Social Studies: Unit 7: America's Past

Who were the FIRST people to live in North America?

• A. Europeans
• B. Native Americans
• C. Spanish
• D. English

All Native Americans respect nature.

• True
• False

The Blackfoot Indians lived in the Plains, hunted buffalo, and lived in teepees.

• True
• False

Why were teepees good homes for the Native Americans that lived on the Plains?

• A. So people could be safe from floods.
• B. So people could move quickly from place to place.
• C. So people could have a place to keep their horses.
• D. So people could sit around a campfire and tell stories.

Horses made life easier for the Native Americans by traveling and trade.

• True
• False

Native Americans did not use bodies of water as a source to fish for food.

• True
• False

When Native Americans began to trade with the settlers, the settlers brought diseases that the Indians could not cure.

• True
• False

Why did the settlers come to what is now the United States?

• A. To search for gold
• B. To search for cattle
• C. To search for love
• D. To search for lumber

What happened to the Native American land when settlers arrived?

• A. Native Americans lost their land and were forced to move away.
• B. Native Americans kept the land and wouldn't let the settlers live there.
• C. Native Americans sold all of their land for a lot of money.
• D. Native Americans shared their land with the settlers.

What was the name of the route that Native Americans took when they were forced to leave their land?

• A. The Terrible Trail
• B. The Path of Pain
• C. The Trail of Tears
• D. The Trail of Sadness