Settlers and Early American Communities Quiz

What is a settler?

• A person who builds cities

• A person who makes an uninhabited area their new home

• A person who explores oceans

• A person who trades with Native Americans

What does "uninhabited" mean?

• A place with many cities

• A place with few resources

• A place with no people living in it

• A place with bad weather

The "New World" refers to:

• Africa and Asia

• Europe and Asia

• Australia and Antarctica

• North and South America

Who already lived in the New World before European settlers arrived?

• Spanish explorers

• Asian traders

• Native American tribes

• European farmers

What is a rural area?

• A busy city center

• A shopping district

• The countryside

• An industrial zone

What type of settlement was created by farmers who grew crops?

• Urban communities

• Frontier settlements

• Rural farm communities

• Trading posts

What does "urban" mean?

• In a town or city

• In the wilderness

• In the mountains

• In the countryside

The Industrial Revolution led to:

• Fewer cities being built

• More urban growth

• Less factory work

• Smaller populations

What is a population?

• A type of settlement

• A group of farmers

• A trading system

• Everyone living in an area

What is a frontier settlement?

• A coastal town

• A city center

• A farming village

• A settlement far from home that maintains homeland ties