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Mississippi Native Americans 2022

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ancient people who built large dirt earthwork communities throughout Mississippi were called....

a)

engineers.

b)

architects.

c)

mound builders.

d)

Celts.

2.

What were the three major Indian tribes in Mississippi when the Europeans arrived in the 1500's?

a)

Celts, Vikings, and Slavs

b)

Apache, Sioux, and Cherokee

c)

Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Natchez

d)

Yazoo, Biloxi, and Creek

3.

Choctaw word for “Stickball" is....

a)

ishtohbohl.

b)

Mingo Ouma.

c)

soccer.

d)

lacrosse.

4.

Which treaty began the period known as Removal for the Choctaw?

a)

Dancing Rabbit

b)

Doak's Stand

c)

Hopping Kangaroo

d)

Flying Tiger

5.

The second largest Indian mound in North America is....

a)

Diamond Mound.

b)

Ruby Mound.

c)

Gold Mound.

d)

Emerald Mound.

6.

What animals did Spanish explorers, like Hernando de Soto, bring to the America's and Mississippi that Indians had never seen?

a)

Hogs and Horses

b)

T-Rex's and Mammoths

c)

Lions and Tigers

d)

Chickens and Doves

7.

An old Indian trail that was used by European and American settlers and is presently a National parkway that crosses through Mississippi into Tennessee is called….

a)

Route 66.

b)

Shiloh National Park.

c)

Smokey Mountain Scenic Route.

d)

Natchez Trace Parkway.

8.

Who completely destroyed the Natchez Indians?

a)

Spanish and Creeks

b)

French and Choctaw

c)

English and Chickasaw

d)

Jedi and Sith

9.

Who was the "Great Sun"?

a)

Egyptian priest

b)

Chickasaw priest

c)

Natchez chief

d)

Choctaw chief

10.

A formal agreement between two or more groups of people is called a....

a)

amendment.

b)

pact.

c)

treaty.

d)

ratification.

11.

What is stickball often referred to as by the Choctaw?

a)

"Whack a guy in the face"

b)

"Run like a chicken with its head cutoff"

c)

"Little Brother of War"

d)

"Carpe Diem"

12.

What did the Natchez Indians sacrifice when their chief died?

a)

a Turkey, a snake, and a rabbit

b)

a human

c)

a lamb

d)

their iphones

13.

Which MS Indian tribe would you like to meet?

a)

Chickasaw

b)

Choctaw

c)

Natchez

d)

Yazoo

14.

All of the following are reasons the Moundbuilders built mounds, EXCEPT....

a)

dump trash

b)

religious ceremonies

c)

political events

d)

land a helicopter

15.

All of the following were foods that Native Indians in Mississippi grew and ate EXCEPT....

a)

Whale meat

b)

corn

c)

squash

d)

deer meat