Civics Ch 1

Native Americans, who were the first settlers in what is now the United States, spoke hundreds of different languages.

• True

• False

By 1807, approximately 500,000 Africans had been brought to the United States unwillingly and forced into slavery.

• True

• False

White Collar workers are employed in factories.

• True

• False

According to most scholars, the very first people to arrive in North America probably came from Asia about 20,000 years ago.

• True

• False

Today, more than half of all the people in the United States who were born in another country come from Asia.

• True

• False

The French came to North America beginning in the 1600's and mostly settled in what is now

• California

• Canada

• Florida

• Texas

By the 1600's, the thirteen original colonies of the United States were created mostly by

• English Immigrants

• French Immigrants

• Native Americans

• Spanish Immigrants

The __________ started the first farms and a town in what is now New York City.

• Dutch

• Germans

• Irish

• Spanish

The discovery of gold in 1848 drew many immigrants to

• California

• Delaware

• Florida

• New York

___________ are the key practices, relationships, and organizations in a society.

• Ethnic groups

• Immigrants

• Institutions

• Values