History 355B: Native American History
First Midterm Examination Study Guide
Possible Identifications
Native
Native American
Economy Great
Manitou
Native American Women Conquistadors
Encomiendas and Missions Race in
Conquering the
The Fall of Popé Why
a Middle Ground
Trade and the Middle Ground Governing the
Middle Ground
Religion on the
Middle Ground Murder
on the Middle Ground
Sex and the Middle
Ground The Powhatans Before
Pocahontas and John
Smith Why did the Indians Lose?
Deadly Medicine The First Thanksgiving
Metacom’s War
Possible Essay Questions
1) How and why did contact with Europeans
change Indian peoples and their cultures from 1492 through the 18th
century? What were the most important
changes? Which were the most damaging?
Which (if any) were the most beneficial?
Your answer should be as thorough as possible, considering a variety of
different peoples and interactions. You
must also include SPECIFIC EXAMPLES from lectures and readings to support your
argument.
2)
Consider contact with
3) Why did Native Americans continually lose
ground to Europeans in the period from first contact through the era of the
American Revolution? Give the top SEVEN
reasons why the Indians were pushed back IN ORDER from most important to least
important. Do not simply list
reasons. You must provide SPECIFIC
EXAMPLES of these reasons and how they undermined the position of Indians at
different time periods. The more
thoroughly you explain your arguments and the more examples you provide for
each reason, the better your grade will be. DO NOT simply repeat the lecture on
why the Indians lost. You need to
provide examples from many different lectures and readings to justify your
answer.