Columbus, The Indians, And Human Progress

What was the name of the Native American tribe Columbus first encountered?

The Arawak of the Bahama Islands

The Native Americans had gold, but not _

Iron

What was a common trait European observers used to describe the nature of Native Americans?

“Hospitable”

What was the first cause of exploration/conquest of the new world?

The religion of popes/ Christianity

What was the second cause of exploration/conquest of the new world?

The government of kings

What was the third cause of exploration/conquest of the new world?

The frenzy for money/”greed” that marked Western Civilization

What was the fourth cause of exploration/conquest of the new world?

Explorers such as Christopher Columbus aiming to find new places such as “America”

What was Columbus’s main goal and why?

To find gold: Satisfy the King and Queen of Spain who sought wealth

Which country did Columbus thought he found?

Asia

When did Columbus find America?

October 12, 1492

Where and what was the first name of Columbus Fort?

The fort was called “Navidad” built in Hispaniola

When was the great slave raid?

1495

Who was Bartolome de Las Casas?

A young priest, participated in the conquest of Cuba-owning an Indian plantation but later gave it up criticizing the cruelty of the Spaniards

Where were Native American Men sent for labor?

To the mines

Where were Native American Women sent for labor?

To mountains/plains to create and plant cassava hills

Who were the Aztecs of Mexico?

Descendants of the heritage of Mayan, Zapotec, and Toltec cultures

Who did the Aztecs of Mexico accidentally take Hernando Cortes for?

The legendary Aztec man-god who died three hundred years before, with the promise to return, the mysterious Quetzalcoatl.

When did Grenville arrive in Virginia?

1585

What happened as a result of a Native American stealing a silver cup from Grenville?

Grenville sacked and burned the whole Indian village

What did Powhatan do with the English Soldiers in 1610?

He gave them shelter

What happened 12 years later?

The Indians, alarmed by the English attempted to massacre them starting a war which led the English to attempt to exterminate the Native Americans

What did Powhatan say in his plea to John Smith in 1607?

He expressed his old age and hopelessness at what could have been friendship with the Americans had it not been their back-handed nature. He miserably ends his life (?)

What did the Pilgrims from England use as an excuse to take the Natives land?

They proclaimed that the Native Americans hadn’t subdued the lands so it was a natural right for the Indians but not a civil’

What did the Puritans use as an excuse to take over the Natives land?

They quoted the bible in belief that the land belonged to them in power of God

When did the war between the Peqouts and Puritans start?

1636