Pearson Social Studies Chapter 3 Communities Build a Nation

Who were the first people to settle in North America?

• People who came over from Asia onto the west coast of the Americas.

• People who came over from Europe to the east coast of the Americas.

The Cherokee settled in the ___________.

• southeastern US because it had rich soil for crops.

• Pacific Northwest as they relied primarily on fishing.

Choose the best word to complete the sentence:

American Indian reservations today have their own ________________.

• longhouse

• government

• confederacy

Spain, France, and England set up their own _______________ in places that they claimed and ruled.

• colonies

• missions

• regions

Which is the correct historical order?

• The American Revolution begins, George Washington is elected President, James Madison helps write the Constitution.

• James Madison helps write the Constitution, George Washington is elected President, and The American Revolution begins.

• The American Revolution begins, James Madison helps write the Constitution, and George Washington is elected President.

Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, which explained why the American colonies were breaking away from Great Britain.

• Thomas Jefferson

• Paul Revere

• George Washington

A ______________ is a written plan of government that explains the beliefs and laws of a country.

• constitution

• revolution

• independence

A ___________ takes place when people want to take over the government that rules them and create a new one.

• constitution

• revolution

• independence

A _____________ is a treaty among groups to work together. The Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca peoples formed one called the Five Nations.

• confederacy

• custom

• reservation

Native American Indians were forced from their lands to move onto _______________.

• reservations

• generations

• traditions