Question 1- Which regoin was home to the Sioux?

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1. the Eastern woodlands of North America
2. Southern Mexico and Central Central America
3. the Pacific Northwest of North America
4. the Central Plains of North America

Question 2- What was significant about the House of Burgesses?
1.It limited the king by making him consult with the nobles and church leaders in order to raise taxes.
2.It was the first instance of limited self-government in the English colonies.
3.It governed the colony of Virginia harshly, like a military outpost, leading to mass exodus of settlers.
4.It mediated conflicts between the colonial government and religious leaders.

Answer 1

Question 1 - The Sioux were primarily from the Central Plains of North America.

Question 2 - The correct answer is 2. The House of Burgesses was the first instance of limited self-government in the English colonies.

Answer 2

Question- Which represents an Aztec adaptation to their environment?
1.a surplus of farmed crops
2.an accurate 365-day calendar
3.a system of causeways
4.farming in terraces

Answer 3

The correct answer is 4. farming in terraces.

Answer 4

Question- Some scientists believe that Paleo-Americans migrating to the Americas sailed along the coast of North America. They sailed close to shore so that they could do which of the following?
1. avoid warring groups that sailed in the open sea
2. easily hunt whale
3. make contact with communtities along the coast
4. pull ashore to get supplies of food and water

Answer 5

The correct answer is 4. pull ashore to get supplies of food and water.

Answer 6

Question- How were indentured servants different from slaves?
1. Slaves were paid a small wage and indentured servants were forced to work for no money.
2. Indentured servants agreed to work for no money in exchange for land and tools after a certain period of time, while slaves were forced to work indefinitely.
3. Indentured servants worked indefinitely and slaves agreed to work for five years in exchange for freedom at the end of the five years.
4. Indentured servants earned wages but slaves did not.

Answer 7

The correct answer is 2. Indentured servants agreed to work for no money in exchange for land and tools after a certain period of time, while slaves were forced to work indefinitely.

Answer 8

Question- I am Dekanawidah [identified as the traditional founder of the Iroquois Confederacy] and with the Five Nations confederate [united for a common purpose] lords I plant the Tree of the Great Peace. . . . Under the shade of this Tree of the Great Peace we spread the soft white feathery down of the globe thistle as seats for you Adodarhoh [an Onondaga chief], and your cousin lords. . . . There shall you sit and watch the council fire of the confederacy of the Five Nations, and all the affairs of the Five Nations shall be transacted at this place before you.. . .We place at the top of the Tree of the Long Leaves an eagle who is able to see afar. If he sees in the distance any evil approaching or any danger threatening he will at once warn the people of the confederacy. The smoke of the confederate council fire shall ever ascend and pierce the sky so that other nations who may be allies may see the council fire of the Great Peace . . . Based on this excerpt, what was the purpose of the Iroquois League?
1. to help maintain the local forests for use by the people of each member tribe
2. to work together and defend each other to keep peace
3. to establish laws that all Native American nations were to follow
4. to provide comfort and care for visiting tribal leaders

Answer 9

Based on the excerpt, the purpose of the Iroquois League was 2. to work together and defend each other to keep peace.