Plains Native Americans

According to the passage, the land of the Plains Native Americans stretched from ______ in the south to Canada in the north.

• Mexico

• California

• Florida

• Texas

According to the passage, the land of the Plains Native Americans stretched from the Mississippi River in the East to the ______ in the West.

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Great Lakes

• Sierra Nevada

By 1400, about how many Native Americans lived in North America north of Mexico?

• 1 million

• 5 million

• 10 million

• 20 million

Part of the Plains regions was located in the Great Plains. This area had few trees and was drier and less suitable for farming. Part of the Plains region located in the Central Plains had rivers and trees and crops of corn, beans, and sunflowers were grown. Which of the following best describes the Great Plains?

• Many trees and rivers, suitable for farming

• Few trees, drier, less suitable for farming

• Many crops of corn, beans, and sunflowers

• Covered in forests

Part of the Plains regions was located in the Great Plains. This area had few trees and was drier and less suitable for farming. Part of the Plains region located in the Central Plains had rivers and trees and crops of corn, beans, and sunflowers were grown. Look at the two images below the passage. Which image most likely shows the Great Plains?

• Left image (showing a dry, grassy plain)

• Right image (showing a lush, green area with trees)

Many Plains Indians, especially in the Great Plains, were ________, following the buffalo from place to place, setting up temporary homes along the way. What is the correct word to fill in the blank?

• nomadic

• sedentary

• agricultural

• urban

What does the term 'nomadic' mean as used in the passage about the Plains Indians?

• Living in one place permanently

• Moving from place to place, following resources

• Building permanent homes

• Farming the land

According to the passage, what were teepees made of?

• Wooden planks

• Buffalo hide stretched over tall wooden poles

• Bricks

• Stone

Fill in the blank: The floor of a teepee was the _____?

• dirt

• wood

• stone

• carpet

What was the purpose of the two flaps at the top of a teepee?

• Decoration

• To let out smoke and keep out rain and snow

• To let animals in

• For storage