Native American Quiz

Where did the first Americans come from?

• Iceland

• Europe

• America

• Asia

When do scientists believe the first inhabitants of North America arrived on this continent?

• 12 million years ago

• 12,000 years ago

• 1,200 years ago

• 1.2 million years ago

What was the largest Native American group in NC?

• Tuscarora

• Catawba

• Algonquin

• Cherokee

Which North Carolina Native American tribe's name means "hemp gatherers"?

• Catawba

• Tuscarora

• Cherokee

• Algonquin

Native Americans of this historical group first grew the "Three Sisters"?

• Woodland

• Paleolithic

• Archaic

• Mississippian

Tribes living in the Eastern Woodlands and the Southeast would have lived in or near the __________ mountains.

• Cascades

• Appalachian

• Rocky

• Sierra Nevada

The Cherokee, Creek and Natchez lived in this region of the United States.

• Far North

• Far West

• Great Plains

• Southeast

This NC Native American group made burnt-black clay pottery?

• Cherokee

• Apache

• Catawba

• Huron

Which NC Native American group lived in the light blue region?

• Tuscarora

• Cherokee

• Catawba

• Algonquin

Which NC Native American group lived in the orange region?

• Seminole

• Cherokee

• Bella Coola

• Catawba