Social Studies History #1

The very first city in North America, near the Mississippi River, was known as __________________. 

• St. Louis
• Lakota
• Cahokia
• Des Moines

The Mississippians who lived in Cahokia lived off of the land. They were __________________.

• hunters
• fishermen
• builders
• farmers

In about the year 1300, the city of Cahokia was ____________________.

• made even larger
• abandoned
• destroyed
• none of the above

Many years ago, the eastern half of North America was covered in forests. The forests were a really good _____________ for the people who lived there.

• environment
• product
• wood
• resource

People who get most of their food by hunting animals and picking wild plants are known as _________________________.

• hunter-gatherers
• hunters
• gatherers
• farmers

The Lakota tribe was always on the move because they followed the _________________.

• wolves
• bears
• buffalo
• other tribes

______________ was what nearly every explorer wanted when settling in America in the 1700s.

• Riches
• Gold
• New homes
• Land

What was most unfair to the Native Americans when the European explorers came to America?

• The Native Americans were forced to teach others how to farm.
• The Native Americans lost supplies.
• The Native Americans ran out of food.
• The Native Americans were forced off their lands.

The colonists grew frustrated with Great Britain because the colonists _________________.

• didn't get to vote
• had to pay unfair taxes
• didn't get to speak out on issues
• All of the above

The colonists thought about having a ____________________. This would overthrow the British government and let them start their own government.

• argument
• revolution
• feast
• meeting