Straighterline Study Guide Exam
Questions and Answers
Many pre-Columbian tribes east of the Mississippi River were loosely linked by -
Answer-common linguistic roots.
The pre-Columbian North American peoples in the Southwest - Answer-built large
irrigation systems for farming.
Scholars estimate that human migration into the Americas over the Bering Strait
occurred approximately - Answer-11,000 years ago.
In the Great Plains region, most pre-Columbian societies - Answer-engaged in
sedentary farming.
Which statement best describes the role of women in pre-Columbian North American
tribes? - Answer-In all tribes, women cared for the children and prepared meals.
Native American religions were closely linked to - Answer-the natural world.
Christopher Columbus - Answer-thought the world was much smaller than it is in reality.
What European explorer gave the Pacific Ocean its name? - Answer-Ferdinand
Magellan
The Powhatan Indian Pocahontas - Answer-created an interest in England in "civilizing"
Indians.
The Glorious Revolution of 1688-1689 - Answer-saw an English king, James II, flee to
the European continent.
The initial Jamestown colonists focused primarily on - Answer-the search for gold.
In 1620, the Puritan Pilgrims who came to North America - Answer-hoped to create their
ideal close-knit Christian community.
Most seventeenth-century English immigrants to the North American colonies were -
Answer-laborers.
In comparing the colonial societies of Spanish America and English America, people of
mixed races had a - Answer-higher status than pure Africans in Spanish America.
In the seventeenth century, the great majority of English immigrants who came to the
Chesapeake region were - Answer-indentured servants.
Questions and Answers
Many pre-Columbian tribes east of the Mississippi River were loosely linked by -
Answer-common linguistic roots.
The pre-Columbian North American peoples in the Southwest - Answer-built large
irrigation systems for farming.
Scholars estimate that human migration into the Americas over the Bering Strait
occurred approximately - Answer-11,000 years ago.
In the Great Plains region, most pre-Columbian societies - Answer-engaged in
sedentary farming.
Which statement best describes the role of women in pre-Columbian North American
tribes? - Answer-In all tribes, women cared for the children and prepared meals.
Native American religions were closely linked to - Answer-the natural world.
Christopher Columbus - Answer-thought the world was much smaller than it is in reality.
What European explorer gave the Pacific Ocean its name? - Answer-Ferdinand
Magellan
The Powhatan Indian Pocahontas - Answer-created an interest in England in "civilizing"
Indians.
The Glorious Revolution of 1688-1689 - Answer-saw an English king, James II, flee to
the European continent.
The initial Jamestown colonists focused primarily on - Answer-the search for gold.
In 1620, the Puritan Pilgrims who came to North America - Answer-hoped to create their
ideal close-knit Christian community.
Most seventeenth-century English immigrants to the North American colonies were -
Answer-laborers.
In comparing the colonial societies of Spanish America and English America, people of
mixed races had a - Answer-higher status than pure Africans in Spanish America.
In the seventeenth century, the great majority of English immigrants who came to the
Chesapeake region were - Answer-indentured servants.
