U.S. History and Indians

Which of the following individuals is responsible for mis-naming the original inhabitants of the Americas?

• Erik the Red
• Mahatma Ghandi
• Sra. Schulte
• Christopher Columbus

According to many experts, how did the first wave of people arrive in the Americas?

• Taking a boat across the Pacific Ocean from what is now Japan
• Walking over a land bridge in what is now the Bering Strait
• ait C. Swimming across a channel separating modern Russia and Alaska
• Canoeing across the Atlantic Ocean from northern Africa

What can you infer from the fact that the first groups of people living in the Americas spoke so many different languages?

• The early cultures of the Americas had no interest in one another
• There were significant differences in the physical ways in which early inhabitants of the Americas spoke
• American Indian languages were very difficult to learn
• The societies that developed in the Americas were often quite different from one another

Which of the following societies developed in Central America?

• The Maya
• The Iroquois
• The Aleut
• The Sioux

If you saw this object at a museum, what could you conclude about the American Indians who made it?

• They probably lived in Southeastern United States.
• They probably lived somewhere in the Great Plains.
• They probably lived in the American Southwest.
• They probably lived in the Pacific Nothwest.

Which of the following is part of a nomadic lifestyle?

• Setting up plots of land to grow crops.
• Moving south for the winter to follow the bison herd.
• Building houses out of mud bricks.
• Constructing large cities.

Put the following into the correct order: A) Indians were forced onto reservations; B) People walked across a land bridge into North America; C) Europeans spread disease among Native Americans

• A,B,,C
• B,,C,A
• C,,B,A
• ,C,A,B

During westward expansion, the U.S. government retracted many of the treaties it signed with various Indian tribes. In this sentence, what does the word "retracted" mean?

• Took back
• Supported
• Promised
• Agreed with

Which of the following terms best sums up how most American Indians felt toward white settlers during the 1800s?

• Kinship
• Honor
• Distrust
• Loyalty

How would you compare the American Indian civilizations that existed before Columbus to those that live today?

• Pre-Columbian societies relied mostly on hunting, while their descendants today mostly farm
• American Indians no longer speak any of the languages of their ancestors
• Most American Indians today live in the Northeastern U.S., but before Columbus they lived mostly on the West Coast
• American civilizations of the past were much more numerous and widespread than they are today