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WorksheetsNative Americans & European Explorers
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Native Americans lived near rivers. What are some of the ways Native Americans used rivers?
a)
Native Americans did not live near rivers because of potential flooding
b)
Transportation and fishing
c)
Making ice to help preserve their foods
d)
Drowning their enemies
2.
What does the word Catawba mean?
a)
Swamp people
b)
River people
c)
Real people
d)
Ancestors
3.
What were the Catawba was known as?
a)
The Real People
b)
The River People
c)
The True People
d)
The Oyster People
4.
Which SC region did the Yemassee live in?
a)
Blue Ridge
b)
Coastal Zone
c)
Outer Coastal Plain
d)
Sandhills
5.
Which tribe was famous for their pottery and peaceful ways?
a)
Cherokee
b)
Catawba
c)
Edisto
d)
Yemassee
6.
What Native American tribe's culture consisted of hunting, fishing, farming, and gathering clams and oysters?
a)
Catawba
b)
Cherokee
c)
Chickasaw
d)
Yemassee
7.
Who was the first explorer to South Carolina?
a)
Juan Pardo
b)
Jean Ribalt
c)
Hernando De Soto
d)
Henry Woodward
8.
Who came to South Carolina for land and built Charlesfort at Port Royal?
a)
Jean Ribault
b)
Hernando De Soto
c)
Juan Pardo
d)
William Hilton
9.
In dealings with the Cherokee, English colonists recognized Cherokee territory to be:
a)
in the Blue Ridge region of South Carolina.
b)
near the Pee Dee River.
c)
along the Sea Islands south of Charleston
d)
along the Savannah River from Augusta to the Atlantic Ocean.
10.
During the Eastern Woodland Era, the Native Americans were able to create more permanent settlements because:
a)
deer became more plentiful.
b)
they learned to cultivate plants and practice agriculture.
c)
they developed better ways of catching more fish.
d)
they were introduced to the horse by the Spaniards.
11.
Which of the following crops were essential to Native American agriculture?
a)
Beans, Cotton, Squash
b)
Beans, Squash, Corn
c)
Corn, Indigo, Pumpkins
d)
Rice, Corn, Squash
12.
What were the main items used by Native Americans for trade with the colonists?
a)
Maize and rice
b)
Pitch and tar
c)
Deer skins and other furs
d)
Guns and other weapons
13.
Which of the following was the greatest killer of Native Americans in South Carolina during the 16th and 17th centuries?
a)
Poor diet and living conditions.
b)
War between Natives and Europeans.
c)
New diseases brought by Europeans.
d)
Changing climate conditions in the region.
14.
Native Americans began to settle into permanent villages when they started to become:
a)
Food-gatherers.
b)
Food-producers.
c)
Hunters.
d)
Traders.
15.
Which South Carolina Native American tribe was known as “the river people” and is famous for their pottery?
a)
Apache.
b)
Catawba.
c)
Cherokee.
d)
Pee Dee.
16.
The three countries that were responsible for the exploration and colonization of South Carolina were:
a)
Italy, Spain, Germany.
b)
Italy, Portugal, Spain.
c)
France, Italy, Portugal.
d)
England, France, Spain.
17.
The Spanish explorer who marched through South Carolina on his way to the Mississippi River was:
a)
Cortez
b)
DeSoto
c)
Pizzaro
d)
Allyon
18.
Which group of Native Americans settled between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mississippi River?
a)
Eastern Woodland
b)
Plains
c)
Northwest Coast
d)
Southwest
19.
Which words describe the Eastern Woodlands region?
a)
Flat, grassy lands
b)
Rainy w/ rocky beaches and mountains
c)
Thick forests, 4 seasons, many rivers
d)
Hot, dry deserts w/ mesas
20.
During the exploration of North America, which European nation settled along the St. Lawrence and Mississippi Rivers and sold animal furs to increase wealth?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Netherlands
d)
Spain
21.
Why did European settlers in the New World import slaves from Africa?
a)
African slaves were better skilled than Native Americans
b)
Disease killed many Native Americans being used as labor
c)
Native Americans were more willing to work with African slaves
d)
Settlers refused to use Native Americans as laborers
22.
Which of the following was an unsuccessful French settlement in Carolina where men ran out of food and built a boat to return to France?
a)
Charlesfort
b)
Charles Town
c)
Fort San Felipe
d)
San Miguel de Gualdape
23.
Which of the following named the region at the mouth of the Mississippi River, Louisiana, after their King?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Netherlands
d)
Spain
24.
Which of the following spread Catholicism throughout their colonies?
a)
England
b)
Indians
c)
Netherlands
d)
Spain
25.
Colonists from this country came looking for gold, but stayed when they figured out how to grow tobacco.
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Netherlands
d)
Spain
26.
Which of the following was a Native American tribe located in the Blue Ridge and Piedmont areas and had an advanced government.
a)
Cherokee
b)
Catawba
c)
Kiawah
d)
Yemassee
27.
In Native American culture, what were the 3 sisters?
a)
The Spirits of white, yellow and red corn
b)
The 3 main rivers in Carolina; Pee Dee, Socastee, & Savannah
c)
The 3 crops they relied on...corn, beans & squash
d)
The 3 parts of the environment--sky, earth & water
28.
Agriculutre is _______
a)
a form of transportation
b)
a method of hunting
c)
a method of fishing using nets
d)
farming
29.
Native Americans in the Carolinas were part of what group?
a)
Eastern Woodland Indians
b)
Plains Indians
c)
Southwest Indians
d)
Aztec Indians
30.
A person who constantly moves from place to place is ____
a)
a dylactic
b)
a wanderling
c)
nordic
d)
nomadic
31.
Animal Life
a)
omnivores
b)
flora
c)
phylum
d)
fauna
32.
Plant life
a)
genus
b)
mitochondria
c)
flora
d)
formica
33.
Using fire to weaken trees and make them easier to clear for fields.
a)
raid & pillage
b)
rake & flame
c)
smoke & withdraw
d)
slash & burn
34.
A wall built around a village for protection.
a)
palisade
b)
capacity
c)
compliance
d)
vanity
35.
Native American home created with poles covered with bark & animal skin
a)
papoose
b)
tiki
c)
teepee
d)
wigwam
36.
A home made with branches woven together & covered with a mud/straw mixture
a)
rampart
b)
abode
c)
wattle & daub
d)
weave & smudge
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