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How did the Paleo-Indians enter North America?

• By walking across the frozen ocean

• By crossing the Bering Land Bridge

• By building boats and sailing across the ocean

• By being blown off course as a result of a typhoon

How did the Paleo-Indians enter North America?

• By crossing the Bering Land Bridge

• By walking across the frozen ocean

• By building boats and sailing across the ocean

• By being blown off course as a result of a typhoon

What was the Bering Land Bridge and when did it exist?

• A frozen sea passage between Asia and North America that existed during the Middle

  Ages.

• A chain of islands between Asia and North America that was used for migration during

  the Industrial Revolution.

• A strip of land connecting Asia and North America that existed during the Ice Age,

  around 20,000 years ago.

• A system of tunnels built by ancient civilizations that linked Asia and North America

  about 100,000 years ago.

How did the first Texans modify the land to make it more useful?

• By creating trade routes

• By clearing trees and planting crops

• By building roads and bridges

• By building permanent houses

The Caddo people were known for which type of dwelling?

• Teepees

• Grass houses

• Pueblos

• Wigwams

The ability of the Caddo to grow a surplus of crops allowed them to

• follow buffalo herds for a longer time.

• eat only agricultural crops.

• establish a permanent settlement.

• sell their maize to other tribes.

How were Comanche leaders chosen?

• Through inheritance

• By Spanish authorities

• By religious ceremonies

• Elected by tribe members

What geographical feature allowed early Americans to migrate from Asia to North America?

• The Atlantic Ocean

• The Bering Strait land bridge

• The Panama Canal

• The Rocky Mountains

Which region has on average, the least amount of rainfall?

• Great Plains Region

• North Central Plains Region

• Mountains and Basins Region

• Coastal Plains Region

How did the diet of Plains tribes like the Comanche differ from that of agricultural tribes like the Caddo?

• Plains tribes relied more on gathered plants, while agricultural tribes ate mostly meat

• Agricultural tribes had a more diverse diet, while Plains tribes relied heavily on buffalo

• Plains tribes and agricultural tribes had nearly identical diets

• Agricultural tribes ate only cultivated crops, while Plains tribes ate only wild game