Natives of the Mountains Reading

1.) The Cherokee also lived in

• California
• New York
• Georgia
• Florida

2.) Why did the Cherokee call themselves “the principal people?”

• they had a lot of schools
• they fought all the other tribes
• they had a lot of rules
• they were the largest group

3.) How were Cherokee different from other groups in North Carolina?

• they stayed in their villages all year
• they hunted and fished
• they built houses
• they planted crops

4.) Cherokee houses were made of

• wood
• bark
• clay
• all of the above

5.) Which of the following is most similar to thatch?

• water
• grass
• squash
• gold

6.) Why did Cherokee move to small, round houses with no windows in the winter?

• they were easier to build
• they were warmer
• they had less people in the winter
• they were tired of the other houses

7.) The women did most of the farming in a Cherokee village.

• True
• False

8.) Why did Cherokee gather wild plants from the forest?

• to eat
• to plant in their gardens
• to make medicine
• to decorate their houses

9.) Each Cherokee belonged to one of seven

• confederations
• clans
• villages
• nations

10.) Women held no power in the Cherokee government. Men made all the decisions.

• True
• False