The First Americans

Who settled in South Carolina long before it ever became a state?

• Canadians

• Archeologists

• Explorers

• Native Americans

Most of the Eastern Woodlands Native American Tribes farmed. Which of the following crops did they not grow?

• corn

• beans

• squash

• wheat

This group of Native Americans lived in the eastern part of North America from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River to the Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico.

• Catawba Tribe

• Cherokee Tribe

• Yemassee Tribe

• Eastern Woodlands

True or False: The Eastern Woodlands tribes farmed, hunted, and fished for their food.

• true

• false

True or False: The tribes living in South Carolina (Cherokee, Catawba, and Yemassee) were all part of the Eastern Woodlands Native Americans group.

• true

• false

The tribes of South Carolina showed respect for ______________ every day.

• hunting

• nature

• traveling

• dancing

How did the tribes of the Eastern Woodlands living in South Carolina differ from one another?

• culture

• government

• language

The culture and traditions of the tribes in South Carolina had a lot to do with...

• what they wore

• where they lived

• what they ate

• how they traveled

This tribe lived off of the mountainous land of the Blue Ridge region and western Piedmont.

• Cherokee

• Catawba

• Yemassee

Where did the Cherokee settle?

• near the ocean

• near the coast

• near rivers

• near flat land