The Anasazi/ New People

The name for the __________ comes from a Navajo word meaning "ancient ones."

• Anasazi

• Cherokee

Which of the following statements is not true of the Anasazi?

• Carved multi-room dwellings into the sheer sides of cliffs

• Flourished until the end of the sixteenth century

• Developed sophisticated dams and irrigation systems

What served as meeting and religious sites for the Anasazi?

• cliff dwellings

• mesas

• kivas

What type of society did the Anasazi live in?

• communal

• capitalistic

• rigidly hierarchical

What, lasting from 1276 until 1299, finally forced the last groups of Anasazi to leave permanently?

• drought

• flood

Most settlers who came to America in the 17th century were of what nationality?

• English

• Spanish

After 1680, what group became the chief source of immigration?

• Scots/ScotsIrish

• England

• Americans

What was the approximate American population in 1690?

• a million

• ten millions

• quarter of a million

What was the approximate American population in 1775?

• More than 2.5 millions

• Less than 2.5 millions

• 1 Billion

Which of the following was not one of the three regional groupings of colonies?

• Middle colonies

• Western colonies

• New England colonies