Early People of the Mountains

Multiple Choice

True or False

The Cherokee settled not only in North Carolina but also in Tennessee, South Carolina, and Georgia.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What was the largest Native American tribe in the Mountain region?

• Algonquian

• Siouan

• Tuscarora

• Cherokee

Multiple Choice

True or False

The Cherokee Indians lived in just one house all year long.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Check ALL that apply:

Choose the weapons that the Cherokee hunted with

• Bow and Arrows

• Tomahawks

• Spears

• Blowguns

Match

Match the following

• Cherokee Men

• Cherokee Women

• Cherokee Children

Hunted

Made Tools & Traps

Farmed

Gathered

Went to school

Played sports

• Hunted

  Made Tools & Traps

• Farmed

  Gathered

• Went to school

  Played sports

Multiple Choice

Why did the Cherokee have the Green Corn Ceremony?

• To celebrate the special green corn

• To ask for a good harvest

• To keep the green corn away

Multiple Choice

Why is the Cherokee meeting house 7 sided?

• Because there are 7 clans

• Because they are afraid of even numbers

• Because there are only 7 people

Multiple Choice

True or False

Women are not allowed to speak at the council meetings.

• True

• False

Reorder

Reorder the following

• The Cherokee and the colonists were friends and helpful trading partners.

• Gold was discovered in the NC Mountains.

• The US Government decided to relocate the Cherokee to Oklahoma.

• 16,000 Cherokee Indians were forced to walk 800 miles on the "Trail of Tears."

• Over 4,000 Cherokee Indians died on the way to Oklahoma.

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Poll

Have you ever been to Cherokee, NC?

• Yes

• No