Manifest Destiny and Ethnocentrism

Use class readings and notes to answer the following:
1. Why can we say that there was cultural diversity in the Americas even before whites arrived?
2. Give two examples of how the Native Americans and the Europeans experienced acculturation.
3. Describe how Navtive Americans and Europeans had different ways of looking at how the land should be used and shared.
4. Explain why the idea of Manifest Destiny is an example of ethnocentrism.
5. How do you believe American history would have been different if Phillip/Pometacomet or Tecumseh had been successful in their plans?
6. What purposeful strategies (list at least three) were employed by the English to clear the Wampanoag from their lands?
7. What were the main events of King Phillips War? Why were the whites ultimately successful in winning this war?