CH1 Pre-Colonial America Quiz

Match the following vocabulary terms to their definition

• business where investors put their money for a specific goal

• Columbian Exchange

• common values and traditions within a group

• Migration

• The cross-Atlantic exchange of animals, plants, disease, etc.

• Iroquois League

• Movement of people from one place to another

• Joint-Stock Company

• a political alliance between several native tribes in the Northeast

• Culture

Match the following terms with their definitions

• got their food from wild animals and plants

• Hunter-Gatherer

• large farm that needed a lot of workers

• Christopher Columbus

• the explorer who landed first in the Caribbean

• Plantation

What is the probable route Pre-American people used to cross into the Americas?

• The built small rafts and sailed across the Pacific Ocean

• Applied for refugee status with the State Department

• Crossed the frozen Bering Strait on foot

What effect did the environment have on different native tribes? Select all that apply.

• it affected the type of food available

• It affected the type of houses that could be built

• it affected what sort of religion they developed

• It affected their written language

Which environment/s had desert farming?

• West and Southwest

• Pacific Northwest

• Northeast

• Great Plains

What are two food crops that came FROM North America?

• Tomatoes

• Peanuts

• Wheat

• Citrus Fruits

Which region had tribes that built longhouses?

• Northeast

• West

• Great Plains

• Southwest

The Iroquois League can be found in which region?

• Northeast

• Great Plains

• Northwest

• West

If Europeans investors wanted to fund exploration, who did they go to?

• Joint-Stock Companies

• Kings

• The local stock market

• Donations

Why did the Europeans explore the world's oceans?

• They wanted direct trade with Asia

• They were curious

• They wanted to prove they were the best sailers

• They wanted to win competitions