Topic 1.6 - Cultural Interactions in the Americas

Bartelome de Las Casas

Spanish priest who saw the treatment of the Indians to be wrong; instead he advocated using Africans in New Spain because they were more immune to European diseases and they were used to tougher working conditions.

Spanish (treatment of Native Americans)

This country forced Catholicism on the Native Americans.

Spanish (treatment of Native Americans)

This country forced Native Americans to work for them (as slaves).

French (treatment of Native Americans)

This country introduced Catholicism to the Native Americans but did not force conversion to Catholicism.

French (treatment of Native Americans)

This country traded with the Native Americans and also intermarried with them (often taking Native Americans wives as a spouse).

English (treatment of Native Americans)

This country traded with the Native Americans but they did not intermarry with them.

English and Spanish (treatment of Native Americans)

These two countries had the least amount of respect for Native American cultures and had not problem in taking their land away from them.

English (treatment of Native Americans)

Native Americans in Massachusetts initially had good relations with Native Americans and traded with the settlers. Name the European group of settlers.

English (treatment of Native Americans)

Intermarriage with Native Americans was less common
because most settlers came over in family groups. Name the European group of settlers.

Name the European group of settlers.

This country forced Native Americans to give up their land and pushed them further from the coast.