FOURTH GRADE

1. FOURTH GRADE Social Studies Week Two

2. What do we call the theory that explains how the Native Americans came from Asia to North America during the Ice Age?

3. The Land Bridge Theory

4. Why did the Native Americans originally migrate to North America from Asia?

5. They were hunters and gatherers following herds of animals for food

6. Which Native American group’s life was based on frequent migration as they followed the buffalo?

7. The Plains Native Americans

8. Name the Native American groups represented in each numbered region above:

9. 1. Eastern Woodlands 2. Southeastern Woodlands 3. Plains 4. Southwestern 5. Pacific Northwest

10. What normally stood outside the plank houses of the Pacific Northwest Native Americans?

11. Totem Poles

12. Describe the environment of the Eastern Woodlands region and tell what type of houses these Native Americans lived in?

13. The region had plentiful forest, lakes, and rivers. They lived in longhouses.

14. What type of homes did the Plains Native Americans live in?

15. Teepees

16. Which Native American group lived in a dry, arid region and had to use an irrigation system to water their crops?

17. Southwestern

18. Which Native Americans built palisades or walls around their villages to protect themselves from their enemies?

19. Southeastern

20. What did most Native American cultural groups have in common?

21. They all respected the land.

22. Name each country that claimed territory in North American in each of the marked areas:

23. 1. England 2. France 3. Spain

24. What was each country’s major motivation for starting a colony in North America?

25. 1. England – for religious freedomand to make money in cash crops 2. France – for fur trading 3. Spain – for gold and other riches

26. What did the European countries hope to gain economically from their settlements in North America?

27. Each country hoped that their colonies would be able to make them richer and powerful through finding gold, silver, and increasing trade.

28. What role did religion play in the European settlements in North America?

29. 1. English – came to America for religious freedom and were Protestant instead of Catholic 2. French – also tried to convert Indians to Catholicism 3. Spanish – started missions to convert Indians to Catholicism

30. What were the governments like in each European settlement?

31. The Spanish and French kings ruled the settlements and allowed little self government by the colonies. English settlements were allowed to set up assemblies and govern themselves.

32. Why were slaves brought to America?

33. Slaves were needed to plant and harvest cash crops such as tobacco and cotton.

34. Why did plantation owners prefer African slaves to indentured servants?

35. African slaves were more knowledgeable of farming and herding techniques and were immune to diseases.

36. What was the name of the inhumane journey the slaves made from Africa to America?

37. The Middle Passage

38. What was the name of the trade process between Europe, Africa, and the America?

39. The Triangular Trade Route

40. Who were the poor workers who had to work for up to seven years to earn their freedom in America?

41. Indentured Servants