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American Indians

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Once, before Europeans began moving to North America in the 16th century, the continent was ......... by a small number of native tribes

a)

inhabitant

b)

inhabited

c)

inhabit

2.

The first ...... settlers called them "Indians", because they had dark skin like people from India

a)

European

b)

Europic

c)

Europeans

3.

Although these "Indians" had ........ to do with India, the name remained, and is still used today

a)

anything

b)

something

c)

nothing

4.

The word "Indian" is still used in many official contexts, even by Indians .......

a)

himself

b)

themselves

c)

themself

5.

Five hundred years ago, when the first Europeans reached North America, there were about ten million Native Americans living north of today's .......... border

a)

Mexican

b)

American

c)

British

6.

In three hundred years, their population fell ...... less than half a million

a)

at

b)

over

c)

to

7.

European settlers ....... diseases with them from Europe, which were fatal to American Indians

a)

bring

b)

brought

c)

have brought

8.

Whole tribes disappeared, after ........ diseases from European settlers

a)

catch

b)

to catch

c)

catching

9.

Since the ........ century, the Native American population has been growing again

a)

twentieth

b)

twentith

c)

twentiest

10.

Indians can be found in all parts of American society, ........ the federal administration

a)

but not

b)

including

c)

apart from