Mississippi Native Tribes

Which Native American tribe is NOT associated with Mississippi?

• Seminole

• Choctaw

• Chickasaw

• Natchez

What were the three main tribes of Indians living in MS before the Europeans arrived?

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  Yazoo, Natchez, Choctaw

• Choctaw, Natchez, and Chickasaw

• Chickasaw, Biloxi, Chitamacha

• Natchez, Yazoo, Chickasaw

What type of housing did these tribes live in?

• Igloos

• Treehouses

• Wattle and Daub

• Yurts

They built _____ as major religious and sacred sites by bringing basketfuls of dirt and building the site basket by basket.

• Pyramids

• Huts

• Mounds

Which European explorer is credited with discovering the Mississippi River in 1541?

• Christopher Columbus

• Marco Polo

• Hernando de Soto

• Francisco Pizarro

What animals did Spanish explorers, like Hernando de Soto, bring to the America's and Mississippi that Indians had never seen?

• Hogs and Horses

• Lions and Tigers

• Chickens and Doves

• Cows and Camels

An old Indian trail that was used by European and American settlers and is presently a National parkway that crosses through Mississippi into Tennessee is called….

• I-20

• Natchez Trace Parkway

• Talladega Scenic Route

• Choctaw Trace

Which tribe was forced to move westward due to the Indian Removal Act in the 1830s?

• Natchez

• Cherokee

• Choctaw

• Chickasaw

What was the primary crop grown by Native American tribes in Mississippi before European contact?

• Wheat

• Corn

• Rice

• Barley

Which treaty, signed in 1830, led to the removal of the Choctaw tribe from Mississippi to lands west of the Mississippi River?

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek

• Treaty of Ghent

• Treaty of Fort Adams