The Indigenous Peoples

Which term correctly describes indigenous people of the Americas?

• The Europeans who came over to the Americas

• People living in the Americas before Europeans arrived

• All Americans that are currently living in the USA.

• None of the above.

What did the Sioux and Cheyenne tribes do to help them survive?

• Hunt in the polar regions of North America.

• Did a lot of fishing and gathered shellfish from the Pacific Coast.

• Hunted buffalo as they migrated across the grasslands of the Great Plains.

• None of the above.

What did Northwest coastal tribes do to help them survive?

• Hunt in the polar regions of North America.

• Did a lot of fishing and gathered shellfish from the Pacific Coast.

• Hunted buffalo as they migrated across the grasslands of the Great Plains.

• None of the above.

Where is Taos Pueblo?

• The great plains

• Alaska

• New Mexico

• California

True or false? The Iroquois tribes never carved canoes out of trees as they did not need to travel long distances along rivers/lakes.

• True

• False

Who was the Spanish viceroy who conquered the largest city of the Aztec empire?

• Cortes

• Montezuma

• Malek

• Christopher

By what % has the population of the indigenous population decreased in 350 years from the 15th century?

• 10%

• 50%

• 90%

• 95%