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Native Americans

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What caused early Native Americans to move around a lot?

a)

The end of the Ice Age

b)

The growth of tribes

c)

A limited food supply

d)

The beginning of agriculture

2.

How did the Iroquois clear the land for farming?

a)

Tools were used to cut down big trees

b)

Trees were killed and then burned

c)

Plows were used to clear the land.

d)

Seeds were planted between trees and push them out of the way.

3.

Artifacts help archaeologists

a)

Learn how to find their way to the nearest stream

b)

Learn how to draw pictures and drawings

c)

Learn about how people lived in the past

d)

Learned how to give an oral history

4.

Which of these events happened last?

a)

Glaciers melted, filling lakes and rivers with water.

b)

Nomads began spreading out and settling in parts of NA and SA,

c)

People began making clay pots to cook and store food for planting seeds to grow food.

d)

Large animals became extinct.

5.

What was the largest Iroquois group of five tribes called?

a)

the Legend of the Iroquois

b)

the Confederation of Clans.

c)

the Peacemakers

d)

the Iroquois League

6.

What jobs were generally done by Algonquian men?

a)

Hunting and Gathering

b)

Cooking

c)

Basket making

d)

Raising the children

7.

What jobs were generally done by Algonquian women?

a)

Hunting and Gathering

b)

Clearing the land

c)

Fishing

d)

Raising the children

8.

A way of life that has been passed down from one's ancestors is

a)

a reservation

b)

a heritage

c)

a generation

d)

a culture

9.

A way to learn about one's ancestors was by

a)

attending school

b)

visiting other tribes

c)

looking it up in books

d)

listening to stories about their tribe's history

10.

Palisades were

a)

A way to plant crops

b)

A way to protect themselves against enemies

c)

A mall where you can buy tools

d)

A way to tell stories

11.

Agriculture

a)

is a way to set up a village

b)

is a way that early people began to plant seeds and grow food

c)

is a way to hand down stories about your tribe

d)

a group of people of the same age

12.

Which language group occupied most of central NY?

a)

Iroquois

b)

Algonquians

c)

Eastern Woodland tribes

d)

Western Woodland tribes

13.

Where dis the Algonquians live in NY?

a)

Northern Hudson Valley

b)

Western NY

c)

Lower Hudson River

d)

Eastern Canada

14.

Who made the faster canoes?

a)

Eastern Woodland tribes

b)

Iroquois

c)

Algonquian

d)

Lenape tribes

15.

What is a legend?

a)

A way of life for the native american children

b)

A game

c)

A story handed down from your elders

d)

A quiz native american children took