Natives of the Coastal Plain Reading Passage

YOUR NAME:

1.) Which of the following tribes could be found in the Coastal Plain region?

• Cherokee
• Coree
• Navajo
• Apache

2.) Which of the following is a forest resource?

• trees
• deer
• nut and berries
• all of the above

3.) How did farming cause populations to increase?

• people had more land
• people could stop hunting
• there were more types of food
• farming was easier than fishing

4.) Both men and women worked in the fields, planting and harvesting crops.

• True
• False

5.) Fish, ducks, and oysters are all examples of

• forest resources
• wampum
• water resources
• agriculture

6.) What were weirs used for?

• capturing ducks and geese
• trapping fish
• hunting deer
• building longhouses

7.) Why did natives set fires in their canoes?

• to strengthen the canoes
• so they could see at night
• to scare away enemies
• to attract ducks and geese

8.) Why were shells important to Coastal Plain natives?

• for making spears
• they were traded like money
• they were used for healing
• they were hard to find

9.) Coastal Plain natives never traded with other tribes in North Carolina.

• True
• False