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WorksheetsWisconsin's Native Americans
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 22mins
What is a Native American reservation?
an appointment for Native Americans
land set aside for Native American use
something Native Americans are fearful of
something Native Americans set aside
Who studies artifacts to learn about the past?
paleontologist
zoologist
pastologist
archaeologist
How did Native Americans know when it was time to gather wild rice?
The seasons changed
They got a message in the sweat houses
An elder told them it was time
Birds began eating the wild rice
How did Native Americans know it was time to collect sap for maple syrup?
They were hungry
The weather began to warm up
The weather began to get colder
The tribe's council declared it to be time
How did we learn about the Native Americans that lived BEFORE there was a written record about them?
factors that were left behind
stories that were written down
journals kept by explorers
artifacts that were left behind
What type of home was used by Wisconsin's Native Americans?
A birchbark house
A wigwam
A shack
A skin hut
How did we learn about the PREHISTORIC Native Americans?
Artifacts
Written records and artifacts
How did we learn about HISTORIC Native Americans?
artifacts
artifacts and written records
What do we call an official agreement between Native Americans and our government?
law
pact
treaty
decree
What game did Native Americans play?
La Crosse
Jacks
Hide and Seek
I Spy
Hackysack
What grain grew in shallow water and was gathered and eaten by Native Americans?
corn
wheat
pemmican
wild rice
What do we call an independent nation that makes its own laws?
Solitary
Sovereign
Socialist
Singular
Solemn
When two people use a long pole to move their canoe through the rice beds, what is this called?
parching
winnowing
poling
stomping
ricing sticks
Native Americans use two poles to knock the rice off the plant. What are these two poles are called?
winnowing
stomping
parching
ricing sticks
poling
After the rice dries in the sun, it is heated over a fire, to dry the hulls even more. What is this called?
winnowing
stomping
ricing sticks
parching
poling
When the rice is dry, Native Americans step on the rice to loosen the hulls. What is this called?
winnowing
stomping
parching
ricing sticks
poling
After the hulls are broken, Native Americans would toss the rice into the air so that the hulls would be blown away by the wind. What is this called?
winnowing
stomping
parching
ricing sticks
poling
Wild rice is harvested in which season?
spring
summer
fall
winter
Which tribes currently have tribal lands in Wisconsin?
SIoux, Menominee, Ojibwe, Potowatomi, Oneida, Ho-Chunk
Ho-Chunk, Ojibwe, Dakota, Sauk, Meskwake, Menominee
Mohican, Menominee, Oneida, Potowatomi, Ojibwe, Ho-Chunk
Which foods were eaten by Native Americans BEFORE Europeans began exploring Wisconsin?
blueberries,
wild rice,
corn,
maple syrup,
venison (deer)
pork (pig)
veal (sheep),
beef (cows),
chicken
grapes,
tomatoes,
bananas,
wheat,
sugar
Who lived in caves and moved often to find food?
Paleo Indians
Archaic Indians
Historic Indians
Modern Native Americans
Who used spear throwers (atlatls)?
Paleo Indians
Archaic Indians
Historic Indians
Modern Native Americans?
Who wore clothing made of animal skins and traveled in birchbark canoes?
Paleo Indians
Archaic Indians
Historic Indians
Modern Native Americans
Who lives on reservations and speaks English?
Paleo Indians
Archaic Indians
Historic Indians
Modern Native Americans
Who made copper tools and jewelry?
Paleo Indians
Archaic Indians
Historic Indians
Modern Native Americans
Who gathered wild rice?
Paleo Indians
Archaic Indians
Historic Indians
Modern Native Americans
Who hunted wooly mammoths with fluted spear points?
Paleo Indians
Archaic Indians
Historic Indians
Modern Native Americans
Who moved with the changing seasons? Choose all that apply.
Paleo Indians
Archaic Indians
Historic Indians
Modern Native Americans
Which group of Native Americans attend school and hold jobs?
Paleo Indians
Archaic Indians
Historic Indians
Modern Native Americans
Who has their own tribal government?
Paleo Indians
Archaic Indians
Historic Indians
Modern Native Americans
Select all Native American artifacts which have been found in Wisconsin. Choose all that apply.
spear points
gold and silver
glass beads
pottery
copper tools
Which tribes can be found in Wisconsin today? Select ALL.
Potowatomi and Menominee
Ho-Chunk
and Ojibwe
Mohican and Oneida
Navajo and Apache
Sioux and Cherokee
The group of Native Americans that developed an atlatl, or spear thrower
Paleo
Archaic
Historic
The group of Native Americans that traveled in birchbark canoes.
Paleo
Archaic
Historic
This group of Native Americans first used axes and grinding stones.
Paleo
Archaic
Historic
This group of Native Americans lived in caves and moved often to find food.
Paleo
Archaic
Historic
This group of Native Americans played games like lacrosse.
Paleo
Archaic
Historic
This group of Native Americans hunted wooly mammoths
Paleo
Archaic
Historic
This group of Native Americans made copper jewelry and tools.
Paleo
Archaic
Historic
This group of Native Americans made fluted spear points.
Paleo
Archaic
Historic
This group of Native Americans grew crops and domesticated, or tamed, dogs
Paleo
Archaic
Historic
What is life like for Native Americans in Wisconsin today?
They attend school.
They wear modern clothing.
They live in homes and drive cars.
All of the above.
Today's Native American tribes make their own laws about
Hunting
Fishing
Gambling
All of the above
