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WorksheetsNative Americans
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What caused early Native Americans to move around a lot?
The end of the Ice Age
The growth of tribes
A limited food supply
The beginning of agriculture
How did the Iroquois clear the land for farming?
Tools were used to cut down big trees
Trees were killed and then burned
Plows were used to clear the land.
Seeds were planted between trees and push them out of the way.
Artifacts help archaeologists
Learn how to find their way to the nearest stream
Learn how to draw pictures and drawings
Learn about how people lived in the past
Learned how to give an oral history
Which of these events happened last?
Glaciers melted, filling lakes and rivers with water.
Nomads began spreading out and settling in parts of NA and SA,
People began making clay pots to cook and store food for planting seeds to grow food.
Large animals became extinct.
What was the largest Iroquois group of five tribes called?
the Legend of the Iroquois
the Confederation of Clans.
the Peacemakers
the Iroquois League
What jobs were generally done by Algonquian men?
Hunting and Gathering
Cooking
Basket making
Raising the children
What jobs were generally done by Algonquian women?
Hunting and Gathering
Clearing the land
Fishing
Raising the children
A way of life that has been passed down from one's ancestors is
a reservation
a heritage
a generation
a culture
A way to learn about one's ancestors was by
attending school
visiting other tribes
looking it up in books
listening to stories about their tribe's history
Palisades were
A way to plant crops
A way to protect themselves against enemies
A mall where you can buy tools
A way to tell stories
Agriculture
is a way to set up a village
is a way that early people began to plant seeds and grow food
is a way to hand down stories about your tribe
a group of people of the same age
Which language group occupied most of central NY?
Iroquois
Algonquians
Eastern Woodland tribes
Western Woodland tribes
Where dis the Algonquians live in NY?
Northern Hudson Valley
Western NY
Lower Hudson River
Eastern Canada
Who made the faster canoes?
Eastern Woodland tribes
Iroquois
Algonquian
Lenape tribes
What is a legend?
A way of life for the native american children
A game
A story handed down from your elders
A quiz native american children took
