Practice Questions NA/EX Test

Why was the Bering land bridge important to the development of Native Americans?

• It was a trade route

• It connected Asia and North America, allowing migration

• It was a tourist attraction

• It was a military base.

This image would be most useful to historians as a source of information about which of the following?

• How farming and building was carried out by slaves

• How geography and environment impacted the development of Native American culture

• How the Iroquois hunted animals

• How the Iroquois Confederacy had been established

What evidence from the diagram would support the argument that the Iroquois adapted to their environment?

• The creation of the Iroquois Confederacy

• Organization of extended families

• Use of lumber in the village

• The use of animal furs for clothing

What was the main cause of the population change shown on the chart above?

• the migration of several culture groups to North America

• losses due to Spanish military actions against native peoples

• starvation resulting from declining agricultural production

• the introduction of disease by contact with Europeans

What statement BEST describes the Columbian Exchange?

• Christopher Columbus conquered the Native people in the Carribbean

• The exchange of plants, animals, goods and diseases between Europe & Americas

• The establishment of large-scale farms worked by Native American slaves

• When some Native Americans converted Christianity

What caused Native American nations to become so diverse (different)?

• Most nations had similar cultures

• They all had different languages

• They lived in different geographic regions

• They all had different jobs.

This photograph would be used by historians as evidence that

• All Native Americans lived in similar houses

• few Native people farmed

• No Native people lived in the southwest

• Native Americans had to adapt to their natural resources

Which of the following would be primary source historians could use to find out about European Exploration?

• a painting of the first encounter between Explorers and Native people

• A poem about Magellan

• a log from one of Columbus' ships

• a replica of a ship

Evidence in the map and chart above support the argument that:

• The Native Americans benefitted from European Exploration

• Exploration had a negative effect on Native Americans

• European countries limited their exploration to small areas of land

• Spanish explorers claimed only small island nations

“We come to promote our common interest. ...To oppose the northern tribes, alone, would prove certain destruction.  Many voices make confusion.  We must have one fire, one pipe, and one war club.  This will give us strength...If we unite in one band the Great Spirit will smile upon us.”

Source: Cry of the Thunderbird: The American Indian’s Own Story

The quote above describes which of the following?

• The Iroquois Confederacy

• The Columbian Exchange

• European Exploration

• The Bering Strait Land Bridge