24-25 S1 Unit 1- Early Colonization

Which answer best describes a primary source?

• The History Channel website

• A documentary on the Civil War

• A book written about WWII

• A letter signed by Abraham Lincoln

When analyzing, reviewing, and interpreting a primary source, all of the following should be considered except…

• When it was written

• The length of the written material

• The author’s audience

• Why it was written

Which answer best describes a secondary source?

• A biography of Thomas Jefferson

• The Declaration of Independence

• A painting of George Washington

• A dictionary

How did the first people come to North America?

• They came by ship and landed in what would become modern-day California

• By ship from Europe

• By land, via the Bering Strait

• By land from Europe

The Agricultural Revolution in North America led to…

• An increase in war

• a decline in wildlife populations

• a rise in the number of nomadic tribes

• The formation of more stable complex societies

What was the name of the ancient peoples who occupied the site of modern-day Phoenix?

• Hohokam

• Powhatan

• Incan

• Iroquois

Columbus claimed the New World for which country?

• Spain

• Morocco

• Portugal

• Italy

Which of the following is a major reason Columbus embarked on his journey?

• To find gold

• To spread Christianity

• To find a passage to Asia

• To help the natives modernize

The transfer of plants, animals, and microorganisms between the New World and Old World is called...

• Silver Exchange

• Triangle Trade

• The Columbian Exchange

• The Slave Trade

The first permanent English settlement in North America was at...

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

• Yorktown

• Boston