Crossing a Land Bridge

How did the first people get to the Americas?

Who were the first people in the Americas?

How did farming start in the Americas?

Multiple Choice

According to Land Bridge Theory, how did the first people get here?            

• According to Land Bridge Theory the first people sailed down the coast in a boat, from Asia into North America.

• According to Land Bridge Theory the first people walked across a land bridge from Asia into North America.

Multiple Choice

What do Ancient tools and other artifacts show about the first Americans?    

• Ancient tools and other artifacts show that the first Americans were farmers who also raised animals.

• Ancient tools and other artifacts show that the first Americans were hunter gatherers who followed herds of animals.

Multiple Choice

When did farming start in the Americas?

• almost 1000 years ago

• almost 3000 years ago

• almost 6000 years ago

• almost 10,000 years ago

Multiple Choice

Where did farming start in the Americas?

• Farming in the Americas started in North America.

• Farming in the Americas started in Mesoamerica.

• Farming in the Americas started in South America.

Multiple Choice

When farming started in the Americas, what were the first crops grown?

• peaches, nectarines, and plums

• grapes, apples, and oranges

• maize, beans, and squash