Zinn Chapter 1 & WCW #4

Question 1

What was the name of the tribe of native people that Columbus encountered in the Bahamas?

Accepted Answer

Taino, Arawak

Question 2

A person who comes to a country to live there =

Accepted Answer

Immigrant

Question 3

Colonists are...

Accepted Answer

A group of people sent by a country to live in a colony, Invaders

Question 4

At what age were these native peoples forced to collect gold for Columbus & his crew?

Accepted Answer

13

Question 5

Who is your history teacher?

Accepted Answer

Ms. Smith

Question 6

How did Frida express her pride in her Mexican heritage?

Accepted Answer

She created brightly colored, bold artwork, She wore traditional Mexican dresses and clothing, She practiced the matriarchal ways of her ancestors, She joined the Mex. communist party to spark social change

Question 7

Whose perspective is the author of this book trying to illustrate? Why?

Accepted Answer

Native American perspective; their story is largely untold

Question 8

What were Frida's paintings like? What did she paint?

Accepted Answer

Included dream-like, unrealistic images in her paintings, Used a great deal of detail, Used bold colors, Lots of self-portraits

Question 9

True OR False: Columbus thought the world was much larger than it actually was?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

What does the word “indigenous” mean?

Accepted Answer

Native or originally occurring in a particular place

Question 11

The act of setting up a colony away from one's place of origin, often at the cost of Natives

Accepted Answer

Colonization

Question 12

Columbus ended up in the Bahamas... where in the world was he actually attempting to reach?

Accepted Answer

East Indies, or India

Question 13

The quality or state of being treated cruelly or unfairly for a long period of time

Accepted Answer

oppression

Question 14

An area that is controlled by or belongs to a country and is usually far away from it =

Accepted Answer

Colony

Question 15

How did the fact that Frida was born during the Mexican Revolution impact her?

Accepted Answer

it made her critical of the wealthy, she grew up around revolutionaries who helped spark change, it made her feel an obligated to help the poor and oppressed, she saw extreme poverty at the hands of the Mexican govt.

Question 16

What was the name and location of the first permanent English settlement in the US?

Accepted Answer

Jamestown, Virginia

Question 17

How many Native Americans lived throughout the AmericaS before Columbus?

Accepted Answer

75 million

Question 18

The intentional, systematic killing of people who belong to a particular group =

Accepted Answer

genocide

Question 19

Why did Columbus call the native people he encountered “Indians”?

Accepted Answer

Because he thought he'd landed in the "East Indies" (India)

Question 20

To come to live permanently in a foreign country =

Accepted Answer

Immigrate

Question 21

True OR False: Columbus thought the world was flat

Accepted Answer

False

Question 22

Why did the English decide to wipe out the Native Americans?

Accepted Answer

Because they couldn't successfully enslave them

Question 23

People in general living together in organized communities w/ shared laws/values/traditions =

Accepted Answer

society

Question 24

What European country was Christopher Columbus from?

Accepted Answer

Spain sent him on the voyage but he was actually from Italy

Question 25

What does it mean if a Native American tribe is “nomadic” (meaning that they are “nomads”)?

Accepted Answer

They travel; don't stay in the same place

Question 26

In 1925, Frida survived a horrific event. What happened?

Accepted Answer

Street car accident at 18 in Mexico City

Question 27

Indigenous means...

Accepted Answer

Native

Question 28

How did the Powhatan attempt to get rid of the unwanted English intruders of Jamestown?

Accepted Answer

Massacred (killed) 347 of Jamestown's men, women, & children

Question 29

What was the name of the Native American tribe who originally lived in the above region?

Accepted Answer

Powhatan

Question 30

How did (does!)Frida empower people?

Accepted Answer

She stood up for her revolutionary political beliefs, She had setbacks yet is one of the most famous artists ever, She proudly embraced her culture, She was unapologetically non-conforming and defied norms

Question 31

True OR False: Native Americans treated each other w/ greater equality than the Europeans did?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 32

Who was Bret Harte?

Accepted Answer

Author, Writer

Question 33

True OR False: Christopher Columbus was the first European to step foot on American soil

Accepted Answer

False

Question 34

True OR False: Christopher Columbus discovered America

Accepted Answer

False

Question 35

How did that event change her life plans?

Accepted Answer

She could no longer attend medical school, She took up painting while bedridden, She began painting self-portraits, her signature focus, She was bedridden for 9 months while recovering

Question 36

1400’s-1600’s, during which time many countries in Europe sent explorers to discover new lands

Accepted Answer

Age of Exploration, Age of Discovery

Question 37

Frida Kahlo was a notable artist from Mexico city. Why is she a cultural and feminist icon?

Accepted Answer

she proudly expressed her Mexican heritage, she was a non-conforming (non-traditional) woman, she unapologetically spoke her mind & was politcally active, she was a member of LGBTQ community before it "acceptable"

Question 38

Why did the king & queen of Columbus’ country finance (pay for) his voyage? What did they want?

Accepted Answer

For Columbus to bring back gold (and later slaves)

Question 39

What was the name of the food shortage that Jamestown experienced in the winter of 1609-1610?

Accepted Answer

Starving Time

Question 40

What happened when/if these “Indians” did not collect enough gold to satisfy Columbus?

Accepted Answer

cut off their hands at the wrist and let them bleed to death

Zinn Chapter 1 & WCW #4

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Zinn Chapter 1 & WCW #4

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