chapter 3 reading response

Which of the following was a goal of the Spanish in their destruction of Fort Caroline?

reducing the threat of French privateers

Why did the Spanish build Castillo de San Marcos?

to defend against imperial challengers

How did the Pueblo attempt to maintain their autonomy in the face of Spanish settlement?

They launched a coordinated rebellion against the Spanish.

What was patroonship?

a Dutch system of granting tracts of land in New Netherland to encourage colonization

Which religious order joined the French settlement in Canada and tried to convert the natives to Christianity?

Jesuits

How did the French and Dutch colonists differ in their religious expectations? How did both compare to Spanish colonists?

Dutch colonies embraced a degree of religious tolerance.

What was the most lucrative product of the Chesapeake colonies?

tobacco

What was the primary cause of Bacon’s Rebellion?

former indentured servants wanted more opportunities to expand their territory

The founders of the Plymouth colony were:

Puritans

Which of the following is not true of the Puritan religion?

Only men could participate.

How did the Chesapeake colonists solve their labor problems?

By using indentured servants.

What was the Middle Passage?

the transatlantic journey that enslaved Africans made to America

Which of the following is NOT an item Europeans introduced to Native Americans?

wampum

How did European muskets change life for native peoples in the Americas?

Groups that had access to European muskets quickly became powerful.

How did views on property differ between Native Americans and Europeans?

Native peoples did not view land as property.