Unit 2 Assessment: The Original People of North America

According to the Hopis, the original people of North America arrived by...

• flying from on top of an eagle.

• crossing the Pacific Ocean by boat.

• climbing up a ladder from inside the Earth.

• airplane from Europe.

Scientists believe the Original People of North America came from...

• North America

• Siberia

• Africa

• South America

The Original people of North America have lived on these lands for...

• a few years

• hundreds of years

• thousands of years

• millions of years

Because the Chinook people lived near the Columbia River, they were very skillful

• singers

• artists

• hunters

• fishers

What type of trees did the Chinook people use to make their canoes?

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Because the Great Basin was a desert, the indigenous people that lived there were nomadic since they had to move away once the resources available were gone.

• True

• False

The Pomos, that lived near the Pacific Ocean, made their jewelry out of...

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Since the Oglala Lakota Sioux lived in the Great Plains where they experienced extreme weather, they adapted to their environment by using...

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In December 1890, the Oglala Lakota Sioux had gathered together to pray for their food resources to return and for the colonizers to leave their land. This special ritual was called the...

• Wounded Knee

• Ghost Dance

• Big Prayer

• Food Song

When the U.S. Government heard about the Lakota's Ghost Dance ritual, they became scared and killed 250 Lakotas, mostly women and children. This event was called the...

• The Big Battle

• The Big Massacre

• Wounded Knee Massacre

• The Battle of Wounded Knee