Ch 3 L 1: America's First Peoples

How did Sequoyah help the Cherokee community meet its needs?

• He served in the United States government.

• He helped establish the Iroquois Confederacy.

• He celebrated Thanksgiving with English colonists.

• He invented a writing system for the Cherokee language.

Which of the following is an example of the Iroquois people adapting to their

physical environment?

• using rivers for fishing and traveling

• establishing the Iroquois Confederacy

• performing traditional songs and dances

• sharing longhouses with other families

How did the Iroquois help European setters learn to adapt to the environment

to meet their needs?

• They helped them build longhouses.

• They traded beaver pelts to them for guns.

• They let them join the Iroquois Confederacy.

• They taught them about planting and fishing.

What example illustrates American Indians cooperating and protecting each

other’s rights?

• They traded with European settlers.

• They formed the Iroquois Confederacy.

• They built longhouses that could fit many families.

• They fought other American Indians in the Beaver Wars.

How are Americans Indians who live on reservations governed?

• by the Departments of Homeland Security and Defense

• by the United States Supreme Court

• by the state government where the reservation is located

• by their tribal government and the United States government

Why do you think both the Cherokee and Iroquois built their homes from wood?

List at least two reasons that support the idea that American Indians chose where to live because of geography.