Study Guide Chapter 2, Lesson 1 Americans All

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Places

1. Bering Strait– a piece of land that at one point connected Siberia (part of Asia) and Alaska 2. Mississippi River – a large river that flows from Michigan to the Gulf of Mexico

People 3. Columbus– an Italian explorer who first landed in America in 1492 4. LaSalle- a French explorer who explored along the Mississippi River and claimed Louisiana for France 5. de Soto- a Spanish explorer who explored parts of Florida in 1539 6. Ponce de Leon- a Spanish Explorer who explored Florida in 1513 looking for wealth 7. Coronado- a Spanish explorer who explored New Mexico in 1540 looking for Gold 8. Cartier - A French explorer who explored the new world in 1534 looking for riches 9. Marquette and Jolliet - two French explorers who explored the Mississippi River in 1673. They wanted to bring Christianity to the new world.

Vocabulary 10. Immigrant – a person who comes to live in a new land 11. Culture – the way of life followed by a group of people

12. Two reasons immigrants (not explorers) continued to come to the United States? 1. _ came to live in a new land ______

2. _ forced to come ______

13. Three more things that are included in a group’s culture. 1. Language 2. food 3. music

14. Why did Christopher Columbus first come to the Americas?

To find a shorter route by sea to Asia

15. Why did the French name Vermont as they did?

Vermont means green mountain. The mountains in this area for heavily forested. 17. What was one of the ideas scientists have had where the first Americans came from?

1- walked across the Bering Strait from Asia 2- sailed from Northern Asia 3- sailed from South Pacific Islands or Australia

18. What are three reasons why explorers came to North America?

1- wealth (gold and riches) 2- claim land for their rulers 3- spread Christianity