Unit 1 Formative Assessment - 2

Which of these enabled Native Americans to settle in permanent villages?

• trading

• hunting

• herding

• farming

Which of these was a strong influence on the kind of shelters used by each Native American group?

• wealth

• climate

• religion

• education

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.

Which of the following was a major motivation for European exploration?

• profit

• leisure

• freedom

• education

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

What was the effect of Christopher Columbus's voyages to the America's

• a reduction in the European population

• a delay in future Spanish explorations

• a war between the Spanish and the French

• a transfer of foods between Europe and the Americas

How did the Columbian Exchange affect many Native American groups?

• They grew in number.

• They died from diseases.

• They became prosperous.

• They were forced to move.

Which of these best describes the experience of the first Jamestown settlers?

• They were challenged by the environment.

• They found the area already settled by the Dutch.

• They were welcomed by the Native Americans.

• They quickly established a prosperous settlement.

The total number of people that live in an area is its

• population

• population density

• demography

• population distribution

Under mercantilism, the thirteen colonies were expected to provide Great Britain with,

• finished American manufactured goods

• raw materials and markets for British products

• officials to represent colonial issues in Parliament

• labors to work in British factories