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Native Americans of SC

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Cherokee lived in what region?

a)

Blue Ridge

b)

Sandhills

c)

Inner Coastal

d)

Coastal Zone

2.

The Catawba lived in what region?

a)

Blue Ridge

b)

Piedmont

c)

Sandhills

d)

Coastal Zone

3.

The Yemasee lived in what region?

a)

Blue Ridge

b)

Piedmont

c)

Sandhills

d)

Coastal Zone

4.

Which Native American tribe is known for their pottery?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Catawba

c)

Yemassee

d)

None of them

5.

Why is the council important to a tribe?

a)

This is where people slept.

b)

This is where the were taught.

c)

They made the laws and rules.

d)

This where they hunted and gathered food.

6.

Which of these is another name for way of life?

a)

council

b)

culture

c)

government

d)

wigwams

7.

Who was known as "The River People"?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Catawba

c)

Yemassee

d)

none

8.

Who was known as "The Real People"?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Catawba

c)

Yemassee

d)

None of the above

9.

Who was known as "The Coastal People"

a)

Cherokee

b)

Catawba

c)

Yemassee

d)

None of the above

10.

Which tribe allowed women to be on their council?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Catawba

c)

Yemassee

d)

None of them

11.

What type of home did the Catawba live in year round?

a)

Wigwam

b)

wattle and daub

c)

longhouse

d)

brick

12.

What type of home did the Cherokee and Yemassee live in in the winter?

a)

wigwam

b)

wattle and daub

c)

longhouse

d)

none of the above

13.

Which of these is one way all the tribes were the same?

a)

they used the resources around them to survive

b)

they had councils

c)

they hunted and farmed for food

d)

all of the above

14.

Which tribe gathered and used oysters and clams?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Catawba

c)

Yemassee

d)

None of the above

15.

What did the Cherokee and Catawba tribes use to travel the rivers?

a)

boats

b)

paddle boats

c)

jet skis

d)

dugout canoes

16.

What type of home did the Yemassee live in during the summer?

a)

longhouses

b)

wattle and daub

c)

wigwams with palmetto leaves for a roof

d)

teepees

17.

What type of home did the Cherokee live in during the summer?

a)

longhouses

b)

wattle and daub

c)

wigwam

d)

brick

18.

What is a palisade?

a)

an animal

b)

a tall wall

c)

a boat

d)

a type of house

19.

Which of these is true about Native Americans?

a)

They all lived in the same region.

b)

They used all parts of the animals for clothing, tools, food, etc.

c)

They had the same language.

d)

They lived in the same type of homes.

20.

Native Americans built their homes near water (rivers, lakes, ocean, etc.) so they could use the water for food and travel?

a)

True

b)

False