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Quiz Who Are We?
1. It is believed the frst humans to populate North and South America
came from Asia across which of the following land bridges? A.
Brookln
B. !oronado !. "ondon #. Bering
$. %hich of the following was a goal of the earl e&plorers' A. fnd
gold. B. !hristiani(e the natives. !. fnd a water route to Asia. #. all
of the above.
). %hich of the following is true about !hristopher !olumbus?'
A. *e made four voages to the New %orld. B. Although he did not
actuall discover
the Americas+ his voages resulted in the ,uropean coloni(ation of
the New %orld.
!. *e believed he was in the ,ast Indies+ so he called the people he
found there+ Indians.
#. all of the above
-. %hich of the following ,uropean countries were mostl responsible
for coloni(ing the .New %orld/? A. Spain+ ,ngland+ and 0rance B.
Spain+ 1erman+ and ,ngland !. 2ortugal+ Spain+ and ,ngland. #.
none of the above
3. 456, 7 0A"S, 4he region of North America most in8uenced b
0rench e&plorers would be the American southwest.
9. As a result of the arrival of the ,uropeans to the .New %orld/ the
Native American population' A. grew dramaticall+ thanks to the
advanced medicines the ,uropeans brought with them. B. remained
fairl constant. !. declined sharpl due to disease+ warfare+ and slave
like working conditions forced upon them. #. none of the above.
:. %hich of the following was reason the ,nglish ended up winning
the race for the riches in North America? A. 4he found the most gold.
B. 4he got along with the Native Americans better than either the
0rench or Spanish. !. 4he established permanent settlements and
created a substantial trade network. #. all of the above
;. 4he frst permanent ,nglish colon was located at'
A. 2lmouth. B. 5oanoke. !. Salem. #. ,lsinore. ,. none of the above
<. =ames town was established as a' A. commercial venture. B.
5eligious haven for those escaping persecution in ,ngland. !. Base
for pirate raids b Sir %alter 5aleigh. #. none of the above
1>. 4he crop that saved =ames town from disaster was' A. cotton. B.
okra !. tobacco #. wheat.
11. 456, 7 0A"S, =amestown is regarded as .America?s birthplace./
1$. 456, 7 0A"S, It is a little known fact that Bran *eredia was
once a member of the .Spice 1irls/+ but was kicked out of the band
for wearing his skirts too short@@@
1). %hich of the following do not relate to Spanish e&ploration of the
New %orld? A. !olumbus B. *ispanics !. =amestown. #. !atholic
5eligion.
1-. %hich of the following describe the 0rench e&ploration of the New
%orld' A. 0ur trade.
B. "ouisiana !. Auebec. #. all the above..
13. !hinese A. !ame to America from
southern and eastern ,urope.
19. Scandinavians B. Also called .Boat 2eople/
1:. African Americans !. !ame to America to escape a
potato famine in their countr.
1;. 1ermans #. !ame to America before the
!ivil %ar from northern and
western ,urope.
1<. Irish ,. SuBered the horrors of Ciddle
2assage.
$>. New Immigrants 0. Settled in Cinnesota and midD
west region of the 6.S.
$1. Eld Immigrants 1. Brought to America to work on
the western part on the
transcontinental railroad.
$$. Fietnamese G !ambodians *. "argest immigrant group in
America.
$). %hich of the following is true about ,llis Island?' A. It is located
in New Hork *arbor. B. It was the site of most of the immigration
processing into America from the late 1<>>?s into the twentieth
centur. !. 4he Statue of "ibert was seen b immigrants being
processed there as a sign of welcome. #. all of the above.
$-. 456, 7 0A"S, 0or how she dresses+ Anna Carie Fillanueva
ought to be arrested b the fashion police and e&ecuted for crimes
against good taste@@@
$3.%hich of the following immigrant groups would be most likel to
suBer from the eBects of Nativism? A. 1ermans. B. Scandinavians. !.
!hinese.
#. ,nglish.
MAPPING
Match the following descriptions with their proper letters from
the map
IIII $9. 4his nation sent settlers to establish =amestown.
IIII $:. .Ciddle 2assage/ is associated with this continent.
IIII $;. 2eople from here came to America to escape a potato famine
in their countr.
IIII $<. 1
st
permanent 0rench settlement in the New %orld here.
IIII )>. !olumbus sailed for this countr.
IIII )1. 4hese are the %est Indies.
IIII )$. 2eople from these two countries helped build the
transcontinental railroad.
IIII )). Incas conJuered here.
IIII )-. 4his countr established an enormous fur trade with the
Native Americans.
IIII )3. ,ngland?s 1
st
permanent New %orld colon here.
IIII )9. 4he largest number of ,uropean immigrants living in
America come from here.
IIII ):. Conte(uma conJuered here.
IIII );. .1old+ 1lor+ 1od/ was frst associated with this countr.
IIII )<. Cembers of the =ewish faith 8ed this countr to come to
America.
IIII ->. Auebec was established b this countr.
IIII -1. 4his countr created a large manufacturing and trade
network in America.
IIII -$. !olumbus was looking for islands around this countr when
he discovered a .New %orld./
IIII -). Immigrant from here were sent to internment camps during
%%% II.