Native Americans

1.    What do we call the groups the Native Americans lived in?

• tribes

• communities

• settlements

• schools

2.  What is one way that Native Americans in Louisiana used the environment to meet their needs?

• They lived in caves they found in the mountains.

• They traded with Europeans for all of their needs.

• They hunted, caught fish, grew crops, and gathered plants for food.

• They built large cities where they lived, worked, and played.

3.  _____________ is anything handed down from the past from an ancestor.

• Fossils

• Legacy

• Artifacts

• Bones

4.  All Native American tribes ____________________. (Choose two answers.)

• settled near bodies of water.

• weaved baskets

• made famous woodcarvings.

• used resources found in the area where they lived.

•  made beautiful art such as pottery.

5. The Native Americans of Louisiana had to adapt to their environment. To adapt means to _________________________.

• travel from place to place using resources.

• trade with European settlers.

• change the way a person lives in order to survive in a new environment

• obtaining sickness and diseases from other tribes and Europeans.

6. Louisiana had various reasons why it was a good place for the Native Americans to settle here. Select three reasons the Native Americans choose to settle in Louisiana.

• The fertile soil was great for growing crops.

• The area had a perfect climate for growing a large variety of fruits and vegetables.

• The rocky land was good for farming and hunting.

• The area had plenty water to make sure the crops were hydrated.

7. What tribe is located in southwest Louisiana?

• Tunica

• Attakapa

• Chitimacha

• Muskogean

8. Based on the table, what is the major difference between the Natchez and the Tunica tribes?

• Natchez created mounds

• Men and women had different roles

• Tunica fished and the Natchez hunted

• Tunica moved locations following their food

9. Based on the passage, what are the Chitimacha best known for?

• farming

• hunting

• basket weaving

• painting art

10.   Atakapa Indians traveled often, unlike the Choctaw and Houma. Which part of their daily life helped make traveling easier?

• They built small brush shelters as their homes.

• They planted gardens as their main source of food.

• They built their homes from plaster and rivercane.

• They built homes that were large and more family members could live in them.