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Indiana S.S. Chapter 3 (First People of Indiana)

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

Where did the first people to live in North America come from? (pg. 83)

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

2.

How do scientist think they arrived in North America? (pg. 83)

a)

They sailed by canoe across the bearing straight to set up new colonies.

b)

They followed the animals over that they hunted over the Bearing Strait Land Bridge.

c)

They floated around on glacial icebergs searching for food and and land.

3.

How would you BEST describe the earliest people to live in Indiana? (pg. 84)

a)

They lived in large towns, made pottery and traded with European settlers

b)

They were hunters and gatherers who traveled in large groups.

c)

they were hunters who lived in small groups and and moved often.

4.

What important accomplishments made the Woodland Indians different than earlier groups. (pg. 86)

a)

They hunted using spears with sharp tips

b)

They built boats and were able to live off of river mussels.

c)

They started growing their own food.

5.

What characteristic do people living before and after the Ice Age share? (pg. 85)

a)

They both lived in towns

b)

They both grew their own food.

c)

They both were hunters and gatherers.

6.

How did people who lived JUST AFTER the Ice Age adapt to the changes in their environments? (pg 85)

a)

They didn't and they all died out.

b)

They began staying in one place longer and hunt, using new tools.

c)

They kept migrating, following the animals that were hunting.

7.

What made the Mississippian People different than any other people before them? (pg 88)

a)

They made towns.

b)

They made pottery

c)

They built mounds.

8.

What was the main reason for Mississippian people's mounds, unlike the Woodland Indians' mounds.

a)

They housed farm animals

b)

They held and stored crops for long winters

c)

They were platforms for important buildings.

9.

Which of the following tribes DID NOT settle in Indiana after 1680? (pg 93)

a)

The Iroquois Confederation

b)

The Miami

c)

The Potawatomi

10.

Where did the Potawatomi mostly settle? (pg. 93)

a)

All over Indiana

b)

Northern Indiana and Lake Michigan

c)

Along the Wabash River and Tipton Till Plains

11.

Which was the largest group to settle in Indiana after 1680? (pg. 93)

a)

Kickapoo

b)

Shawnee

c)

Miami

12.

Which American Indian group in Indiana first used horses to hunt? (pg 99)

a)

Lenape

b)

Kickapoo

c)

Miami