Civics Lesson 1-1 Quiz
True
According to most scholars, the very first people to arrive in North America probably came from Asia about 20,000 years ago.
True
By 1807, approximately 500,000 Africans had been brought to the United States unwillingly and forced into slavery.
English immigrants
In the 1600s, the thirteen original colonies of the United States were created mostly by _____________________
True
Native Americans, who were the first settlers in what is now the United States,spoke hundreds of different languages.
Canada
The French came to North America beginning in the 1600s and mostly settled in what is now __________________.
Dutch
The __________ started the first farms and a town in what is now New York City.
California
The discovery of gold in 1848 drew many immigrants to _________________________________.
False
Today, more than half of all the people in the United States who were born in another country come from Asia.
False
White-collar workers are employed in factories.
Institutions
_________________________________are the key practices, relationships, and organizations in a society.