Ch 2
How did the introduction of European goods contribute to the destruction of Indian cultures?
Indians had no immunity to European diseases.
__ was a Roanoke Indian who appeared to convert to Christianity but eventually returned to the Indian culture and opposed British colonists.
Manteo
The first English colony at Roanoke was
Abandoned by the British because it served no useful economic or military purpose
The experience of Don Luis de Velasco, or Paquiquineo, illustrates the...
Ease with which European and Indian cultures could interact.
What first attracted French interest in North America?
Fishing in waters near Newfoundland.
After threats by the Orista Indians in Florida and by England's Sir Francis Drake, the Spanish abandoned all of eastern Louisiana except for St. Augustín because
Spain regarded the area as peripheral to its primary interests.
The Huron and Algonquian were
Allies with one another and the French.
he Five Nations or Great League of Peace
Curtailed the mourning wars among Iroquois in upper New York
John Cabot was born in...
Genoa
What was the attitude of the leaders of Dutch colonialism with regard to Indian territory?
Land must be purchased from Indians before it could be settled.
Both the Indians and the French believed that
Mixed marriages provided a foundation for trading and military alliances.
Most colonies established by European nations in the first half of the seventeenth century were
Outposts in the global economy.
Under the theory of mercantilism, one nation's gain was
another nations loss
French crews traded for beaver pelts used in France to make
felt hats
What about don Luis's behavior shocked and scandalized the Spanish Jesuits in 1570?
He took several wives
What influenced European countries other than Portugal and Spain to become active in the New World?
Hope for wealth, glory, and power.
How did the Spanish King Phillip II react to explorations by France and England?
He established a string of forts.
Sir Francis Drake is best known as a
Privateer who helped defeat the Spanish Armada.
Because the French and English found no gold or silver in areas they claimed in the New World, they
Stole from the Spanish, who did find gold and silver.