Northeast Native Americans

The region shaded in green is known as

• The Southeast

• The Northwest

• The Northeast

• The Plains

Algonquin people lived in dome shaped shelters called

• quonset huts

• longhouses

• wigwams

• tipis

Iroquois people lived in shelters called

• quonset huts

• longhouses

• wigwams

• tipis

What is the land in this region mostly like?

• sandy and rocky

• flat and grassy

• woodland forests with rich soil

Iroquois protected their village with a pointed fence called a

• protector

• palisade

• corral

• picket fence

Native Americans travelled over water in

• boats

• skiffs

• canoes

• schnnoers

Before the English settlers arrived, Native Americans got from place to place by

• travelling on foot

• driving in cars

• riding bikes

• riding horses

The Iroquois people often lived in large shelters with as many as 60 different people.

• true

• false

Native Americans in the Northeast region grew many crops. Which crop did they NOT grow?

• corn

• squash

• oranges

• beans

Northeast Native Americans were excellent hunters. Which game did they NOT hunt in this region?

• deer

• whale

• elk

• bear