The Tlingit built an extensive trade network. As a result, they ___________________.
a. were surrounded by rich natural resources
b. used stone axes
c. were constantly at war
d. became very wealthy
What is
d. became very wealthy
100
What did people who disagreed with the Puritans often do?
a. move back to Europe
b. take over the colony
c. start their own colony
d. become explorers in Africa
What is
c. start their own colony
100
Moctezuma was the leader of the __________________________.
a. Taíno c. Inca Empire
b. Iroquois d. Aztec Empire
What is
d. Aztec Empire
100
Who chose the leaders of the Iroquois?
a. all villagers c. the clan mothers
b. the clan fathers d. village hunters
What is
c. the clan mothers
100
Colonists from Newfoundland sent __________________________ back to Europe.
a. bananas c. fish
b. cows d. cotton
What is
c. fish
200
Which of the following groups built igloos?
a. the Shoshone c. all Mississippian groups
b. the Olmec d. the Inuit
What is
d. the Inuit
200
Which of the following did John Cabot hope to discover?
a. the Northwest Passage c. New York
b. Newfoundland d. Virginia
What is
a. the Northwest Passage
200
What caused the settlers of Jamestown to come to the New World?
a. They wanted to bring new religious ideas to Native Americans.
b. They wanted to practice their religion in peace.
c. They hoped become wealthy.
d. They wanted to learn how to live off of the land.
What is
c. They hoped become wealthy.
200
The Tlingit traveled by ___________________ to trade surplus goods.
a. foot c. canoe
b. horse d. sled
What is
c. canoe
300
Many Native Americans died because of __________________________ brought by Europeans.
a. diseases c. wheat
b. farming methods d. ploughs
What is
a. diseases
300
Colonists at Jamestown most likely spent most of their day __________________________.
a. searching for gold
b. reading
c. looking for the Northwest Passage
d. farming
What is
d. farming
300
A totem pole represents the history of ___________________.
a. the world c. a family
b. South America d. the Eastern woodlands
What is
c. a family
300
The Puritans were better prepared than the Pilgrims because they ___________________.
a. had raised a lot more money
b. learned how to survive in the forests of England
c. arrived in the winter
d. brought more supplies and animals
What is
d. brought more supplies and animals
300
Christopher Columbus was trying to get to __________________________ by sailing west.
a. Spain c. Africa
b. the Indies d. the New World
What is
b. the Indies
400
__________________________ was the first English colony.
a. Roanoke c. Jamestown
b. Plymouth d. Quebec
What is
a. Roanoke
400
Which of the following describes the Great Plains?
a. hills and mountains
b. marshy swamp
c. vast and nearly flat region
d. dry desert
What is
c. vast and nearly flat region
400
To keep peace among five Iroquois groups, Hiawatha and Deganawida developed
___________________.
a. the Iroquois Confederacy
b. warrior training
c. a new clan group
d. the League of Nations
What is
a. the Iroquois Confederacy
400
Squanto helped the Pilgrims by __________________________.
a. giving them money to buy supplies
b. keeping other Native Americans from attacking them
c. building homes for them
d. teaching them how to farm and hunt
What is
d. teaching them how to farm and hunt
400
The Pueblo built their homes out of ____________________ to protect themselves from extreme heat and cold.
a. ice bricks c. grasses and mud
b. animal skins d. adobe
What is
d. adobe
500
Anne Hutchinson was banished because she __________________.
a. stole from her neighbors
b. disobeyed English law
c. questioned the power of church leaders
d. fought with Roger Williams
What is
c. questioned the power of church leaders
500
In the 1600s, the Navajo began to use ____________________ in their diets and craftworks.
a. sheep c. maize
b. adobe d. turquoise
What is
a. sheep
500
The people who settled Massachusetts Bay wanted __________________.
a. a break from work
b. to run Bible meetings in their homes
c. the freedom to practice any religion
d. the freedom to practice the Puritan religion
What is
d. the freedom to practice the Puritan religion
500
How were the homes of the Navajo different from Pueblo homes?
a. They had flat roofs.
b. They had windows on all sides.
c. They were dome-shaped.
d. They had ladders.
What is
c. They were dome-shaped.
500
Which of the following helped the Spanish conquer the Inca Empire?
a. The Spaniards outnumbered the Inca.
b. Horses gave the Spanish an advantage.
c. The Inca did not know how to fight.
d. The Inca Empire had no leader.