

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

Exploring the North American interior in the 1500s, ________ was the first European to encounter the immense herds of buffalo that roamed the Great Plains.

very few French came to North America

France's relationship with Natives American tribes can be described as a marriage of necessity because

they supported freedom of religion in their colony

How did the Dutch manifest their devotion to liberty?

were related to the Native American belief that sacred spirits could be found in living and inanimate things.

Native American religious ceremonies

false

Thanks to Martin Luther, the movable type printing press is one of the most important inventions in modern times, helping to rapidly disseminate information around the world

false

The Dutch and the French were unaware of eachothers settlement in North America

disgusted Europeans despite their own practices of publicly executing criminals and burning witches at the stake.

The ritual sacrifices practiced by the Aztecs:

Many Native Americans concurred with the idea of a single supreme being creating the world

When European clergy first read to Native Americans from the Bible about God creating the world in 6 days, to what were the Native Americans able to relate

tried to use them to enhance their standing with other Native Americans.

When Europeans arrived, many Native Americans:

over time, Spanish America evolved into a hybrid culture, part Spanish, part Indian, and in some areas, part African

Which one of the following statements about Spanish America is true?

South Carolina

where was the Spanish settlement of Santa Elena located?

married women retained a legal identity separate from that of their husbands

which one of the following is true of freedom in New Netherland?

a women surrendering her legal identity when she marries

"Coverture" refers to

refused the open practice of religion by Quakers and Lutherans

as governor of New Netherland, Peter Stuyvesant