Unit 2 Review

Why would early Native Americans trade for goods found far away?

• Native Americans spent a lot of free time traveling across the middle of the country and exchanging goods.

• Native Americans spent a lot of free time traveling across the middle of the country and exchanging goods.

• Natural resources were the same everywhere, but the skills to create different goods were unique only to certain tribes.

• Native Americans did not want the goods using material from the natural resources found near their homes

How do some archaeologists think the mounds at Poverty Point were used?

• as hunting places

• as a place for games

• as a place for homes

• as burial places

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

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

• They lived in caves they found in the mountains.

• They traded with Europeans for all of their needs.

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

Why did the people of Poverty Point most likely build mounds to show the North Star?

• The North Star provided light for travelers at night.

• The North Star was a spiritual symbol for the people.

• Poverty Point was directly below the North Star.

• Poverty Point was a large trading settlement.

Which statement compares and contrasts the native people in Poverty Point, Marksville, and Tchefuncte?

• The Native Americans of Poverty Point and Marksville built mounds, but the Tchefuncte people did not

• All three tribes were hunter-gatherers, but the natives in Poverty Point changed farmers.

• The people of the Tchefuncte and Marksville tribe made pottery, and traded it to the people of Poverty Point since they could not make pottery

• Both Poverty Point and Marksville Native Americans left artifacts such as arrowheads, but the Tchefuncte tribe left no artifacts.

Using the source, what do all three settlements have in common?

• They were built in marshland for fishing.

• They were built on or near a water source.

• They were built in the north to avoid flooding.

• Poverty Point was a large trading settlement.

What is the best use of the map?

• to locate where some early Native American tribes lived

• to find where Mount Driskill is located

• to learn what Native Americans ate

• to travel across Louisiana by water

Why does New Orleans celebrate Mardi Gras?

• European settlers adopted the Mardi Gras holiday from Native Americans.

• The Spanish first introduced the Mardi Gras holiday when they ruled Louisiana.

• The French first introduced the Mardi Gras holiday when they ruled Louisiana.

• The Spanish first celebrated Mardi Gras as a holiday when the Canary Islanders arrived in Louisiana.

People born in Louisiana who are a mix of Spanish, French, Native American, and African descent are known as

• Cajun

• Creole

• Canary Islanders

• Immigrants

How did early Louisiana settlers living near Natchitoches most likely adapt to their environment?

• They used wood from the forests to make houses.

• They caught many fish and shellfish

• They mined minerals to sell to traders to make jewelry.

• They built new factories powered by natural gas.