WorksheetsNative Americans and Explorers
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A Primary source is
a)
a second hand account of an event
b)
a first hand account of an event
2.
A Secondary source is
a)
A second hand account of an event
b)
A first hand account of an event
3.
A movie showing the life of George Washington.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
4.
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
5.
What two continents did the land bridge connect?
a)
Asia and Europe
b)
Asia and North America
c)
Australia and North America
d)
South America and Europe
6.
Based on this map, how did Native Americans come to America?
a)
They swam across the ocean.
b)
They used canoes to sail over water.
c)
They walked over the dry strait.
d)
They rode horses over the land.
7.
The physical environment affected the lives of Native Americans. Which one of the following activities best describe some of the Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands?
a)
They hunted buffalo and deer on the plains
b)
a. They built log houses out of bark.
c)
a. They fished for salmon in the rivers.
d)
a. They grew cotton and tobacco in the fields.
8.
This region of Native Americans relied mainly on buffalo as a major food source.
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Mountains & Basins
c)
North Central Plains
d)
Great Plains
9.
Native Americans used _____ to meet their needs.
a)
Natural Resources
b)
Man Made Resources
c)
Disposable Resources
d)
Technology
10.
Native Americans who lived near deserts used ___ or ___ to build their homes.
a)
Wood/Trees
b)
Clay/Stone
c)
Buffalo/Hides
d)
Steel/Iron
11.
Why do Native American tribes develop different cultures?
a)
They followed different religions
b)
They lived in different environments
c)
They liked different foods
d)
They had different transportation methods
12.
Why was the Iroquois Confederacy formed?
a)
to establish treaties with white colonial governments
b)
to create a system of free trade
c)
to establish peace between the five tribes and for protection
d)
to establish common rules and regulations for all tribes
13.
Our system of government is loosely based on the Iroquois Confederacy
a)
True
b)
False
14.
What Native American group settled in New York State and organized a Confederacy?
a)
Cherokee
b)
Seminoles
c)
Iroquois
d)
Sioux
15.
Why did Native Americans develop different cultures in different regions of the continent?
a)
they were instructed to be different
b)
they wanted to be different
c)
they came to the Americas from different parts of the world
d)
they adapted to their environment in different ways
16.
People of the Great Plains lived in what type of shelter?
a)
adobe
b)
longhouses
c)
teepees
d)
igloos
17.
What was the primary reason that European explorers had for wanting to explore new land?
a)
They were searching for an all-water route to Asia to acquire silks and spices.
b)
They wanted to practice their navigating skills.
c)
They wanted to spread their religion to Asia.
d)
They wanted to spread their ideas about government with the Native Americans.
18.
What were the three G's that motivated most people to come to the "new world"?
a)
Gold, God, and Glory
b)
Gifts, Gadgets, and Generosity
c)
Gratitude, Guidance, and Goodwill
d)
Goodness, Grace, and Growth
19.
The Nothwest passage was found by
a)
Verrazano
b)
Cartier
c)
Hudson
d)
No one
20.
the Northwest Passage was
a)
a route to cut across Asia to reach the indies
b)
The route around Africa to Asia
c)
A tax paid to shipping companies by explorers
d)
An all water-route through North America to Asia
21.
The Columbian Exchange had a ______ effect on the Old and New Worlds.
a)
Positive and Negative
b)
Only Positive
c)
Only Negative
d)
Had no effect
22.
The Columbian exchange was the exchange of food from the Old Word to the New World
a)
true
b)
false
23.
Which of the following effects of the Coumbian exchange had the biggest impact on the Native Americans
a)
the spread of diseases
b)
The introduction of Llamas
c)
The growth of corn
d)
The new types of ships
24.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
a)
the global transfer of foods, plants, and animals during the colonization of the Americas
b)
The journey captured Africans take to the New World
c)
The trade between Europe, Africa, and the Americas (shaped like a triangle)
d)
The overland trade between Europe and Asia
25.
The Native American population of Mexico in 1492 has been estimated at 25 million; the population in 1608 has been at 1.7 million. This decrease in population was mainly a result of...
a)
crop failures brought on by poor weather conditions
b)
emigration of Native Americans to Europe and Africa
c)
wars between various native groups
d)
diseases introduced by the Spanish.
26.
What is wampum?
a)
Walls of tall wooden poles
b)
A domed shaped shelter
c)
A group of governments working together
d)
Beads cut from seashells that showed important decisions, events, or stories
27.
People of the Eastern Woodlands mainly lived in.....
a)
Teepees
b)
Longhouses or wigwams
c)
Pueblos
d)
Lodges
28.
Long Island's Native people were often the victims of attacks by this tribe, who forced them to give up food and wampum in order to protect themselves
a)
Sioux
b)
Anasazi
c)
Iroquois
d)
Algonquin
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