Unit 1 Indigenous People Vocabulary

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the term 'Indigenous People'?

• People who move to a new land for trade

• The original inhabitants of a land

• People who colonize new lands

• People who visit a place temporarily

Multiple Choice

What is colonization?

• A group of people from a country build a settlement in another area, take over, and gain control of it

• A group of people who visit another country for a short time

• A group of people who trade with another country

• A group of people who protect their land from outsiders

Fill in the Blanks

The first time people from Europe interacted with Native Americans was called European

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Multiple Choice

What motivated European expeditions to the Americas between the 1400s and 1600s?

• Seeking new trade routes, wealth, and resources

• Escaping from wars in Europe

• Spreading religion only

• Looking for new places to settle permanently