1. Sept. 9, 2016 Bell Ringer– Native American True/False
Discuss Zinn Chapter 2
Timeline
Complete Colonial Charts
Unit I test Sept. 15

2. Native Americans on the American continent prior to European arrival
True or False
If you believe the statement to be false briefly explain why or offer evidence to the contrary

3. 1. Native Americans occupied the American continent for about 2000 years before the Europeans arrived
False: First Native Americans arrived about 16,000 years before Europeans arrived
1492

4. 2. Majority of the first Native Americas arrived in North America by way of Pacific Ocean trade routes
False: Native Americans followed herds of animals from Siberia across a land bridge connecting Asia and North America, into Alaska.

5. 4. There were about 2 dozen different languages spoken among the Native American tribes of North America
False: At least 2000 distinct languages were spoken

6. 5. Prior to European arrival Native American tribes lived in isolation, rarely if ever coming in contact with other tribes
False: Tribes frequently came into contact either through conflict or trade

7. 6. The French were the most violent toward Native Americans
False: The French were among the most peaceful, building the fur trade with Native Americans.
English and Spanish religious and colonization motives created ill feelings among Natives

8. 7. Most Native Americans perished at the hands of European guns
False: European diseases was the number one cause of native American deaths

9. 8. The one characteristic all native American tribes had in common was their nomadic lifestyle
False: While many tribes of the Great Plains were nomadic, Indians of the Southwest and Mississippi valley created permanent societies based on farming

10. 9. Prior to European arrival, animals, such as cattle and horses, enabled Native Americans to sustain a large population
False: Native Americans had very few domesticated animals…
…Among these were the llama and dog

11. 10. The use of gunpowder by Native Americans allowed tribes to successfully defend themselves against other tribes.
False: Native Americans lacked gunpowder until it was introduced by the Europeans.

12. 11. By 1492, rough estimates suggests that about a quarter of a million Native Americans occupied the present day United States
False: Demographers believe that number to be closer to 8 million