Chapter 3 - Peopling of the United States

Question 1

When did many Chinese Americans move to the United States?

Accepted Answer

1850-1882

Question 2

In which region did most slaves live and work on large farms?

Accepted Answer

Southeast

Question 3

Which group brought musical instruments, jazz, and storytelling to the culture of the US?

Accepted Answer

African Americans

Question 4

What is a huge sheet of ice made from packed snow?

Accepted Answer

a glacier

Question 5

All of the immigrants who freely chose to come to the United States came in search of

Accepted Answer

a fresh start

Question 6

Africans Americans were brought to the USA as

Accepted Answer

slaves

Question 7

How do many scientists believe the first people came to the Americas?

Accepted Answer

They walked across a land bridge from Asia to North America.

Question 8

The first Europeans to settle Manhattan Island were

Accepted Answer

Dutch

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a reason people chose to move to the United States?

Accepted Answer

for a vacation

Question 10

Which country was Christopher Columbus representing when he sailed to the Caribbean?

Accepted Answer

Spain

Question 11

Americans whose ancestors came from China, Japan, the Philippines, & India are known as

Accepted Answer

Asian Americans

Question 12

Why did many Asian Americans move to the US in the late 1800's?

Accepted Answer

to build factories, farms and the railroad

Question 13

What is an immigrant?

Accepted Answer

Person who came from another country to live in a new place.

Question 14

Which people are the descendants of people who were brought to the Americas against their will?

Accepted Answer

African Americans

Question 15

Which of the following was NOT a contribution from Native Americans?

Accepted Answer

Tacos

Question 16

Which of these items did African Americans contribute to our culture?

Accepted Answer

gospel music and jazz

Question 17

Origami is a contribution from people from

Accepted Answer

Japan

Question 18

How many years ago do scientists think there was a land bridge between Asia and North America?

Accepted Answer

11,500 years ago

Question 19

Which people brought to the United States the skills to be a cowboy or a miner?

Accepted Answer

Latinos

Question 20

Descendants of the first people to settle in the Americas are

Accepted Answer

American Indians

Question 21

A Latino is more likely to have ancestors in

Accepted Answer

Cuba

Question 22

What attracted the first Chinese immigrants to the United States?

Accepted Answer

the discovery of gold in California

Question 23

The name of Manhattan comes from Mana-hatta, which is

Accepted Answer

Lenape for "hilly island."

Question 24

What did Mexican vaqueros wear to protect them from the sun?

Accepted Answer

large brimmed hats

Chapter 3 - Peopling of the United States

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Chapter 3 - Peopling of the United States

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