MyWorld: Ch 2 Lesson 1 + 2

A _____________ is the way of life of a group of people.

• artifact

• culture

• colony

Where did the first Americans come from and how did they get here?

• Historians think the first Americans came from Asia. They traveled by foot across the Bering Straight.

• Historians think the first Americans came from Australia and traveled on boats.

• Historians think the first Americans came from Iceland and traveled by horse.

What is agriculture?

• Artifacts and sites to learn about ancient people.

• A belief or custom handed down.

• The planting and growing of crops for food.

A ____________ is a settlement ruled by another country.

• congress

• colony

• delegate

Who was the first explorer to reach the Americas?

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

• George Washington

What was the Columbian Exchange?

• Europeans and Native Americans traded cultural experiences like dances and feasts.

• European explorers brought plants, animals, and more to the Americas and from America, Europe got corn potatoes, gold and resources. Sadly, many Native Americans got sick from the germs that came too.

• Europeans brought their children from Europe to learn about Americans and American children were sent to Europe to learn about Europeans!

A _____________ is a belief or custom handed down through generations.

• colony

• territory

• tradition

A ____________ is a group of people who are responsible for making a country's laws.

• amendment

• congress

• president

A plan of government is a ___________________.

• ratify

• tradition

• constitution

Lewis and Clark traveled _______ in America to explore the land after the Louisiana Purchase.

• North

• South

• East

• West