Chapter 3 - Native Americans of New York

How did the earliest people probably travel to North America?

• by foot across a glacier, or by boat on the water of a melted glacier

• on horseback or by wagon from Mexico, or by boat along the coast of Mexico

• by foot across the Bering Strait land bridge, or by boat along the coast of the land bridge

• by boat to the shores of Calif

Which does NOT describe the lives of early Americans living during the Ice Age?

• They were hunter-gatherers.

• They lived near stream or lakes.

• They found shelter in caves or under tents built of wood and animal skins.

• They grew corn and traded with the Europeans.

Which is NOT an example of how early people of New York used natural resources to meet their needs?

• They hunted forest animals.

• They developed a written communication.

• They used wood for building shelters.

• They fished in streams and lakes.

How have archaeologists learned about early life in New York?

• by studying artifacts such as spear points

• by studying books left behind in cave

• by reading letters people wrote to each other

• by talking to relatives of early New Yorkers

What is one important way in which farming changed the lives of early New Yorkers?

• People began to move away from rivers.

• People began to move more frequently from place to place.

• People were able to stop hunting and fishing altogether.

• People stayed in one place longer and built villages.

Which of the following is NOT true of the Algonquian and the Iroquois?

• They were the main Native American groups in the land that is now New York.

• They spoke the same language.

• They both built villages in the forest.

• They hunted in the forest and cleared areas of the forest to farm.

Which was NOT one of the ways Algonquian people traveled?

• in horse drawn carriages

• on foot while carrying birch -bark canoes

• in birch-bark canoes on rivers

• along trails in the woods

What is the main reason why Algonquians moved their villages into the forest when winter arrived?

• The forest was warmer and provided better shelter in the cold winter months.

• It was the best time of year for hunting, and they wanted to be closer to the animals.

• They were forced to move by the Iroquois.

• All summer long they stored food in the forest caves.

Which of the following tasks did Algonquian children perform during the HARVEST moon?

• They helped PLANT corn and other vegetable.

• They scared birds away from the GROWN crops.

• They helped PICK ripe vegetables.

• They helped COLLECT sap in buckets.

Which of the following is NOT true of present-day Algonquian people?

• Some live on reservations in the New York area.

• Most have left the New York area and are NO longer interested in continuing old traditions.

• Some teach others about their traditions through storytelling.

• The Shinnecock group have opened a museum and hold a powwow each year.