Interactions Between American Indians & Europeans (College Board AP® US History): Flashcards
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By the early 1700s, the French had a successful fur trade in the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, and River valleys.
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By the early 1700s, the French had a successful fur trade in the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, and River valleys.
By the early 1700s, the French had a successful fur trade in the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, and Mississippi River valleys.
True or False?
The French forced Indigenous peoples to convert to Catholicism.
False.
The French did not force conversion; some Indigenous people adopted Catholic practices, while others kept traditional beliefs or mixed the two.
Why did France need good relations with Indigenous peoples?
France needed Indigenous partners to maintain the fur trade, a major source of wealth for France.
True or False?
French contact with Indigenous peoples was entirely beneficial.
False.
The French brought contagious diseases, guns that increased violence between tribes, and alcohol that disrupted social structures and health.
How did the fur trade change Indigenous views of captives?
Instead of integrating captives or using them as gifts to form alliances, Indigenous groups began to view captives as economic assets for the fur trade.
Why did the Pueblo rise up against the Spanish?
The Spanish forced conversion to Christianity and destroyed sacred objects such as kivas and masks, so Pueblo leaders believed their culture was under attack.
Who led the Pueblo Revolt of 1680?
Po'Pay, a Tewa Pueblo leader, led the Pueblo Revolt.
The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 took place in what is now .
The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 took place in what is now New Mexico.
What was the outcome of the Pueblo Revolt?
The Pueblo Revolt drove the Spanish out of the region for 12 years.
True or False?
After the revolt, the Pueblo continued to follow Christian practices.
False.
The Pueblo washed off their Christian baptisms, annulled Christian marriages, and set fire to churches.
Why do some Pueblo scholars see the 12 years without Spanish rule as significant?
It was enough time to preserve Pueblo lands, languages, and traditions that still exist today.
What caused relations between English colonists and the Wampanoag to worsen in the 1670s?
Relations worsened because of land disputes over English livestock grazing on Wampanoag hunting and fishing grounds, English control of trade, and pressure to convert to Christianity.
Who was Metacom?
Metacom was the Wampanoag leader known to the English as King Philip.
Define Great Swamp Fight.
The Great Swamp Fight (1675) was a colonial attack on a Narragansett fort in a Rhode Island swamp that killed as many as 600 Narragansett older people, women, and children.
True or False?
The Narragansett stayed neutral throughout Metacom's War.
False.
After the Great Swamp Fight, the Narragansett allied with Metacom and the Wampanoag in 1676.
Colonial forces killed Metacom in 1676.
Colonial forces killed Metacom in August 1676.
What happened to Indigenous survivors after Metacom's War?
Colonists sold survivors into enslavement or forced them to become indentured servants.
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