American History Chapter 1

Which answer arranges American Indian groups in the order in which they settled from north to south to west?

• Great Plains, Pacific Northwest, Inuit

• Inuit, Pacific Northwest, Great Plains

• Pacific Northwest, Inuit, Great Plains

• Pacific Northwest, Great Plains, Inuit

Which action is the clearest example of an American Indian group changing its environment?

• sailing across the Pacific Ocean

• making peace with a warring group

• digging canals to transport water to crops

• migrating across a temporary land bridge

State whether each group was nomadic or stationary, and describe how the groups were similar and different.

• Group A was nomadic, Group B was stationary; both relied on hunting.

• Group A was stationary, Group B was nomadic; both practiced agriculture.

• Both groups were nomadic; they had different languages.

• Both groups were stationary; they had similar housing structures.

Which statement about the migration of people to North America is most widely accepted?

• The first Americans arrived by boat when frozen seas melted due to climate.

• The first Americans were able to travel over a land bridge due to the climate.

• The first Americans started growing food when the climate changed 15,000 years ago.

• The first Americans started hunting and gathering when the climate changed 10,000 years ago.

Look at the photograph. Then answer the question. How can a Woodland Indian group use this resource to grow their economy?

• They can use the bones and teeth to make weapons.

• They can use the fur for clothing during colder months.

• They can trade extra furs for resources from other places.

• They can worship the spirit of the animal and give thanks for it.

Relate the economy of an American Indian group to its government.

• The economy was based on agriculture and trade, which influenced the formation of a centralized government.

• The economy was primarily hunting and gathering, leading to a decentralized government structure.

• The economy relied on fishing, resulting in a government focused on maritime laws.

• The economy was based on mining, which led to a government with strict resource management policies.

Which belief best supports an American Indian’s claim that it is necessary to pray for permission before a hunt?

• We believe our religion is important to our culture.

• We believe the animals have spirits of their own.

• We believe in passing our traditions onto our children.

• We believe in using as much of the animal as possible.

Look at the Venn diagram. Then answer the question. Which answer completes the Venn diagram to correctly compare past and present governments of the Pueblo people?

• The Pueblo were governed by a constitution.

• A religious leader, the cacique, led the people.

• The Green Corn Ceremony celebrated the gods.

• A confederacy of groups formed the Navajo Nation.

What is an economy?

• a system a group uses to make and exchange goods

• a trade agreement between groups in a league or nation

• a system a group creates to make rules and decisions

• a traded good that is a raw material and not manufactured

What is the definition of culture?

• the way of life shared by a group of people

• an organized and advanced society

• the way people make rules and decisions

• a group of relatives who lived in the past