First Americans
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How many tribes were there in the Americas originally
2000
(wrong answers:
500,
1200,
2000)
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Which is not a form of government the N.A. used
bands, tribes, confederacies
(wrong answers:
bands,
democracy,
confederacies,
tribes)
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What did most N.A. tribes have in common about religion
belief in mysterious force of nature
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About how many languages were spoken
200
(wrong answers:
100,
200,
1000)
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Which is not a name of the geographic areas where N.A. lived
Desert flatland
(wrong answers:
California Intermountain,
Desert flatland,
Eastern Woodlands,
Pacific Northwest,
Plains,
Southwest)
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Where did Indians first encounter Europeans
Caribbean
(wrong answers:
Caribbean,
Jamestown,
Plymouth Colony)
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Where did most Indians live when first Europeans arrived?
East of the Mississippi
(wrong answers:
central plains,
East of the Mississippi,
West of the Mississippi,
Pacific Northwest)
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Give one reason the buffalo herds were nearly wiped out
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How many years ago did the first people arrive on the continent
10,000-20,000
(wrong answers:
500-1,000,
1,000-10,000,
10,000-20,000)
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Name one tribe that lived in each geographic area