SC Native Americans

SC Native Americans

The Yemassee

• The Yemassee Native Americans lived in the Coastal Zone near the Georgia border.  

• Yemassee used grass, bark, and palmetto leaves to build their summer shelters. The summer shelters were called wigwams. Winter shelters were called wattle and daub houses and were made from mud and clay.

• Yemassee built canoes, fished for clams and oysters, and farmed. They used animal skins for clothing.

Multiple Choice

During the winter, why did the Yemassee move inland near rivers?

• because the wind was too strong near the ocean

• because people found fish to eat in rivers

Multiple Choice

Where did the Yemassee Native Americans live?

• near the Catawba River

• near North Carolina

• in the Blue Ridge Mountains

• in the Coastal Zone near Georgia

Multiple Choice

What did the Yemassee mostly eat?

• deer and bear

• oysters and clams

• fruits and corn

• turkey and fish

Catawba

• The Catawba Native Americans lived along the Catawba River in the Piedmont Region.

• Catawba lived in villages and built wigwams using saplings and bark.

• Catawba used canoes for travel, farmed corn, squash, and beans, and hunted animal. They used deerskin for clothing and made pottery and jewelry.

Multiple Choice

What are the Catawba known for?

• making hunting weapons using timber

• building longhouses

• making pottery and jewelry

• catching fish using traps they made

Multiple Choice

What is a wigwam?

• a round shelter made from rocks and stones

• a triangle shaped house made from animal skin

• a round hut made from leaves, bark, and saplings

• a shelter made from clay and mud

Multiple Choice

Where were the Catawba Native Americans located?

• in the Sandhills

• in the Blue Ridge Region

• near the Savannah River

• in the Piedmont Region

Cherokee

• The Cherokee Native Americans lived in the Blue Ridge mountains and hills of the Piedmont.

• Cherokee built longhouses in the summer. They lived in wattle and daub houses made of clay and mud during the winter.

• They were also traders and had a path reaching from the Blue Ridge to the Atlantic Ocean.

• Cherokee hunted, farmed, and fished. Their clothing was made of deerskin.

Multiple Choice

Which Native American group made trails leading to the Atlantic Ocean so they could trade with other tribes?

• the Catawba

• the Cherokee

• the Wampanoag

• the Yemassee

Multiple Choice

How were the Yemassee and Cherokee Native Americans similar?

• Both groups lived in wattle and daub houses during the winter

• The Cherokee and Yemassee allowed women to be council.

• Both groups were found living in the Piedmont Region

• They both built longhouses for shelter

Multiple Choice

Which Native American group found shelter and food in the Blue Ridge Region?

• the Cherokee

• the Catawba

• the Pueblo

• the Yemassee

Multiple Choice

Why did some Native Americans build their shelters using mud or clay?

• because clay and mud kept the people cool in the summer

• because the tribe's leader told the people to use clay and mud

• because clay and mud were the only materials they had to build houses

• because clay and mud helped protect against cold temperatures.

Multiple Choice

What did most Native American groups use to make clothing?

• tree bark

• palmetto leaves

• animal skin

• cotton