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3rd Grade Oklahoma Studies Weekly Week 13

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do we call it when a group of people move from one place to another?

a)

immigration

b)

migration

c)

continental drift

d)

crop rotation

2.

What is a nomad?

a)

someone who hunts buffalo

b)

someone who experiences a natural disaster

c)

someone who moves in search of food

d)

someone who eats only vegetables

3.

Many American Indians were _____

a)

happy to migrate

b)

hunter-gathers

c)

looking for better living conditions

d)

forced to move

4.

How did American Indians view land?

a)

They owned the land as far as the eye could see

b)

They thought that iw was valuable and often sold it to settlers.

c)

They owned the land around their homes.

d)

They thought that people could not own land.

5.

In American Indian culture, people believed that all natural objects ____

a)

could see and hear

b)

were forms of art

c)

had souls

d)

should be used for something

6.

What happened to an American Indian's possessions when they died?

a)

They were destroyed

b)

They were buried with them.

c)

They were given to their family.

d)

They were shared by the tribe.

7.

Which tribe hid in swamps and fought against moving to Indian Territory?

a)

Chickasaw

b)

Choctaw

c)

Seminole

d)

Cherokee

8.

Which tribe fought the Indian Removal Act in the courts?

a)

Choctaw

b)

Cherokee

c)

Creek

d)

Seminole

9.

How were the Cherokee different from other tribes?

a)

They had their own alphabet and newspaper

b)

They owned land

c)

They were allowed to stay on their land

d)

They fought the US Army

10.

Who was Davy Crockett?

a)

governor of Texas

b)

US Congressman and frontiersman

c)

US President

d)

president of Mexico

11.

What did Davy Crockett threaten to do if the Indian Removal Act was signed?

a)

quit his job in the government

b)

retire from his job in the government

c)

leave the United States and move to Texas

d)

run for president against Martin Van Buren

12.

Why was Davy Crockett upset by the Indian Removal Act?

a)

He was not a friend of President Andrew Jackson.

b)

He thought that the American Indian lands should go to the rich.

c)

He was friends with many American Indians.

d)

He did not believe that the government should force a group of people out.

13.

A refugee is a person who leaves their home country because ___

a)

of a natural disaster

b)

of job loss

c)

there is a drought

d)

it is no longer safe

14.

The Pilgrims came to the Americas to escape ____

a)

slavery

b)

persecution

c)

war

d)

famine

15.

Discrimination and being treated unfairly are type of ___

a)

persecution

b)

immigration

c)

transportation

d)

motivation

16.

How many states does the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail run across?

a)

7

b)

9

c)

10

d)

5

17.

What is the National Park Service?

a)

a group that tests roller coasters around the c ountry

b)

an agency that ensures taht every American city has a park

c)

an agency that takes care of special land and monuments

d)

a group that helps people park their cars correctly

18.

Why do we have nationl parks, memorials, and sites?

a)

to go on school field trips

b)

to spend our tax dollars

c)

to help us forget our past

d)

to preserve our nation's history and landmarks