Early American Lit Quiz

What are Native Americans referred to at the time of American colonization?

• Natives

• Colonists

• Locals

• Tourists

What were early American immigrants called?

• Colonists

• Natives

• Immigrants

• Locals

For approximately how many years had indigenous groups existed in the Americas before the arrival of Europeans?

(a)  

What goals did Europeans have in the new world?

• Establish their own culture there

• Spread peace and love

• Control physical territory

• Make new friends

Natives believe in a strong connection between...

• humans and nature

• humans

• nature and animals

• colonists and native

Puritans are... (Check all that apply).

• devout

• hardworking

• sinful

• lustful

• simple

People have been living in the Americas for at least tens of thousands of years, adapting to its diverse environments.

• True

• False

Christopher Columbus 's voyage to the Caribbean in ____ marked the beginning of contact between Europeans and Native Americans.

• 1493

• 1492

• 1491

Firearms were not the most dangerous the Europeans brought with them; they also brought ____ that killed millions of Native Americans.

• horses

• pigs

• diseases

• food

The original settlers of New England were____.

• Pilgrims

• Anglicans

• Catholics