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American Indians

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Over many years, hunters followed the _____________ of animals across Beringia.

a)

migration

b)

potlatch

c)

nomad

d)

longhouse

2.

Many Haudenosaunee families lived together in a _______________.

a)

potlatch

b)

nomad

c)

migration

d)

longhouse

3.

The hosts of the ____________ ceremony served a large amount of food and gave valuable gifts to the guests.

a)

migration

b)

potlatch

c)

nomad

d)

longhouse

4.

The ____________ groups on the Western Plains relied on buffalo for food, shelter, and clothing.

a)

migration

b)

potlatch

c)

nomad

d)

longhouse

5.

How do scientists thing people first came to North America

a)

People walked across a land bridge from India.

b)

People migrated from South America.

c)

People walked across a land bridge between Alaska and Asia.

d)

People crossed the glaciers from Europe to Asia.

6.

How did the first people in North America find food?

a)

They grew wheat to make bread.

b)

They hunted animals and gathered wild plants.

c)

They planted fruit trees.

d)

They caught fish and birds.

7.

How did people's lives change when they stopped migrating to grow crops?

a)

Many people did not have enough food.

b)

They returned to Aisa

c)

Their lives did not change.

d)

More people survived because of the supply of food.

8.

In the 1500s the Native Americans of the Northwest...

a)

built houses from stone.

b)

hunted, fished, and gathered roots and berries.

c)

were mostly farmeres.

d)

did not have enough food to eat.

9.

The Tlingit people...

a)

lived in a society divided into clans.

b)

made clothes from bark and animal skins.

c)

did not fish.

d)

were one of the largest American Indian groups in the Pacific Northwest.

10.

How did geography help the Northwest Indians survive?

a)

The Northwest Indians depended on cotton for their way of life.

b)

The Northwest Indians depended on the sea, rivers, and forests for their way of life.

c)

The Northwest Indians depended on traps for their way of life.

d)

The Northwest Indians depended on farming and clans for their way of life.

11.

Why did the Southwest Indians have to rely on irrigation to grow their crops?

a)

They planed in areas that flooded.

b)

They planted corn deep in the ground.

c)

Very few trees grew in the area.

d)

There was a lack of rain in the region.

12.

Which of the following were important resources for American Indians in the Northwest?

a)

corn, beans, and squash

b)

bears and geese

c)

small animals and wild plants

d)

salmon and forests

13.

The Southwest is...

a)

mostly high mountains and deep forests.

b)

mostly dry desert.

c)

usually rainy and damp.

d)

close to the Atlantic OCean

14.

The Hopi religion says the Hopi people...

a)

are caretakers of the land.

b)

should grow corn.

c)

should leave Southwest.

d)

should live in adobe houses.

15.

The American Indians in the Eastern Plains...

a)

were nomads.

b)

worked their farms and hunted buffalo.

c)

lived in stone houses.

d)

didn't know how to farm.

16.

The Western Plains Indians...

a)

built lodges to live in.

b)

caught fish for food.

c)

followed herds of buffalo.

d)

grew crops.

17.

The Comanche...

a)

were nomads and fierce warriors.

b)

were known to be generally peaceful.

c)

were farmers who lived near the Mississippi River.

d)

introduced horses to North America

18.

Which of the following was not eaten in the Eastern Woodlands?

a)

corn, beans, and squash.

b)

buffalo

c)

deer and rabbit

d)

bear

19.

The American Indians of the Eastern Woodlands...

a)

relied on a single key resource.

b)

lived as nomads.

c)

hunted and farmed for food.

d)

lived in homes made from stone and clay.

20.

What did the Haudenosaunee do to make their nation stronger?

a)

They hunted large animals.

b)

They created a confederation and formed a league.

c)

They replaced the chiefs with clan mothers.

d)

They stopped trading with other American Indian nations.