Praxis 5081 - US History Study Guide

Pre-Columbian Era CORRECT ANSWER - Groups of hunters arrive from northwest Asia and cross the land bridge Bering Strait into North America, becoming the first Americans - The Mayans, Toltecs, Aztecs, and Incas settle in Central and South America - The Adena-Hopewell, Mississippian, and Pueblo Hohokam civilizations emerge in North America - The Renaissance flourishes through Europe, leading to a revival of learning, the rise of new and powerful monarchies and the growth of major cities. Squanto CORRECT ANSWER - Algonquian - taught early English settlers how to plant corn, squash, and pumpkins and helped them survive the winter Pocahontas CORRECT ANSWER - Algonquian - liaison with John Smith's Jamestown colony in 1607 Sacagawea CORRECT ANSWER - Shoshone - guide for Lewis and Clark expedition in 1805 Crazy Horse & Sitting Bull CORRECT ANSWER - leaders of Sioux and Cheyenne troops in the Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876 - defeated American forces and George Armstrong Custer