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Native American History - 5th Grade

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did the Pacific Northwest Coast Native Americans live?

a)

purple

b)

dark green

c)

blue

d)

red

2.

Where did the Native Americans of the Southwest live?

a)

purple

b)

light green

c)

pink

d)

blue

3.

In which region did the Native Americans of the Great Plains reside?

a)

red

b)

orange

c)

light green

d)

blue

4.

Within which region did the Eastern Woodland Native Americans reside?

a)

dark green

b)

light green

c)

red

d)

pink

5.

Where do the Native Americans of the Southeast live?

a)

purple

b)

orange

c)

red

d)

pink

6.

Where did the Native Americans of the Plateau live?

a)

purple

b)

dark green

c)

orange

d)

light green

7.

Within which region did the Native Americans of the California-Intermountain Regions reside?

a)

orange

b)

light green

c)

blue

d)

purple

8.

Which best describes the Eastern Woodlands Region?

a)

good climate and few resources

b)

extremely cold weather all year

c)

flat land and lots of forests

d)

variety of climates and land forms

9.

Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands traded with others mainly because .....

a)

they had few resources in their own region.

b)

they wanted goods that couldn't be found within their own region.

c)

they wanted to own as many goods as possible.

d)

they liked using the lakes and rivers as trade routes.

10.

The five Iroquois nations formed a confederacy mainly because ....

a)

they were running out of resources.

b)

they were afraid of other tribes.

c)

they wanted to live in peace and get along.

d)

the chief of the Onondagas forced them to do so.

11.

How was land viewed by most Eastern Woodland American Indians?

a)

Land was to be owned only be chiefs and other leaders.

b)

Land was good only for hunting.

c)

Land was something you could use but not own.

d)

Land was to be divided equally by the clans and fenced off.

12.

Many Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands lived in which type of house?

a)

teepees and long houses

b)

long houses and wigwams

c)

pueblos and wigwams

d)

igloos and long houses

13.

Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands commonly ate ...

a)

chicken and eggs

b)

corn, beans, and squash

c)

walruses and whales

d)

none of these

14.

Clothing commonly worn by Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands was often made from ...

a)

cotton

b)

the bark of cedar trees

c)

deer hides

d)

buffalo hides

15.

Which of the following are examples of art were commonly found in the Eastern Woodlands?

a)

decorative clay pots

b)

totem poles

c)

baskets, beads, feathers

d)

necklaces made of clamshells

16.

The first Americans followed the mammoth and buffalo herds across the land bridge from Asia into America. This is known as ....

a)

adaptation

b)

migration

c)

expedition

d)

exploration

17.

Which of the following is an example of how the Eastern Woodland Native Americans adapted to their environment?

a)

They hunted buffalo.

b)

They built homes from clay and adobe.

c)

They found many different ways to use trees.

d)

They were members of both a family and a clan.

18.

Which of the following does NOT describe the region of the Pacific Northwest?

a)

Climate is rainy with mild temperatures.

b)

Land features include forests, rocky beaches, and mountains.

c)

Large animals are scarce.

d)

Deer, elk, bear, and salmon are plentiful.

19.

Which of the following does NOT describe the region of the Southwest?

a)

Temperatures can be very cold and very hot, and there is little rainfall.

b)

Land features include deserts, mountains, and canyons.

c)

Resources include rock and clay.

d)

Bears, buffalo, and deer are plentiful.

20.

Which of the following is NOT an example of how Native Americans changed or modified their environment?

a)

They used clay and rock to build homes.

b)

They traveled by canoe along the coast in the ocean.

c)

They dug ditches to irrigate the crops.

d)

They cut down trees to build homes, canoes, totem poles.