US Culture and Economy

Some Native American groups on the Plains were _____ so they could hunt herds of bison.

• pueblos

• nomadic

• settled

• established

Who were the first Europeans to establish a settlement near what is now El Paso, Texas?

• English

• French

• Spanish

• German

Which term refers to church-based settlements in California and Texas in the 1700s?

• missions

• colonies

• pueblos

• guacamoles

In the 1680s, the French claimed the land drained by the Mississippi River and called this vast area _____.

• Mississippi

• Louisiana

• New Mexico

• Texas

In the early 1990s, the United States, Mexico, and _____ signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

• Alaska

• China

• Brazil

• Canada

The term Great Lakes refers to a cluster of _____ huge lakes located in the American Midwest and central Canada.

• three

• four

• five

• six

Which term refers to ocean storms that span hundreds of miles with winds of at least 74 miles per hour?

• tornadoes

• tsunamis

• hurricane

• earthquake

By the 1750s, how many English colonies had been established in North America?

• ten

• eleven

• twelve

• thirteen

Which European government controlled the American colonies in New England?

• Spanish

• British

• French

• German

I am the A-L-E-X-A-N-D.....

• R-I-A

• E-R the great

• E-R we are meant to be.