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Question #1
How might the Crusades have set the stage for future colonization of the Americas?
A.   Europeans practiced colonization tactics in the wars against Middle East and North Africa in 11th-13th centuries, so these tactics had been perfected by the time Europeans began conquests of the Americas. This was also the beginning of justification for colonization based on white supremacy ("cleanliness of blood") and in the name of Christianity ("carrying the cross.")
B.   Europeans practiced colonization tactics on commoners within their own communities. This was the beginning of the concept of "land as private property" as poor people were torn from their communal lands.
Question #2
Learning about the early wars between settlers and Native Americans complicates the single story of Puritans as peaceful and coexisting with Indian tribes, it shows the complex relationships between and amongst tribes, and it highlights the importance of Native American resistance during this time period.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #3
The true story of Pocahontas is that her name was Matoaka. After saving John Smith from being murdered by her own tribe, negotiations between her father and English colonists occurred. Pocahontas later married John Smith and traveled with him to England.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #4
Initially, Native Americans traded food in exchange for weapons and other supplies from the English colonists. Later, food became more scarce due to more competition amongst groups, wars that involved the English burning down Native American crops, as well as the introduction of English-style farming and livestock.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #5
William Bradford's journal was likely written as a way to document what was happening at Plymouth Colony and potentially as a means to persuade other colonists to join. In his journal, he attributes the colonists' safe arrival to God's protection and describes Native Americans as "savages."
A.   True
B.   False

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