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Vocabulary #1
Native Americans
Indians
Early Settlers
Vocabulary #2
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What is a land bridge?
A strip of land that connects two continents.
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The Bering Strait is between which two continents?
Asia and North America
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What animal skin was used to make teepees?
A. Deer B. Moose C. Buffalo
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What was the name of the Pilgrims' ship?
Mayflower
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What is Jamestown?
The first permanent English colony in North America
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Define society?
A large group of people who share the same culture.
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How do historians think the earliest Americans arrived in North America?
By walking across the Bering Strait.
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Which of these is NOT the name of a Native American group?
A. Pueblo B. Tomahawk C. Inuit
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Why did the Pilgrims sail to the New World in 1620?
A. To set up a colony B. To explore unknown land C. They wanted religious freedom
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An area governed by another country is called a _________?
A. Society B. Colony C. Faction
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Define petroglyph?
Stone carving
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What artifacts and sites have historians studied to understand the lives of the earliest Americans?
Cave paintings, pottery, weaving, homes, mounds
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Sun-dried bricks made of clay and straw are called?
A. Sandstone B. Grout C. Adobe
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Where was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
A. Plymouth, Massachusetts B. Jamestown, Virginia C. Albany, New York
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Define Pilgrim?
A group of people who left England in search of religious freedom.
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What is a mound?
A large pile of Earth where people are buried.
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True or False: The earliest Americans had a written language?
False
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Which of these is NOT a name of a home for a Native American group?
A. Teepee B. Igloo C. Bagend D. Chickee
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True or False: During their first winter at Plymouth, half of the Pilgrims died from disease, cold, and hunger.
True
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Define harvest?
Gathered crops
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What is a region?
A geographical area
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What caused the land bridge to appear?
A drop in sea level
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Which of these Native American groups lived in igloos?
A. Pueblo B. Inuit C. Mohawks D. Creek
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Name the three things the Native Americans taught the Pilgrims.
How to grow crops, which plants can be used for medicine, how to store food over winter.
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Define religious freedom?
The right to worship freely.