Native Americans

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What are some terms used to refer to the people who first lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

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American Indians, Indigenous peoples, Native Americans

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Why were Native Americans called Indians?

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Because Christopher Columbus thought he landed in India and assumed the natives were Indian.

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True or False: Before the Europeans arrived, Native Americans only lived in the western half of the United States.

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FALSE

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What is a group of Native American peoples based on their culture and language usually called?

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A Tribe

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How do archeologists know about the history and culture of Native Americans?

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By stories passed down from previous generations of Native Americans, By digging up tools used by Native Americans, From notes written by the first Europeans to arrive in the Americas.

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Where do most of the descendants of Native Americans live today?

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In various places around the country and the world

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Which of the following are names of Native American tribes? Cherokee, Navajo, Apache, Seminole, All of the above

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All of the above

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What are the lands that the United States government set aside for Native Americans called?

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Reservations

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True or False: The Native American tribes were constantly warring with each other prior to the arrival of the Europeans.

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FALSE

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About how many Native American tribes were there? Options: 4, 15, 50, 100s, Millions

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100s