The Focus of the Diet of the First Mound Builders

question 37

Multiple Choice

The focus of the diet of the first mound builders in North America was on:

• A) corn, beans, and squash
• B) gathered wild plants, hunted animals, and fish
• C) domesticated native seed crops
• D) Pleistocene megafauna

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Definitions:

Republican Party

One of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, also known as the GOP (Grand Old Party), it was founded in 1854 primarily to oppose the spread of slavery.

Slavery Abolition

The legal termination and prohibition of slavery, involving the emancipation of enslaved people and the banning of the slave trade and slave ownership.

John Brown

An American abolitionist leader in the 19th century known for his militant opposition to slavery.

Harpers Ferry

A historic town in West Virginia, known for John Brown's raid in 1859, which was intended to initiate an armed slave revolt.