Native Americans & Exploration

Which of the following occurrences made it possible for Native Americans to create settlements instead of having to maintain a nomadic lifestyle?

• Change in weather
• Freedom from disease
• Destruction of enemies
• Knowledge of Agriculture

Which of the following crops were essential to Native American agriculture?

• Beans, Cotton, Squash
• Beans, Squash, Corn
• Corn, Indigo, Pumpkins
• Rice, Corn, Squash

What were the main items used by Native Americans for trade with the colonists?

• Maize and rice
• Pitch and tar
• Deer skins and other furs
• Guns and other weapons

Which of the following describes the main reason why Native Americans were frustrated by the continued settlement of Europeans in South Carolina?

• The European settlers refused to trade with the local Native American tribes.
• The European settlers refused to help local Native American tribes win a war against rival tribes.
• As European settlers continued to arrive in South Carolina, they began to expand into areas that once belonged to Native Americans.
• Upon arrival, the European settlers resorted to violence and attacked local Native American tribes.

The Cherokee Indians were one of the major Native American tribes in South Carolina during colonial times. However, the Cherokee had very little interaction with the first European explorers and settlers who arrived in the 16th century. Why was this the case?

• The Cherokees refused to trade or meet with the Europeans because they had never seen white men before.
• The Cherokees did not arrive in South Carolina until the mid-1700s. They came to the area to avoid violence during the French and Indian War.
• The Cherokees lived in the Blue Ridge region of South Carolina, far away from the coastal areas where the first Europeans arrived.

In 5,000 BC, Native Americans were weaving baskets, as well as using spears and stone tools. Which of the following technologies did they have when the Europeans arrived in the 16th century?

• Decorated pottery, bows and arrows, polished axes.
• Horse and carriages, the compass, firearms.
• The printing press, pendulum clocks, the thermometer.
• Steam engines, circular saws, lightning rods.

The Yemassee Native American tribe settled in South Carolina in the the 1600s after leaving their home state of Florida. Which of the following reasons best explains why the Yemassee were forced to come to South Carolina from Florida in the 17th century?

• The Spanish settlers in Florida forced the Yemassee out of the area.
• The Yemassee found that the climate of South Carolina is much milder than it is in Florida.
• The Yemassee were a pacifist tribe,and came to South Carolina to avoid fighting against other Native American tribes in Florida.
• The Yemassee were hunter-gatherers, and came to South Carolina in search of food.

Which of the following was the greatest killer of Native Americans in South Carolina during the 16th and 17th centuries?

• Poor diet and living conditions.
• War between Natives and Europeans.
• New diseases brought by Europeans.
• Changing climate conditions in the region.

Native Americans began to settle into permanent villages when they started to become:

• Food-gatherers.
• Food-producers.
• Hunters.
• Traders.

Which South Carolina Native American tribe was known as “the river people” and is famous for their pottery?

• Apache.
• Catawba.
• Cherokee.
• Pee Dee.