Mid-Term Review

Based on the Land bridge Theory Native Americans travelled between which two continents.

• Europe to Africa

• North America to Australia

• Asia to North America

• South America to North America

The Albany Plan of Union was a plan for common defense against the

• French

• British

• Spanish

• Russians

Many of the first settlers who came to the New World from Great Britain came in hopes of finding

• New trade routes

• Medical Advancements of the Aztec Empire

• The City of Gold

• Religious Freedoms and New Opportunities

Many different native cultures developed in

North America primarily because

• Native American Indians worshiped many

  gods

• Native American Indian groups did not trade

  with each other

• hunting for food was an important activity

• a variety of environmental conditions existed throughout this region

The Native American Indians who are shown in this picture lived in which region of North America?

• southwestern deserts

• eastern woodlands

• Great Plains

• Gulf Coast

What was one major impact of the Columbian Exchange?

• led to the spread of disease to the Native Americans.

• ended the slave trade in the Eastern Hemisphere.

• resulted in a decrease of trade between North America and Europe.

• increased the isolation between Europe and the Americas.

The most widely accepted theory of earliest human migration to the Americas is that people

• Crossed the polar ice cap from Norway

• Walked across a land bridge from Asia

• Used seagoing vessels to sail from Africa

• Traveled in rafts from the Pacific Islands

What was one impact of European exploration on Native American Indians?

• European farming techniques were quickly adopted.

• Many Native American Indians were resettled throughout Europe.

• Conflicts between Native American Indian tribes ended.

• Diseases brought by Europeans caused large numbers of deaths.

Who were the first Europeans to establish a colony in what is now New York State?

• Spanish

• English

• Dutch

• French

Early European explorers who came to the New World were looking for a northwest passage in

order to

• prove the world was round

• improve trade with Native American Indians

• explore the Great Lakes

• find a shorter route to Asia