5th Grade-Social Studies: Unit 1

By what means do many scientists think humans first came to the Americas?

• They rowed wooden canoes

• They walked across a land bridge

• They sailed across the Atlantic Ocean

• They followed a long river

Why did Southwest Indian have to rely on irrigation to grow their crops?

• because they planted in areas that flooded

• because they planted corn deep in the ground

• because few trees grew in the area

• because of the lack of rain in the region

Why did horses change the lives of the Plains Indians?

• because horses made farming easier

• because horses helped promote peace between Indian groups

• because horses made it easier to hunt and travel

• because they started hunting horses instead of buffalo

Which American Indian groups had skilled horse riders and warriors?

• Tlingit

• Comanche

• Hopi

• Mohawk

How did the American Indians of the Eastern Woodlands live?

• They lived by farming, hunting, and gathering

• They built homes out of adobe

• They used irrigation

• They created homes of snow and ice

Why did American Indians living in the Southwest use irrigation?

• They needed to water their crops.

• They used it to protect their homes.

• It helped them hunt for food.

• They carried their belongings with it.

The Haudenosaunee government was a __________________.

• Civilization

• Lodge

• Confederation

• Staple

Surplus means __________.

• less

• extra

• food

• humans

Movement from one region to another is known as ____________.

• Potlach

• Migration

• Irrigation

• Nomad

A person who moves around and does not live in one place is called a _________.

• Potlach

• Migration

• Irrigation

• Nomad