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1. The English believed themselves to be superior to the natives

2. Were divided on religion a bit with Puritans, Anglicans, Catholics, etc.

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1. The French were mostly Catholic

2. Were nicer to the natives than the other Europeans

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1. Women often played the dominant role in trade

2. Women managed child care and food preparation

3. Women held parallel political positions to males, having the same authority, just over females and handling female issues

4. Tribal chief was often passed down to the son of the chief’s oldest sister

5. Many Africans were converts to Islam

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The Atlantic Slave Trade: Crash Course World History #24

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1. The Spanish

1. They used natives as laborers for a while to do their work for them

2. Spanish suppressed native religions

3. Pueblo revolt was brutally put down after the Pueblo rose up after unrest

4. Some Spaniards had children with the natives and mixed raced people (mestizos) were born

2. The French

1. The French treated the natives pretty well

2. Some traders married native women and had children with them

3. Became part of their society kind of

4. Traded furs

5. French had many allies with natives

6. Allied with natives like the Algonquins

7. Fought with enemies of their native allies

3. The English

1. The English saw the natives as savages as they were different in their culture, language, religion, etc.

2. Used this to justify harsh treatment of them

3. Tried to keep societies separate

4. In general

1. Some European nations got along with natives (the French mainly)

2. Some Europeans treated them like savages (the English a lot and some Spanish)

3. Some Europeans also married the natives (a bit of all societies but more French and Spanish)

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1. African countries sold slaves to Europeans as the need for laborers grew

1. The need for slaves rose due to the rise in the market for sugarcane

2. African tribes began warring with each other in an attempt to capture potential slaves to trade for European goods

3. African culture began to affect American society

1. Half of new settlers from 1500-1800 came from Africa

2. Europeans saw African culture as primitive and uncivilized

1. Used this to justify enslavement

4. Both the Africans and the Europeans created extensive civilizations and had successful economies and societies

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The Black Legend, Native Americans, and Spaniards: Crash Course US History #1

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Beliefs and Practices of Native Americans

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Beliefs and Practices of Native Americans

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1. Their gods were associated with nature

2. Some Native Americans (Aztecs specifically) took part in sacrifice of humans to their gods

3. When forced to convert to Christianity, many natives combined aspects of their native religion with the Christianity the Spanish spread

4. Way of life varied as some were farmers, some were nomadic hunters and gatherers, and some were fishers

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1. Were Roman Catholic

2. Wanted to spread the faith to the natives

3. Established hierarchy in colonies where Spanish were at top and natives were at bottom

4. Intermarried with natives so the racial lines were blurred

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1. Since the native population could not fulfill enough of European labor requirements, Africans were imported to do more labor

2. Native Americans and Africans were both matrilineal societies

1. This means that they traced heredity through and inherited property through their mothers

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(Watch until 2:05)

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The Natives and the English - Crash Course US History #3