Plains Region

How did the Natives from the Plains move around? (Select ALL that apply.)

• horses

• cars

• walking (on foot)

• wagons

Native Americans would attach a tool called a _______ to a horse. This tool would help them drag loads from place to place.

The Plains Natives mainly used one type of home called a ____.

True or False: There are large bodies of water in the Plains region.

• true

• false

Headdresses were usually made out of...

• swan feathers

• chicken feathers

• hawk feathers

• eagle feathers

The land can be described as ...

• flat

• having rivers and streams

• grassy

• having many trees

Select all facts that describe a tipi.

• made from wooden poles and buffalo skin

• easy to be taken down and put back up again for easy movement

• could hold 30-40 people

• sometimes the tipi was painted with important symbols from the tribe

Natives used what they found in ______ to create several types of tools.

True or False: A travois is a bag used by women to carry valuable objects as they traveled.

• True

• False

Which tool was used for hunting?

• a spear

• a tomahawk

• a travois

• a parfleche