4th Gr. Ch. 2 ( Lesson 1 & 2 )

What were Columbus and other explorers looking for when they came to North America?

• the Louisiana territory

• a direct route to Asia

• the lost colony

• a river route to the Pacific Ocean

The founding of the House of Burgesses began our tradition of

• studying about early people

• European exploration

• self-government

• the cultural exchange

What caused the first Americans to spread across North and South America?

• they developed their own traditions

• they traveled with explorers

• they learned how to farm

• they hunted animals for food

How did the size of the U.S. change after the Louisiana purchase?

• got bigger

• got smaller

• lost land

• doubled the size

Which describes the Columbian Exchange?

• the sharing of goods

• a settlement

• a meeting

• republic

What caused the colonists to become angry at the British?

• unfair taxes

• more taxes

• more land

• new king

What countries did the explorers come from to reach North and South America?

• Plymouth

• Virginia

• Spain, France,, Portugal, Netherlands, England

• Russia, South America, North America

What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• to give speeches

• to learn how to farm

• to discuss a new plan of government

• declare independence

Where did the first Americans come from?

• Arizona

• Asia

• Antarctica

• Africa

How did agriculture change the way some American Indians lived?

• they built tepees

• they went west

• they stayed in one place to farm

• they hunted