An Algonquian Year

Algonquian settlements only lived by hunting and fishing.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

They also supplemented their diet by cultivating corn, beans and squash

According to the Algonquian year, there are 12 months with full moon.

• True

• False

What did Algonquian people do in March?

• harvested corns and other vegetables

• gathered sap from maple trees

• repaired canoes and bows

According to legend, Algonquians learned how to get maple sap by watching squirrels chew the bark of maple trees.

• True

• False

Which tools did Algonquian to get sap from maple trees

How were surplus dried corns stored by Algonquians?

• Hung up on racks

• stored underground

• cut into small and smoked

• They didn't store them.

What is false about Algonquians?

• They only shared food within family.

• Hunters prepared to track game during the coming winter.

• There was never enough stored food to meet their need.

• Harvest time was also a chance for them to hold a celebration.