Native Americans and Explorers

Why did the earliest people migrate according to the Land Bridge Theory?

• To find land for farming

• To follow food source (animals)

• To find a warmer climate

What did Native Americans depend on for survival?

• Traditions

• Government

• Religion

• Environment

Native Americans that share similar lifestyles and environments are called:

• Environmental groupings

• Tribe groupings

• Culture groupings

Which culture groupings used surrounding forests and water sources?

• Eastern Woodlands and Pacific Northwest

• Eastern Woodlands and Great Plains

• Great Plains and Pacific Northwest

• Great Plains and Great Basin

The invention of the caravel and advancements in certain technological tools such as the astrolabe, the compass, and cartography ALL helped explorers in which of the following ways?

• Helped Explorers sail into the wind

• Helped Explorers determine direction

• Helped Explorers navigate their route

What was the main economic factor that caused exploration and settlement in the New World?

• Expansion of trade with England

• Expansion of trade with other countries

• Expansion of trade with Spain

• Expansion of trade with Native Americans

The first country to seek a water route to Asia

• England

• Spain

• France

• Portugal

Which country became the most powerful during early exploration?

• England

• Spain

• France

• Portugal

Countries competed to find a trade route and riches. This competition is known as

• a political factor that motivated Europeans

• a religious factor that motivated Europeans

• an economic factor that motivated Europeans

Magellan was the first explorer to...

• explore the Mississippi River

• explore Florida and the southeast

• sail to the New World

• circumnavigate the world