THE LATE 1400S THROUGH THE EARLY 1600S WAS A TIME OF EXPLORATION AND EARLY SETTLEMENT OF SEVERAL EUROPEAN COLONIES. EACH EUROPEAN COUNTRY HAD DIFFERENT REASONS FOR THEIR EXPLORATION AND SETTLEMENT, BUT ALL ENCOUNTERED NATIVE AMERICANS DURING THEIR EXPLORATION, GROWTH, AND DEVELOPMENT. COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE WAYS THE FRENCH AND THE SPANISH RELATED TO THE NATIVE AMERICANS.

Question

DRAG AND DROP ALL OF THE ELEMENTS BELOW TO CLASSIFY THEM INTO THE BEST CATEGORY. YOU MANY CHECK YOUR ANSWERS TWO TIMES.
FRENCH BOTH FRENCH AND SPANISH SPANISH

Answer 1

To compare and contrast the ways the French and the Spanish related to Native Americans during the period of exploration and early settlement, here are the key elements categorized accordingly:

FRENCH

• Established trade alliances with Native Americans, particularly in the fur trade.
• Showed willingness to cooperate and engage in mutual benefit relationships.
• Often intermarried with Native American tribes.
• Had a generally more respectful approach towards Indigenous cultures and practices.
• Focused on integrating into the local economies rather than seeking to dominate or convert.

BOTH FRENCH AND SPANISH

• Engaged in some level of diplomacy and negotiation with Native Americans.
• Both sought to spread their respective religious beliefs, although to different extents and in different manners.
• Encountered Native Americans who had established societies and trading routes.
• Faced resistance and conflict from Native American tribes that opposed European encroachment.

SPANISH

• Sought to convert Native Americans to Christianity, often through mission systems.
• Established a more rigid hierarchical society, often leading to domination and exploitation of Indigenous peoples.
• Engaged in military conquests and established settlements that often displaced Native Americans.
• Had a significant focus on extraction of resources through gold and silver mining.
• Implemented systems like the encomienda, which led to forced labor of Native Americans.

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