The Peopling of the United States

Someone who comes from another place to live in a country

• democracy

• diverse

• immigrant

• colony

the landmasses and islands of North and South America

• colony

• the Americas

• diverse

• democracy

a settlement that is ruled by another country

• diverse

• immigrant

• the Americas

• colony

made up of different groups of people

• democracy

• diverse

• the Americas

• colony

a form of government in which people vote for their leaders

• democracy

• colony

• immigrant

• diverse

How do many scientists believe the first people came to the Americas?

• The sailed in canoes from Europe.

• They sailed in ships from Australia.

• They walked across a land bridge from Asia.

• They walked across a strip of land from Africa.

What did the Spanish do when they came to the Americas?

• They built colonies in North and South America.

• They continued onward to Asia in search of spices.

• They decided to create colonies in Africa instead.

• They returned to Spain after resupplying their ships.

The immigrants who freely chose to come to the United States came in search of

• land

• freedom

• work

• all of the above

Someone who is related to a person from the past is called a

• descendant

• old person

• cowboys

People who owned slaves often treated them harshly. True or false

• true

• false