Which statement best describes the Bering Strait Migration Theory?

• Russians from Siberia settled in the Americas about 500 years ago.

• The earliest humans in the Americas crossed over a land bridge connecting Asia and North America during the Ice Age

• The earliest humans in the Americas crossed over from Asia in small boats that sailed along the Pacific Coast of North America

• The first Americans arrived with Columbus in 1492

Another word for "indigenous" is ______

Check all the statements that are correct about Indigenous cultures:

• They are diverse in customs, languages and DNA

• They all are united by a common religion and language

• There is a strong Indigenous presence in Mexican and Guatemalan culture

• Indigenous people are found in nearly every nation of the Americas

Which crop native to the Americas was the basis of most Indigenous civilizations ?

• rice

• wheat

• maize

• oats

• rye

Which is the best definition of the word "reservation" when discussing Native American history?

• Holding a table for a group of people at restaurant for a specific time

• Tribal land that has a certain degree of independence

• Booking a hotel room for a set number of days, usually for a vacation

• Tribal land was given to tribes during the Columbian Exchange, in return for crops such as cacao

Which crop indigenous to the Americas was quickly adopted by European peasants and increased population worldwide?

• tomatoes

• avocados

• potatoes

• chile peppers

Which of the following definitions best fits the word "sovereignty?"

• The ability of a group of people to control the land they live on.

• The migration of people into a new territory

• The growing of new crops that were previously unknown

• The election of tribal chiefs in Native American culture

Which American president ignored the Supreme Court and forcibly removed Native Americans from their tribal land?

• Andrew Johnson

• Thomas Jefferson

• Andrew Jackson

• Abraham Lincoln

Chief ____ was the Cherokee Leader who wrote Congress pleading for their help in stopping Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Act.

Which of the so-called "Five Civilized Tribes" fought back and kept their tribal land in spite of the Indian Removal Act?

• The Cherokee

• The Cree

• The Chickasaw

• The Seminole

• The Chocktaw