Native Americans
Why did Native Americans come to the Americas?
the followed migrating animals
What holidays did European Americans create in the US?
Valentines Day and St. Patricks Day
African Americans contributed what kind of music to America?
gospel and jazz
What did Latin Americans contribute to the United States?
food such as conchas and the Spanish language
All the immigrants who have come to the United States help to make it a more _________ place
Diverse
What is another name for Native Americans?
American Indians
What did the Spanish do when they came to the Americas?
they built colonies in the Americas
What did enslave people do when they were brought to the Americas?
They worked on farms in the South raising tobacco, rice, and cotton.
Mexico, all the countries to its south, and the many islands in the Gulf of Mexico are called
Latin America
The first people who came to ___________ probably crossed a land bridge.
The Americas
What was one contribution Native Americans made to American life?
They were the first to grow many foods we eat today.
In which region of the world does democracy have its roots?
Europe
What is true about the enslaved people?
They are owned by someone else
A person whose grandparents were born in Mexico is often called a _________.
Latino
Voting is a right that is guaranteed to people in a ____________.
democracy
Who are the descendants of the first Americans?
Native Americans/ American Indians
Why did European settlers come to the 13 American colonies?
to work, find religious freedom and to find good farm land
Which war finally led to the end of slavery in the United States?
Civil War
What are some Latino countries in the Americas?
Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Cuba
Building mounds that were used for religious reasons was part of the Tocobaga ____________.
culture
How do many scientists believe the first people came to the Americas?
They walked across a land bridge from Asia
Settlers from which country built colonies along the Atlantic Coast between 1607 and 1733?
England
Why did Africans come to the Americas?
they were brought over on slave ships
What languages do Latinos and people from Latin America speak?
Spanish and Portuguese
The Spanish started a ___________ in the Caribbean where Spanish people would live and send things back to Spain.
colony