2.1 Exploration and Colonization

Rosa is writing an essay about Native Americans and she needs to define the word adapted as used to describe them. Help her with a proper definition.

(answer in a complete sentence)

Alexa, Emmanuel, and Angel are discussing who is given credit for reaching islands in the Atlantic Ocean in 1492. Who do they agree with?

• Jamestown

• Christopher Columbus

• St. Augustine

• Native Americans

During a history class, Evan and Alvin were asked to enact a scenario where the British and ??? began to fight more than once over their colonies. Sherlin was asked to judge the enactment.

(a)  

True or False

During a history class, Katherine learned that Africans were forced out of colonies and taken back across the Atlantic for slavery.

• True

• False

During a school project, Alexandra, Andrea, and Isaac were researching the history of the U.S. They came across a fact about cotton production. Which region in the U.S. did they find out produced most of the cotton?

In the early 19th century, Uziel, Stefanie, and Alexis discussed the southern economy. They noticed that it became more dependent on which of the following?

• Cotton

• Sugarcane

• Gold

• Slave labor

Miguel, Ashley and Ximena are planning to colonize an uninhabited island. What does it mean when they say they want to colonize the island?

Check all the answers that may apply.

• They have adjusted to the island's environment

• They have built shelters and structures on the island

• They have started to develop the island's resources

• They have controlled the island's territory

Joel, Ricardo, and Derek are studying the history of Native Americans. They are particularly interested in understanding how the lives of Native Americans changed after European colonization. Can you help them?

• The Native Americans had to deal with the spread of European settlements

• Many Native Americans died from diseases brought by the Europeans

• The production of cotton increased in the areas where they lived

• Hunting, which was a major part of their lifestyle, became illegal

How did the early American settlers, like Alexandra, Carlos and Kimberly survive after forming their colonies?

• forced Africans into slavery

• farming

• trading

• All of the above

During a school trip to the National Museum, Mrs. Aceves and her students saw a large exhibit. They learned that the American bison is a type of ??? that grazed on the Great Plains.

(a)