Native American History Quiz

The first permanent settlers came to the Americas from _______ during the last Ice Age.

• Europe

• Africa

• Cleveland

• Asia

How did the first settlers to the Americas get there?

• they flew

• they swam

• they walked

• they rode on the backs of mammoths

Which one of the following answers best describes a nomad or a person with a nomadic lifestyle?

• a person with no permanent home who travels from place to place in search of food and resources

• a person who likes to sleep outside

• a person who has a really nice car

• a person who is never angry or upset

What type of event was occurring on Earth that allowed nomadic people to travel over a temporary landbridge between Asia and North American in search of food?

• a heat wave

• an Ice Age

• a tornado

• a technological boom

What were nomadic people following when they crossed the land bridge between Asia and North America?

• sunlight

• flocks of large birds

• trees

• herd of large animals

A person who kills animals and collects nuts, berries, and other resources in order to survive is known as a _______________.

• hunter-gatherer

• teacher

• native

• squirrel-man

A Native American is a person who _____________________.

• travelled to Europe to start a new life

• swims with large sea mammals

• is descended from people who migrated from Asia during the last Ice Age

• eats raw fish and nothing else

The original settlers to the Americas all spoke the same language and had the same culture.

• True

• False

In which region of the United States is the ancestral or original home of the Creek, Cherokee, Muscogee, and Seminole tribes?

• Northwest

• Southeast

• Southwest

• West

The Cherokee once lived throughout ___________.

• Canada

• Mexico

• North Georgia

• Texas