American Beginnings

How did people first come to America?

• Man made canoes using navigational skills

• Hot air balloons invented in 1300 BC

• Land bridge between Asia and Alaska called Beringia

• Underground route created by the Mayans

How did the Native American people get their food?

• Hunting

• Farming

• Fishing

• all answer choices

Native Americans had strong feelings of family ties or kinship?

• True

• False

Most Native American groups respected their lands?

• True

• False

What cultural traits did most Native Americans have in common?

• living materials and totem pole designs

• clothing texture

• trade patterns and religion

Italian explorer, Christopher Columbus sailed to North America for who?

• Spain

• Portugal

What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?

• A treaty agreement between Asia and North America over trading routes .

• A treaty agreement between Spain and Portugal over land, people, and resources.

• A treaty agreement between the Marianas and Guam over land alienation.

• A treaty agreement between Japan and Hawaii over fishing zones.

In your own opinion did Columbus's voyage have a negative or positive affect to the Native Americans, explain why?

Why was Columbus discouraged when he was forced to return to Spain in 1504?

• He did not reach Asia

• He did not find gold

• He left his men in the Americas

• He did not discover any new land

Did Europe succeed in changing the Native American Culture?

• Yes

• No