<p>Name __Answer Key____ Date______# _____ Study Guide ~ Chapter 2, Lesson 1 “Americans All”</p><p>Places</p><p>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</p><p>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.</p><p>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</p><p>12. Two reasons immigrants (not explorers) continued to come to the United States? 1. _ came to live in a new land ______</p><p>2. _ forced to come ______</p><p>13. Three more things that are included in a group’s culture. 1. Language 2. food 3. music</p><p>14. Why did Christopher Columbus first come to the Americas?</p><p>To find a shorter route by sea to Asia</p><p>15. Why did the French name Vermont as they did?</p><p>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?</p><p>1- walked across the Bering Strait from Asia 2- sailed from Northern Asia 3- sailed from South Pacific Islands or Australia</p><p>18. What are three reasons why explorers came to North America?</p><p>1- wealth (gold and riches) 2- claim land for their rulers 3- spread Christianity</p>