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WorksheetsEastern Woodlands Tribes
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 24mins
Which type of natural resource did the Eastern Woodland tribes use most in their daily lives?
cedar trees
whale body parts
birch trees
deer body parts
What were some animals that were hunted in the Eastern Woodlands? Choose all that apply.
rabbits
whales
deer
bear
elk
What types of crops were grown in the fertile soil? Choose all that apply.
maize
squash
beans
pumpkin
chili peppers
What were some ways maize was prepared or eaten in the Eastern Woodlands? Choose all that apply.
eaten fresh from the field
dried by hanging from the ceiling
roasted
scraped into pots to boil with other food
ground into corn meal
Which of the following food preparation allowed foods to be stored for a long period of time?
Meat was stored in covered pots to prevent molding.
Vegetables were chopped up and kept in a block of ice.
Meat and some vegetables were cut into thin slices, smoked and hung to dry.
Meat was boiled, then stored in fat to keep it fresh.
Which of the following is the last step to make a birch-bark canoe in order to make it water tight?
Stretch strips of bark over the frame.
Use tree gum to cover any holes.
Make the boat frame from bent tree saplings.
Use a bone awl to punch holes into the bark.
How long could an Iroquois longhouse be?
150 feet long
the length of a football field
150 yards long
50 feet long
How were longhouses designed?
They were open to allow for families to roam around.
They were built many stories tall.
They had separate sections for each family to live in.
They had many rooms separated with closed walls.
What materials were longhouses made from? Choose 2.
The walls were made from elm bark.
The walls were made from birch bark.
The frame was made from young tree saplings.
The frame was made from cedar logs.
How did families cook inside the longhouse?
Cooking fires were placed in each section of the longhouse.
One cooking fire was placed in the middle for all families to share.
Multiple cooking fires were placed along the center aisle of the longhouse for families to share.
About how many families could live in one longhouse?
only 1 family
3-5 families
up to 12 families
150 families
Describe a Cherokee summer home. Choose 2.
well-insulated with earth material
made of grass and clay
box-shaped with good air circulation to all air to flow well.
cone-shaped pithouse to trap in heat
Describe a Cherokee winter home. Choose 2.
well-insulated with earth material
made of grass and clay
box-shaped with good air circulation to all air to flow well.
cone-shaped pithouse to trap in heat
According to legend, who told the Iroquois to stop fighting and hold hands so tightly that even a fallen tree could not break it?
Dekanawida
Hiawatha
Oneida
Seneca
Which Onondaga chief asked the Iroquois tribes to stop fighting and come together as an Iroquois League?
Oneida
Dekanawida
Hiawatha
Seneca
How is the Iroquois League similar to the U.S. democratic government?
The Iroquois League allows its people to take part in electing representatives.
The Iroquois League has a leader in charge of making all the decisions for the tribe.
The Iroquois League has 5 nations decide on its leaders.
Only men can be members of the Iroquois League.
Who chose the representatives of the Great Council?
The eldest women of each tribe.
All people in each tribe elected representatives.
The youngest male of each tribe.
The priest prayed to ask their creator who should represent them.
What types of decisions did the Great Council make? Choose 2.
matters of war
matters of trade
matters of building homes
matters of family arguments
How were decisions made in the Great Council? Choose 2.
Majority (greater than 50%) had to agree to make a decision.
Everyone had one vote.
The eldest representatives had 2 votes.
Everyone had to agree to make a decision.
How many members were in the Great Council?
50 members
100 members
150 members
200 members
