Native Explorer Review

The most widely accepted theory of the earliest human migration to the Americas is that people,

• crossed the polar ice cap from Norway to northern Canada

• walked across a land bridge from Asia to Alaska

• used seagoing vessels to sail from Africa to Central America

• traveled in rafts and small boats from Pacific islands to South America

Which statement below provides evidence that Native American Indians adapted to their environment?

• The Natives of the Southwest developed an irrigation system for farming.

• The many tribes of the Great Plains spoke different languages.

• The Inuit made great advances in Mathematics.

• The Delaware used oral tradition to retell their history.

Based on the above map, which conclusion is valid about Native American Indians in New York State?

• Native Americans preferred to live in the most mountainous region of the state

• The Iroquois and Algonquians maintained peaceful relations with each other.

• Native American built their villages near water sources, like rivers.

• The Mohawks owned more land than the Oneida did.

The Native American Indians who are shown in the image above lived in which region of North America?

• Southwestern Deserts

• Northeastern Woodlands

• Great Plains

• Gulf coast

Which New York State Native American tribe formed a confederation?

• Iroquois

• Inuit-Eskimo

• Navajo

• Cherokee

In which Native American cultural region did people build homes like the one above?

• Southwest

• Eastern Woodlands

• Arctic/Sub Arctic

• Great Plains

All of the following were the results of Columbus’s voyage EXCEPT….

• Many Native American people lost their land

• Europeans learned about the Americas

• Spanish colonists settled in the West Indies

• Nomadic hunters crossed Beringia into North America

What was one result of the Columbian Exchange?

• Native American Indian population continued to increase

• The African slave trade ended

• Diseases were spread to native populations

• Spain’s empire in the new world ended

What was the Northwest Passage?

• a fabled waterway through North America to Asia

• a series of escape routes used by slaves escaping the south

• the middle leg of the triangular trade route that brought captured Africans to the Americas

• a land passage across Europe to Asia

Why were Europeans interested in finding a Northwest Passage?

• to explore Europe and its many river systems

• to increase the native interaction and trade

• to find an all waterway route to Asia to purchase spice, silks, and other riches

• it was a superhighway for travel between Europe and Africa