3.1.2 - Pretest: The Early Americas and European Settlement Pretest

Social Studies 8 Q1 / 3. The Early Americas and European Settlement / 3.1. The Early Americas

What was the main reason that early settlers gradually spread across the Americas?
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Responses

They were constantly under attack from neighboring tribes.
They were constantly under attack from neighboring tribes.

They often relocated to find more favorable farming conditions.
They often relocated to find more favorable farming conditions.

They traveled far and wide to trade their goods with other tribes.
They traveled far and wide to trade their goods with other tribes.

They were nomadic hunters and had to keep moving in search of food.

They were nomadic hunters and had to keep moving in search of food.

The main reason that early settlers gradually spread across the Americas was that they often relocated to find more favorable farming conditions.