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Algonquin Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 60secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

A beaded belt used by American Indian tribes for ceremonial purposes

a)

sachem

b)

wampum

c)

wigwam

d)

Mahicans

2.

An American Indian tribe who united with six other tribes to build a land for themselves known as Brothertown, New York

a)

Mahicans

b)

wampum

c)

wigwam

d)

Mohegan

3.

A tribe who made their home in the Hudson River Valley

a)

sachem

b)

wampum

c)

wigwam

d)

Mahicans

4.

The Algonquian-speaking tribes were not helpful at all to the Pilgrims when they arrived in America.

a)

true

b)

false

5.

Wolves can go days without eating and then eat as much as 20 pounds of food in one sitting.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

A sachem was elected by the people to be the leader of the tribe.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

A dome-shaped Algonquian home

a)

sachem

b)

wigwam

c)

wampum

d)

Mahicans

8.

An Algonquian tribal leader

a)

sachem

b)

wampum

c)

wigwam

d)

Mahicans

9.

The Hudson Valley was home to the ______________ tribe.

a)

Mahican

b)

Mohegan

c)

Iroquois

d)

Algonquin

10.

Democracy means _______________.

a)

queens rule

b)

government by a single ruler

c)

kings rule

d)

government by the people

11.

What did American Indians use as a means of travel before roads were developed?

a)

trains

b)

narrow trails

c)

cars

d)

trees

12.

American Indians were proficient at using the land and taught explorers how to live off it. What crops did the land provide?

a)

corn, beans, squash

b)

corn, wheat, carrots

c)

deer, moose, beaver

d)

beans, squash, parsley