Early Settlements Standards Questions

One cultural factor that might influence where people choose to live is:

• Climate

• Language

• Soil type

• Elevation

Economic factors can affect the movement of goods across the country by:

• Increasing transportation costs

• Reducing demand for goods

• Improving infrastructure

• All of the above

An example of an environmental factor that might encourage people to move is:

• Job opportunities

• Natural disasters

• Cultural festivals

• Political stability

Restricting the movement of people means:

• Allowing people to travel freely

• Limiting where people can go

• Encouraging people to move around

• Providing transportation for everyone

Ideas might move from one place to another because:

• People travel and share them

• They are too difficult to understand

• They are always written down

• They never change

One conflict that led to the founding of the United States was:

• The American Revolution

• The War of 1812

• The Civil War

• The Spanish-American War

Collaboration helped in creating the U.S. government by:

• Allowing different states to work together and compromise on important issues.

• Making one person decide all the rules.

• Ignoring the opinions of smaller states.

• Preventing any changes to the original government plan.

Understanding both conflict and collaboration in U.S. history is important because:

• It helps us see how different groups shaped the nation.

• It only focuses on wars and battles.

• It ignores peaceful solutions.

• It is not relevant to modern society.

The term 'founding' when talking about the United States refers to:

• The creation and establishment of the country

• The discovery of new land

• The signing of trade agreements

• The building of the first city

Give an example of a group or person who played a role in founding the U.S.

• George Washington

• Albert Einstein

• Neil Armstrong

• Martin Luther King Jr.