Social Studies: Chapter 2 Lesson 1&2 Quiz

What is a person who studies artifacts and sites to learn about ancient people?

• Historian

• Archeologist

• Anthropologist

• Scientist

Most historians believe that the first Americans came from Africa.

• True

• False

An object made by humans is called an _______.

In what year did Christopher Columbus come to the coast of North America?

• 1495

• 1562

• 1492

• 1489

Where was Columbus trying to find a route to?

• Asia

• Africa

• South America

• Europe

What was the name of the colony settled in Massachusetts?

• St. Augustine

• Jamestown

• Virginia

• Plymouth

What region of the United States did Spain own?

• Northeast

• Southeast

• Southwest

• West

What was the exchange of goods between Europe and the Americas called?

• Europe Exchange

• Columbian Exchange

• Trading

• Spain Exchange

Before 1492, there were cows, wheat and apples in the Americas.

• True

• False

The Columbian Exchange only traded good things between Europe and the Americas.

• True

• False