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Social Studies Chapter 3-4

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which American tribe lives in the southwestern United States (like Arizona)?

a)

Haudenosaunee

b)

Navajo

c)

Cherokee

d)

Yurok

2.

Which American tribe lives on the northern coast of California?

a)

Haudenosaunee

b)

Navajo

c)

Cherokee

d)

Yurok

3.

Which Native American tribe originally lived in the southeastern United States (in the Appalachian Mountains)?

a)

Haudenosaunee

b)

Navajo

c)

Cherokee

d)

Yurok

4.

Which Native American tribe lives in the northeastern United States near Lake Ontario?

a)

Haudenosaunee

b)

Navajo

c)

Cherokee

d)

Yurok

5.

How were the Navajo able to farm in the desert?

a)

They dug deep to reach underground water.

b)

They used a drill to create a water well.

c)

They traveled to a distant river to collect water.

6.

____________________ means “the beliefs, ideas, and language of a group of people.”

a)

faith

b)

religion

c)

culture

d)

independence

7.

To the Navajo, ______________ is sacred (holy).

a)

sand

b)

water

c)

nature

d)

land

8.

The Navajo believe in spirits that teach them, who are called the ______________ ______________.

a)

holy spirits

b)

kind spirits

c)

holy people

d)

cool people

9.

The Navajo believe that ______________ ______________ taught them to weave.

a)

Spider Man

b)

Ant Man

c)

Web Woman

d)

Spider Woman

10.

Navajo medicine men paint using ______________, which they believe helps cure illness.

a)

mud

b)

clay

c)

sand

d)

salt

11.

The Yurok made use of the ____________________, the tallest trees in the world.

a)

pine

b)

redwood

c)

fir

d)

oak

12.

Like the Navajo, the Yurok thought that nature was sacred, and so when they changed the land, they did so with great care. What are 2 ways that they showed care for their environment?

a)

They only caught as many fish as they could use.

b)

They recycled their water.

c)

They cleared land in a way that let other trees get sunlight.

d)

They only used renewable resources.

13.

If the Yurok found you starving and thirsty, they would not feed you or give you a drink.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The Yurok would often trade one item they had for another item that a neighboring tribe had. This kind of trading is called ______________.

a)

buy

b)

swap

c)

barter

d)

give-it-to-me-please

15.

The Yurok used ______________ shells for money, like we use dollar bills.

a)

clam

b)

pink

c)

tooth

d)

toe

16.

Today, the Yurok are the largest group of Native Americans in California.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

How many homes did the Cherokee build for themselves? (type the number)

(a)  

18.

What did Sequoyah do for the Cherokee people in the 1800s?

a)

He created a flag for them.

b)

He founded a new government.

c)

He designed a textbook for them.

d)

He designed an alphabet for them.

19.

In the 1830s, the United States forced most Cherokee to leave their homes, and walk hundreds of miles to what is now the state of _________________.

a)

Kansas

b)

Arkansas

c)

Oklahoma

d)

Texas

20.

In the 1830s, the United States forced most Cherokee to leave their homes, and walk hundreds of miles. This event is now referred to as ____________________.

a)

the Trail of Crying

b)

the Trail of Tears

c)

the Trail of Trials

d)

The Trains of Tears

21.

What type of home did the Haudenosaunee live in?

a)

longhouse

b)

bighouse

c)

hogan

d)

winter house

22.

6 to 10 families lived in each longhouse.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Who was the leader of the longhouse?

a)

Oldest Woman

b)

Clan Mother

c)

Big Mommy

d)

Old Woman

24.

Who taught the Haudenosaunee to live in peace?

a)

Hiawatha

b)

the Peacemaker

c)

George Washington

d)

Jesus

25.

Who helped spread the Peacemaker’s message.

a)

Sequoya

b)

Hiawatha

c)

the Peacemaker

d)

everyone

26.

The Haudenosaunee nation would come together to discuss many things, in what was known as the Grand ____________________.

a)

Meeting

b)

Council

c)

Collaboration

d)

Slam

27.

A waterway that people travel to buy, sell or exchange goods is called a ____________.

a)

water way

b)

river trade

c)

shopping route

d)

trade route

28.

The first Europeans in North America were the Vikings.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Who came to North America in 1492, thinking he had arrived in Asia?

a)

Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Samuel de Champlain

30.

Christopher Columbus came to North America in _______.

a)

1492

b)

1542

c)

1608

31.

________________________ was the first European to see California.

a)

Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Samuel de Champlain

32.

Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo was the first European to see California after he sailed north from Mexico in ________.

a)

1492

b)

1542

c)

1608

33.

__________________________ sailed to what is now Canada from France.

a)

Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Samuel de Champlain

34.

Samuel de Champlain sailed to what is now Canada from France in ________.

a)

1492

b)

1542

c)

1608

35.

Samuel de Champlain founded the city of ___________.

a)

New York

b)

Toronto

c)

San Fransisco

d)

Quebec

36.

A community belonging to a distant country is called a _______________________.

a)

colony

b)

club

c)

new city

d)

pilgrims

37.

The ____________________ were a group of settlers that arrived in Massachusetts from England in 1620.

a)

Separatists

b)

Pilgrims

c)

Sequoyas

d)

British

38.

A community built around a church is called a ___________________.

a)

neighborhood

b)

community

c)

mission

39.

The American colonists wanted ___________________, or freedom, from Great Britain.

a)

chores

b)

independence

c)

inclusivity

d)

money

40.

________________________ declared that “all men are created equal.”

a)

The Bill of Rights

b)

The Constitution

c)

The Declaration of Independence

41.

A government in which the people govern themselves is a ______________________. Citizens get to choose their leaders.

a)

freedom

b)

democracy

c)

constitution

d)

liberty

42.

The ________________________ tells the basic ideas and laws of our country.

a)

The Bill of Rights

b)

The Constitution

c)

The Declaration of Independence