One of the Most Dramatic Transformations in North American Indians

question 27

Multiple Choice

One of the most dramatic transformations in North American Indians' way of life after the Europeans arrived was the

• A) Indians swift adaptation to urban existence.
• B) use of the horse to create highly mobile hunting societies.
• C) introduction of commercial trade in corn and potatoes with Europe.
• D) overturning of Indians' previously matriarchal social structure.
• E) steady growth in Indian population.

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Definitions:

Phytophthora

A genus of plant-damaging oomycetes, commonly referred to as water molds, responsible for a range of plant diseases.

Axopods

Long, thin extensions of certain protozoans, such as those in the phylum Actinopoda, used for feeding and movement.

Test

A shell.

Actinopods

Protists characterized by axopods that protrude through pores in their shells. See rhizarians.