Algonquian Quiz

Algonquians lived in a small, dome shaped home called a

• longhouse
• wampum
• powwow
• wigwam

to buy and sell goods is called

• trade
• customer
• wigwam
• consumer

An area set aside by the government for Native Americans is called

• reservation
• resort
• wigwam
• longhouse

Which was NOT one of the ways Algonquian people traveled?

• in horse drawn carriages
• on foot while carrying birch bark canoes
• in birch bark canoes on rivers
• along trails in the woods

What is the main reason why Algonquians moved their villages in the forests when winter arrived?

• It was cold
• the lakes would freeze
• best time of year for hunting animals and closer to the animals
• get the sap from the trees

What is the Algonquian word for meeting or celebration?

• festival
• powwow
• party
• holiday

Who are the Shinnecock?

• An Iroquois Group
• A powwow
• An Algonquian group that has a reservation near Southampton

How did living in Eastern Woodlands affect the lives of Algonquian people?

• They used natural resources of the forest in they daily life
• They built shelter and tools from wood.
• They used skins of animals to make clothing and beds
• All of the above

Who was most chosen or elected to lead?

• president
• leader
• sachem
• governor

Children helped pick ripe vegetables.

• Sap Moon

• Harvest Moon

• Ripening Moon

• Planting Moon