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European conquest of the Americas: why was its impact so devastating?
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What was the name of the settlement England founded in the Americas in 1585?
'Roanoke' ✓
What was produced in Jamestown which allowed English settlers to gain lots of wealth?
corn
gold
sugar
tobacco ✓
Match the key words with their correct definitions.
colonisation
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the process of taking control over another country ✓
conquest
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taking an area of land by force ✓
convert
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to change someone's beliefs ✓
Write the missing word. After three wars with English settlers, the Powhatans were forced to live on ...
'reservations' ✓
Identify the example which best demonstrates European and Native American co-operation.
English settlers and the Powhatans fought one another three times.
Spain conquered the Aztec Empire with support from indigenous allies. ✓
Pocahontas was kidnapped by the English and converted to Christianity.
Why was the colonisation so devastating to the Native Americans?
Conflict with Europeans was the main killer of Native Americans after 1492.
Mistreatment of Native Americans by Europeans led to many indigenous deaths. ✓
Native Americans lacked the skills and technology to defeat Europeans.
The spread of diseases weakened native American resistance. ✓
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