The First Peoples

Open Ended

How do you think the first people got to what is now the modern day United States originally? Did they arrive here on boats? Did they just appear there one day? What do YOU think?

Multiple Choice

Which continents are mentioned as sources of the three waves of immigrants to America?

• Asia, Africa, and Europe

• Asia, Australia, and Europe

• Africa, Europe, and South America

• Asia, North America, and Europe

Multiple Choice

According to the land bridge theory, from which continent did people first enter the Western Hemisphere?

• Asia

• Europe

• Africa

• Australia

Multiple Select

Which of the following were reasons early Asians crossed the land bridge to North America?

• To find food

• To escape war

• To seek gold

• To find new land

Open Ended

Explain how the land bridge between Asia and North America was formed during the Ice Age.

Open Ended

Who were the major groups and language families of the first South Carolinians.

Multiple Choice

Which tribe from the Siouan family called themselves the "river people"?

• Catawbas

• Cheraws

• Peedees

• Waccamaws

Multiple Select

Which of the following characteristics describe the Iroquoian family?

• Great warriors

• Enemies of the Catawbas

• Lived along the Savannah River

• Seldom forgave an injury

Multiple Choice

What was one major effect of European colonization on Native Americans in South Carolina?

• Introduction of new diseases

• Increase in native population

• Strengthening of native tribes

• End of tribal conflicts

Multiple Choice

What are the three continents from which immigrants populated America, according to the lesson?

• Asia, Africa, and Europe

• Asia, Australia, and Africa

• Europe, Australia, and Asia

• Africa, Europe, and Australia

Open Ended

What was the overall effect of colonization on the Native Americans?