Question 20
Inference about how Spanish viewed Native Americans:
Response: Spanish colonists felt that they were superior to Native Americans.
Question 21
Problems faced by the English colonists at Jamestown:
Responses:
- The location of the colony made life difficult for the settlers.
- The settlers believed that farming was beneath them, so they did not plant crops for the winter.
Question 22
Difference between the economy in New England and the Middle Colonies:
Response: The settlers in the Middle Colonies used resources from the forest to trade for needed goods.
Question 23
Main accomplishment of the Jamestown settlers according to the excerpt:
Response: setting up a protected colony.
Question 24
How initial reasons for settling New Netherland differed from English colonies:
Response: The English mostly came for religious reasons while many immigrants settled in New Netherland to gain wealth in the booming fur trade.
Question 25
Reason for the establishment of the colony of Rhode Island:
Response: Roger Williams believed in religious tolerance which wasn’t practiced in Massachusetts.
Question 26
Importance of land near water for French settlers:
Response: Settlers relied on water routes for transportation.
Question 27
What is The Mayflower Compact?
Response: a formal agreement by the Pilgrims to abide by "just and equal laws" drafted by leaders of their own choosing.
Question 28
Reason European explorers searched for the Northwest Passage:
Response: To discover a new sea route to Asia.