Answer a, b, and c.
a. Briefly explain ONE example of how contact
between Native Americans and Europeans
brought changes to Native American societies in
the period 1492 to 1700.
b. Briefly explain a SECOND example of how
contact between Native Americans and
Europeans brought changes to Native American
societies in the same period.
c. Brieflky explain ONE example of how Native
Americans societies resisted change brought by
contact with Europeans in the same period.
During the mid-18th century, new pressures
began to unite the British colonies, sparking an
independence movement and ultimately a war
against England.
a. Briefly explain ONE political or economic
pressure faced by the colonies during this time.
b. Briefly explain ONE action taken by the
colonists to address the pressure explained in
Part A.
c. Briefly explain ONE response by the British
government to the action explained in Part B.
Example Answer 1
1. Contact between Native Americans and Europeans brought
about drastic changes to the Native American’s way of life.
The biggest change was the loss of live caused within the
Native American societies by the introduction of European
diseases. The Native Americans had no immunities to these
diseases and as a result entire populations were decimated
and others lost so many that they had to merge their
societies/tribes.
2. Another drastic change was the introduction of European
flora and fauna. The horse in particular caused many tribes to
change their entire way of life and even where they lived.
3. An obvious example of how Native American societies
resisted change brought about by the Europeans is the open
violence and conflict between the two, such as Metacom’s
Rebellion.
Example Answer 2
1. An economic pressure faced by the colonies during this time
was the series of laws/taxes passed by Parliament to control
colonial trade and increase revenue from the colonies. These
included the enforcement of the Navigation Acts as well as
the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, the Townsend Acts and the Tea Act.
2. An action taken by the colonies to address these laws/taxes
were to create nonimportation agreements in an effort to
encourage colonists to boycott British goods – and the Sons of
Liberty used various means to encourage the colonists to
support the nonimportation agreements.
3. A response by the British to the early nonimportation
agreements was to actually remove the taxes, usually at the
urging of British merchants who were losing money from lost
trade.