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BPJ Cherokee

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is used to play the Cherokee game of stickball?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Who made it possible for the Cherokee to read and write in their language?

a)

Sequoyah

b)

Sitting Bull

c)

Pocahontas

d)

Andrew Jackson

3.

Today the Cherokee is divided into seven CLANS, such as the Deer Clan, Bird Clan, and Wolf Clan. What is a CLAN?

a)

a house that is sunken into the ground

b)

a special ceremony where people pray

c)

a close group of people or family

d)

an animal that lives in the forest

4.

Which sentence is TRUE?

a)

The Cherokee people used to live in teepees.

b)

The Cherokee people have their own language.

c)

The Cherokee are native people of the North.

d)

The Cherokee all died during the Trail of Tears.

5.

Which BEST describes a Cherokee Stomp Dance?

a)

People come together to pray and dance.

b)

People harvest crops like squash and corn.

c)

People move to a warmer home for the winter.

d)

People trade goods with new settlers.

6.

Why were thousands of people forced to move from their land?

a)

The land became too polluted for people to live there.

b)

A large flood came and destroyed most of their land.

c)

The settlers wanted to use the land for themselves.

d)

The Cherokee people wanted to go to a warmer place.

7.

In what event were the Cherokee forcibly removed from their homes?

a)

Trail of Tears

b)

Green Corn Ceremony

c)

Indian Removal Act

d)

Treaty of Indian Springs

8.
The Cherokee were hunters, gathers, fisherman and _________.
a)
painters
b)
farmers
c)
builders
d)
teachers
9.
Every Cherokee belonged to a particular family called a
a)
clan
b)
village
c)
tribe
d)
lodge
10.
How did the Creek and Cherokee Indians find food?
a)
Traveled to the nearest village.
b)
Ordered food on line.
c)
Hunt and fish.
d)
Went to Publix.
11.
What is one of the games the Creek and Cherokee played?
a)
football
b)
dodgeball
c)
stickball
d)
golf