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Pequot and King Philip Wars

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which tribe of Native Americans was pushed from their lands in Connecticut by the English during the 1600's?

a)

the Wampanoag

b)

the Pequot

c)

the Narragansett

d)

the Mohegan

2.

Native American populations declined substantially after the Europeans arrived in North America mostly due to:

a)

shortages of land

b)

food shortages

c)

extreme weather

d)

epidemic diseases

3.

Polished shells used as money by Southeastern New England Native Americans was called:

a)

Wampum

b)

shillings

c)

pounds

d)

pelts

4.

Roger Williams persuaded the ________ tribe to join the English settlers side during the Pequot War.

a)

Wampanoag

b)

Mohegan

c)

Narragansett

d)

Pequot

5.

The English settlers massacred over 500 Native Americans in Mystic, Connecticut mostly by:

a)

shooting them

b)

poisoning them

c)

burning them alive

d)

none of the abovre

6.

Although, the Pequot Native Americans were almost exterminated in the 17th century, today thery are making great amounts of money from:

a)

book sales

b)

artifact sales

c)

Pow-Wow's

d)

casinos

7.

King Philip, a Native American, was from the ___________ tribe.

a)

Wampanoag

b)

Narragansett

c)

Pequot

d)

Mohegan

8.

The Native Americans of Southern New England resented the white Puritan settlers trying to convert them to the _____ ___ religion.

a)

Muslim

b)

Buddist

c)

Jewish

d)

Christian

9.

King Philip, a Native American, was better known as his tribal name of _______________.

a)

Squanto

b)

Massasoit

c)

Metacomet

d)

Sasquatch

10.

During King Philip's War, King Philip's wife and children were captured and _______________.

a)

killed

b)

sold into slavery

c)

married to white settlers

d)

released to another tribe

11.

Based on population, ____________________ was the bloodiest and most deadly war in America.

a)

Pequot War

b)

French & Indian War

c)

American Revolution

d)

King Philip's War

12.

Native Americans believed that land should be ___________, and is not for ____________________.

a)

settled; grazing animals

b)

shared; individual ownership

c)

sold; sharing

d)

used for grazing animals; sale

13.

King Philip's War ended with the _________ of King Philip.

a)

slavery

b)

death

c)

wounding

d)

marriage

14.

One thing that King Philip's War demonstrated was that the Puritan/English settlers were:

a)

giving up and returning to England

b)

going to share the land with the Native Americans

c)

going to pay the Native Americans for the land.

d)

not going to stop taking over the Natives lands.