Unit 1 Review

Why did the first Americans migrate from Asia to the Americas?

• in search of food

• to locate fertile farmland

• to flee from hostile tribes

• in search of a better climate

Which of these was a major motivation for European exploration?

• profit

• leisure

• freedom

• education

What was the main goal of the Spanish missionaries?

• to protect the American Indians

• to trade with the American Indians

• to teach their religion to the American Indians

• to learn about the customs of the American Indians

Which of these was a goal of the first European explorers?

• to establish trading posts

• to find a water route to Asia

• to exchange ideas with native peoples

• to explore North and South America

Which economic system did Europeans employ by sending colonists to colonize the Americas in order to create markets for their products?

• Market capitalism

• socialism

• mercantilism

• communism

Which type of goods or cargo were sent to the American colonies from Europe?

• manufactured goods

• natural resources

• slaves

• agricultural products

What was the name of the route from Africa to the Americas that transported slaves?

• Slave Passage

• Plantation Passage

• Center Passage

• Middle Passage

Which phrase states a primary reason for European countries to colonize the Americas?

• to search for more resources to make money for the mother countries

• to equally divide territory in the Americas among the countries of Europe

• to gather livestock like pigs and cows to bring back to Europe

• to convert Christians to Native American religions

Which of these best explains why different cultural regions formed in North America?

• Groups settled in the areas at various times.

• Groups chose where they lived based on their special skills.

• Groups needed to distinguish themselves from other groups.

• Groups adapted to the environments in which they settled.

Slash-and-burn agriculture was primarily used by Eastern Woodlands tribes to ________.

• Trap bison in order to kill them.

• Clear out dense forest.

• Irrigate crops.

• Fish in nearby oceans.