Ch. 1 Part 1 U.S. and Canada

Which statement is true about the early settlement of the Americas?

• Native Americans lived only in the Pacific Northwest until European explorers and
  settlers arrived in the 1500s.
• The earliest settlers in North America arrived by migrating northward from
  South America.
• The earliest settlers in North America arrived by migrating northward from
  South America.
• Hunter-gatherers most likely crossed a land bridge from Asia into North America. They
  migrated southward into Central and South America over time.

Which Native American group is known for having built huge earthen structures in the
Mississippi River region?

• the Mound Builders
• the Mayas
• the Inuit
• the Puebloans

The Puebloans lived in a region of little rainfall. How did they change their environment so
that they could grow crops?

• They burned shrubs, which enriched the soil.
• They dug irrigation canals to capture rain water and deliver it to their fields.
• They built islands from the sea shells they found on the nearby shores.
• They cleared the forests from the land so that their crops would receive all of the rain
  that fell.

How do scientists believe the first Americans were able to migrate from Asia to North America

• they traveled on large ships

• there was a bridge of land that connected these continents

• First Americans were strong and swam the distance

• There was a string of islands that led to North America

Where did the first Americans come from before they migrated to North and South America?

• Asia

• Europe

• Antarctica

• Australia

What is a pueblo?

• a basket

• a hill with a flat top

• an apartment building made of stone and adobe

• a ceremony at which a teen becomes and adult

An artifact is

• way of living of a ground

• an object, such as a tool or clothing, made by a group of humans

• narrow deep valley with steep sides

• moving from place to place to following food source

Which Native American nation in the Northern woodlands formed a union of nations called a league?

• the Puebloans

• the Iroquois

• the Mayas

• the Powhatans

This Native American region was hot and very dry

• Eastern Woodlands

• Great Plains

• Northwest Coast

• Southwest

This Native American region used totem poles.

• Eastern Woodlands

• Great Plains

• Northwest Coast

• Southwest