Eastern Woodlands

The Algonquian and Iroquois were grouped together by

• language
• clothing
• music
• diet

According to MOST experts, how did the first natives arrive in the Americas?

• Taking a boat across the Pacific Ocean from what is now Japan
• Walking over a land bridge in what is now the Bering Strait
• Swimming across a channel separating modern Russia and Alaska
• Canoeing across the Atlantic Ocean from northern Africa

Which group of Native Americans settled between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mississippi River?

• Eastern Woodland
• Plains
• Northwest Coast
• Southwest

Which words describe the Eastern Woodlands region?

• Flat, grassy lands
• Covered with ice and snow
• Thick forests, 4 seasons, many rivers
• Hot, dry deserts w/ mesas

Native Americans are believed to have come to North America from where?

• Europe
• Mexico
• Asia
• Atlantis

Which of the following crops were essential to Eastern Woodland agriculture?

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

During the Eastern Woodland Era, the Native Americans were able to create more permanent settlements because:

• deer became more plentiful.
• they learned to cultivate plants and practice agriculture.
• they developed better ways of catching more fish.
• they were introduced to the horse by the Spaniards.

Which of the following are Natural Resources?

• bow and arrow, fishing nets, farmer, hunter, potter
• longhouses, basket, medicine man, artisan
• soil, water, grasses, corn, bark, trees
• computer, tv, clock, blanket, socks, shirts

What are the three sisters?

• corn, tomatoes, and okra
• squash, beans, and corn
• cucumbers pumpkins, and berries
• corn, squash, and nuts

Native Americans made most of their clothes out of 

• leaves
• grass
• cotton
• animal skin