MS Studies - Chapter 2 - Native Americans

Named the "dog people" by neighboring tribes

• Ofogoula

• Biloxi

• Natchez

• Tunica

The name for the tribe came from the repeated sounds in their speech

• Grigra

• Natchez

• Biloxi

• Choctaw

Where was the Choctaw Indian Agency?

• Philadelphia, MS

• Jackson, MS

• Madison, MS

• Tunica, MS

What tribe killed 200 Frenchmen?

• Natchez

• Tiou

• Koroa

• Ibitoupa

What tribe merged with the Houma tribe of Louisiana?

• Acolapissa

• Natchez

• Biloxi

• Chickasaw

What means peace pipe?

• calumet

• mingo

• maize

• wigwam

When was The Green Corn Ceremony conducted in hopes of a bountiful harvest?

• August

• March

• November

• September

What tribe required human sacrifice at the death of a chief?

• Natchez

• Grigra

• Chakchiuma

• Ibitoupa

How many tribes lived in what is now Mississippi?

• 20

• 10

• 30

• 40

What tribe is remembered for its proud warriors and excellent hunters?

• Chickasaw

• Biloxi

• Tunica

• Sioux