Although there is evidence now that several human groups colonized the Americas,possibly using different routes,those that crossed over through Beringia to reach the Americas did so
A) because they were fleeing from warlike Cro-Magnon groups.
B) in order to take advantage of large flint deposits in South America.
C) following herds of big-game animals (woolly mammoths, especially).
D) because they were gradually forced into new territories by the expansion of more advanced agricultural groups in Asia.
E) in their search for colder climates, because these Neandertals were adapted to cold weather.

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The theory supported by most archaeologists is that the first humans to reach the Americas did so by following big-game animals such as woolly mammoths, which crossed a land bridge called Beringia that once connected Siberia and Alaska during the last ice age.

Although There Is Evidence Now That Several Human Groups Colonized