Eastern Woodlands

Iroquois used _____ designs to show important decisions, events, or stories. These were beads cut from seashells.

• wampum

• palisades

• wigwams

• confederation

Some of the Algonquian built _____ for shelter. These were round and bark-covered shelters.

• wampum

• palisades

• wigwams

• confederation

The Iroquois built ____ around their villages. These were walls of tall wooden poles built around the village for protection.

• wampum

• palisades

• wigwams

• confederation

The Iroquois League acted as a ____ to settle disputes peacefully. This was a loose group of governments working together.

• wampum

• palisades

• wigwams

• confederation

The Iroquois lived in shelters called _____. These were long wooden buildings holding up to 50 people.

• wigwams

• longhouses

• tepees

• earthlodges

Why were the people of the northeast section of the Eastern Woodlands primarily hunters and gatherers unlike the farmers to the south?

Answer explanation

The soil of the northern part of the Woodlands was rocky and not suitable for farming. They had to hunt and gather for survival!

Trees were a very important resource for the Eastern Woodlands people. Name at least three ways they used trees.

Answer explanation

Trees provided shelter, canoes, tools, and weapons. Trees also provided food, such as cherries and plums.