US History Review 1st Semester

Where did most of the Native Americans cross when coming to North America?

• Bering Land Bridge

• South America

• England

What continent did the "first" people come from to North America?

• Europe

• Asia

• Australia

What was Christopher Columbus looking for?

• Gold

• Spices

• Silk

• All of the Above

What ocean did Christopher Columbus cross to get to the "New World"

• Pacific

• Artic

• Atlantic

What three areas made up the 13 Colonies?

• West, East, South Colonies

• North, East, South Colonies

• New England, Middle, and South Colonies

What was the first Permanent English Colony?

• Jamestown

• New York

• New Mexico

What kind of crop grew well around Jamestown and became the colony's first cash crop to England?

• Cotton

• Tobacco

• Silk

Which was not a reason that the Spanish explored the new world?

• Cold

• Glory

• God

• Ghosts

Plantations were ________________?

• Small Family Farms

• Large Farms that had slaves to work the fields

A Cash Crop is?

• The practice of farming

• A crop to eat

• A crop grown to make money