Native Americans

Native American groups of North America:

• did not share any beliefs

• had beliefs about land ownership that were very similar to those of the Europeans

• formed large empires like the Aztec

• often had religious beliefs that were closely linked to nature

Native Americans arrived in the Western Hemisphere by which of the following means?

• Migratory land routes stretching from the Middle East through Asia

• by land routes made passable when glaciers lowered seas

• by direct sea routes from North Africa to South America

• by sea from Iceland to the Hudson Bay

The Spanish importation as part of the Columbian Exchange that would change the lifestyle of Indians living in North America into mobile hunter-based societies was:

• Ranchero system

• guns

• horses

• corn

Which economic practice did European settlers introduce to North America?

• cultivation of the soil

• private ownership of land

• barter of scarce goods

• collection of income taxes

Early explorations of the New World have often been described as "the meeting of three civilizations." To what does this description refer?

• The Spanish, Portuguese, and French explorers all met in the New World

• Three major European nations agreed to share North America

• the European, Native American, and African cultures came together in the New World

• The Aztecs, Incas, and Mayans joined together to defend their lands

All of the following are reasons for European exploration except:

• spices

• gold

• equality

• religion

A negative consequence of the Columbian Exchange was:

• Europeans gained new crops

• Europeans spread Christianity

• Native Americans gained steel knives and brass kettles

• Europeans spread deadly diseases

...that you cannot remain where you now are. Circumstances that cannot be controlled, and which are beyond the reach of human laws, render it impossible that you can flourish in the midst of a civilized community." Which group of people was President Jackson addressing?

• African Americans

• Asian Americans

• Mexican Americans

• Native Americans

The forced migration of the Cherokee to present day Oklahoma is known as:

• the Cherokee migration

• Qualla Boundary

• The Great Journey

• The Trail of Tears

In the 1830's, President Andrew Jackson supported the Indian removal policy because:

• White settlers desired the land on which Native American Indians lived

• Native American Indians were attacking southern cities

• he wanted to punish Native American Indians for their political opposition

• he sought complete control of Texas by the United States