Indiana History Quiz

Which early culture was the first to settle in what is now Indiana?

• Mississippian

• Hopewell

• Adena

• Lenape

What is an important way in which the Mississippian culture differed from the Hopewell culture?

• The Mississippian culture had large towns, and the Hopewell culture did not.

• The Hopewell culture traded for copper and shells, and the Mississippian culture did not.

• The Mississippian culture built ceremonial mounds, and the Hopewell culture did not.

• The Hopewell culture had weapons, and the Mississippian culture did not.

Which group of Indiana's first people relied more on agriculture than on hunting and gathering?

• Adena culture

• Miami culture

• Hopewell culture

• Mississippian culture

Why did the Hopewell establish trade routes?

• to form alliances with other Native American cultures

• to obtain manufactured goods from European settlers

• to get natural resources that are not found in the Indiana region

• to show other Native American cultures how powerful they were

How do archaeologists know that the Hopewell traded for these goods?

• from written Hopewell history books

• from stories told by European settlers

• from artifacts found at Hopewell sites

• from stories told by French traders and trappers

Why did the Miami people and their clans come to the area that is now Indiana?

• They were driven from their homes by a stronger group.

• They went there to trade and decided to stay.

• They were looking for a place that was warmer throughout the year.

• They were looking for a place with good farmland, hunting, and fishing.

In which Native American group did the older women choose the chief?

• the Potawatomi

• the Lenape

• the Shawnee

• the Kickapoo

How did Native Americans get what they needed from the Europeans without money?

• They promised to become allies with them in war.

• They traded furs and guiding services for the goods.

• They threatened the Europeans if they didn't give them the goods.

• They gave the Europeans clamshells in exchange for the goods.

Which European country first traded furs with the Native Americans in what is now Indiana?

• the French

• the Spanish

• the British

• the Canadians

Which best describes La Salle's journey from New France to the Gulf of Mexico?

• He traveled cross country by horseback and wagon.

• He traveled directly from Canada to the Gulf by land.

• He traveled on lakes and rivers in whichever direction they led.

• He traveled across all five of the Great Lakes, and then by horseback.