Unit 1 Test

At one time, a large bridge connected North America and

• South America

• Asia

• the Atlantic Ocean

• The Pacific Ocean

The people who lived in North America before the European explorers were

• French people

• colonists

• American Indians

• Puritans

What is a building material made of clay, straw, and water?

• earth lodge

• totem

• artifact

• adobe

Europeans wanted gold, silk, and spices from

• Asia

• North America

• Greenland

• Spain

What is a settlement?

• a new place to live

• a type of ship

• a food

• a medicine

Which country did NOT have settlements in North America?

• France

• Spain

• England

• Portugal

What were The Jamestown colonists looking for?

• religious freedom

• gold

• food

• American Indiana

What are people called who make a trip for religious reasons?

• Puritans

• Pilgrims

• Explorers

• Burgesses