Week 7: American Indian Government and Trade

To provide safety, justice, and welfare, every community, past and present, has a form of ________.

• culture

• government

• economics

• celebrations

A chiefdom is a group of tribes under one leader, or chief. The position of chief ________.

• was elected

• was fought for

• stayed in families

• traded in confederacies

The Iroquois created a constitution called ________.

• the Great Law of Peace

• the Preamble

• the Community Compact

• the National Law

Petroglyphs represent important _________.

• beliefs, tribal stories, and significant events

• modern art styles

• futuristic technologies

• random patterns

The Iroquois Confederacy government was set up to have _________.

• a balance of power

• a monarchy

• a dictatorship

• an oligarchy

What does the government provide for the people being governed?

• Healthcare and education

• Military services

• Public infrastructure

• All of the above

True or false: Many major city roads and U.S. highways follow the same paths American Indians took thousands of years ago.

• True

• False

Ceremonies and celebrations were often held to honor _________.

• the sun, rain, and the harvest

• the moon and stars

• the changing seasons

• the ancestors and spirits

The clothing of the American Indians was ________.

• fringed and full of decorations

• heavy and waterproof

• practical for the climate

• traded and produced regionally

To meet their needs, tribes would use the resources from ________.

• small areas

• large regions

• the forest

• private land