Ch 3: The Peopling of the United States

Which group of people were brought to America against their will?

• Asian Americans

• Native Americans

• African Americans

• Spanish Americans

Which group of people formed the United States in 1776?

• Spanish Americans

• Asian Americans

• African Americans

• European Americans

Latinos are descendants from where?

• Russia

• Spain

• Italy

• Africa

The first people to settle in the Americas were?

• Spanish Americans

• Native Americans

• European Americans

• African Americans

What did the Latinos contribute to American life?

• Cattle ranching and cowboys

• Jazz music

• Christmas and classical music

• Pottery and beaded jewelry

Asian American descendants are from where?

• Italy, France, Ireland, Scotland, England

• Russia

• Spain, Mexico, Brazil

• China, Japan, Korea, Philippines, and India

Asian Americans contributed to American life by?

• Building railroads, farms and factories in the West

• Helping on farmlands, jazz music, and soul food

• Democracy, the American Revolution, and the telephone

• Farm in dry regions, ranching cattle, and guitar

African Americans contributed to American life by?

• Food we eat today

• Democratic government

• Ranching and farming cattle and land

• Equal rights for all Americans

Early Americans from Europe were angry with the King of England because?

• They wanted to have a tea party.

• Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson wanted to have their faces on money.

• They wanted the right to govern themselves.

• They were bored.

What war was fought with England to overthrow the English government in America?

• World War II

• The Civil War

• The French and Indian War

• The American Revoultion