Unit 1 Test- Our Colonial Heritage

Why did the first Americans migrate from Asia to the Americas?

• A. in search of food
• B. to locate fertile farmland
• C. to flee from hostile tribes
• D. in search of a better climate

How do scientists think people migrated from Asia to Americas during the Ice Age?

• A. They traveled across a land bridge.
• B. The sailed across a narrow strait.
• C. They traveled south from Canada
• D. They sailed to Mexico and then drifted north.

Which of these best explains why different cultural regions formed in North America?

• A. Groups settled in the areas at various times.
• B. Groups chose where they lived based on their special skills.
• C. Groups needed to distinguish themselves from other groups.
• D. Groups adapted to the environments in which they settled.

Which of these was most important to the survival of the Native Americans?

• A. land and home ownership
• B. trade to meet their daily needs
• C. ability to use natural resources
• D. warm and mild climate conditions

Which of these allowed most Native Americans to settle in permanent villages?

• A. trading
• B. hunting
• C. herding
• D. farming

Which of the following is NOT on the west coast?

• A. Eastern Woodlands
• B. Great Basin
• C. Southwest
• D. California

Native Americans who lived on the PLAINS wore clothing made from animal hides. Which of these was an important economic activity in this region?

• A. farming
• B. trading
• C. hunting
• D. farming

How do historians learn how Native American lived so long ago?

• A. They read their journals.
• B. They study their artifacts.
• C. They live in their shelters.
• D. They speak to their families.

Which country sponsored Columbus's trip to find a water route to India?

• France
• Netherlands
• Spain
• England

How did the Columbian Exchange affect many Native American groups?

• A. They grew in number
• B. They became prosperous
• C. They were forced to move.
• D. They died from disease.