WorksheetsEarly IN History
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This is a group of families or people who are related to one another.
a)
clan
b)
adapt
c)
confederacy
2.
A house that is round and built from young flexible trees
a)
teepee
b)
longhouse
c)
wigwam
3.
People who share a common language, religion, or custom.
a)
people
b)
family
c)
tribe
d)
cultural group
4.
Which of Indiana's first people were called the Mound builders?
a)
Adena
b)
Mississippian
c)
Lenape
d)
Hopewell
5.
Which Native American groups had six clans. The title of the chief passed from father to son.
a)
the Kickapoo
b)
the Shawnee
c)
the Lenape
d)
the Iroquois
6.
Which describes the type of trade used by early Native Americans in Indiana?
a)
clamshells were traded and used like currency (money)
b)
the groups traded good and services for what they needed
c)
they traded only with Europeans
d)
They traded only for things they could eat, wear, or use for shelter
7.
Why did the first people in Indiana build mounds?
a)
to create a high point to see enemies coming
b)
to live during the cold months of the year
c)
to grow crops because they got more sunlight
d)
to bury their dead in ceremonial sites
8.
Why did the Miami people and their clans come to the area that is now Indiana?
a)
They were driven from their homes by a stronger group
b)
the went there to trade and decided to stay
c)
they were looking for a place that was warmer throughout the year
d)
they were looking for a place with good farmland, hunting, and fishing
9.
Which European country first traded furs with the Native Americans in what is now Indiana?
a)
the French
b)
the Spanish
c)
the British
d)
the Canadians
10.
Which best describes La Salle's journey from New France to the Gulf of Mexico?
a)
He traveled across the land by wagon and horse
b)
He went from Canada to the Gulf by traveling across the land
c)
He traveled on lakes and rivers in whatever direction they led
d)
He traveled across all of the great lakes then took horses all the way to the Gulf
11.
Why did some Native Americans form alliances with the British and not the French?
a)
they liked British tea instead of French cheese
b)
British goods were sometimes better quality and cheaper AND they had more goods than the French
c)
The British had a stronger navy to protect them
d)
The British told them they could be a colony if only they fought the British
12.
What evidence would archaeologists look for to determine that a village belonged to the Mississippian people rather than the Adena?
a)
much more elaborate and beautiful artifacts such as pots and copper ornaments
b)
small ax tools
c)
mounds that had very little in them except the remains of people
d)
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