Native Americans Review

What are some uses for the Chitimacha baskets?

• They are artwork and they serve no real purpose

• The basket can be used to cook food in

• They can be used for food or storage

• The baskets are very fragile and should be used for display

How does the tradition of basket weaving by the Chitimacha continue through generations?

• The tribe sells the patterns for making basics online.

• The Chitimacha hold workshops to teach people how to weave baskets.

• The baskets are simple to make, so each generation figures it out on their own

• Members of the tribe passes down how to make baskets

Which of the following choices best identifies a noticeable French influence on

Louisiana?

• food

• music

• religion

• language

Using intermediate directions and coordinates, where is Shreveport located in

the Louisiana?

• Southwest; (E, 3)

• Northeast; (C, 2)

• Northwest; (A, 1)

• Southeast; (F, 4)

Which following statements best explains how jazz was created in New Orleans?

• Jazz was created by Scottish immigrants who brought bagpipes to the U.S.

• Jazz was a mix of other forms of music that were already played in New Orleans.

• Jazz was developed by workers who whistled while loading goods on steamboats.

• Jazz was borrowed the sound of steel drums from the islands of the Caribbean.

According to the source, how did French explorers and settlers develop the

pirogue?

• The pirogue was made using techniques taught to the French by African slaves.

• The pirogue was based on the design of cypress dugout canoes built by native tribes.

• The pirogue was built to be tough enough to survive sailing across an ocean.

• The pirogue was a boat made for sailing quickly down the Seine River in France.

According to your knowledge of Social Studies, how are pirogues still used today?

• To fish, hunt, and trap in the swamps and coastal marshes

• to go deep sea fishing near the oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico

• to travel long distances along the Mississippi River

• to go crabbing in Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas

According to the source, how did the Caddo use natural resources from the area

in which they settled?

• They used alligators and crabs to make shoes and earrings.

• They used plants and buffalo to make cloaks and hats.

• They used deer and birds to make accessories and clothes.

• They used fish and trees to make clothes and jewelry.

According to the source, which of the following statements best describes the technique utilized by the Natchez tribe when hunting deer in Louisiana?

• Tribe members chased an animal and forced it over a cliff.

• Tribe members used large nets woven from tall grasses.

• Tribe members circled an animal and caused it to run until exhausted.

• Tribe members dropped stones on an animal from the treetops.

Based on the text, how did Native Americans use rocks and minerals from far away?

Select two answers

• They were used to build boats for travel.

• They were used to make items for ceremonies.

• They were used to create gifts for tourists.

• They were used to make weapons and tools.

• They were used as barriers to prevent flooding.