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Midtest for Early Explorers and Native Americans

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Built amazing hills of Earth

(a)  

2.

The way people live

(a)  

3.

Protected the city center

(a)  

4.

Animal tendons used for sewing

(a)  

5.

Family members from long, long ago

(a)  

6.

Smaller round houses similar to a long house

(a)  

7.

Big house for several families made with mats of long grass, framework, bark, and animal skins.

(a)  

8.

Stories that explain how something came to be

(a)  

9.

Name THREE things that Buffalo bones provided the indians?

4 lines
10.
What did Paleo-Indians eat?
a)
Hamburgers
b)
Only berries
c)
Mastadons and berries
d)
Only fish
11.
The Paleo Indians were 
a)
farmers
b)
hunter-gatherers
12.
What kinds of homes did Paleo-Indians live in?
a)
caves or simple tents that could be moved
b)
longhouses
c)
underground homes
d)
wigwams
13.

The Woodland Indians

a)

did not ever use pottery

b)

lived before the Ice Age

c)

were the first people in Missouri to farm

d)

lived in caves

14.

Which of the following is not true about hunter-gathers?

a)

they wrote many books

b)

they made tools out of trees

c)

they traveled and even settled in what is now Missouri

d)

they did not raise food

15.

What percentage of the Buffalo did the indians use?

a)

25

b)

50

c)

75

d)

all

16.

Buffalo fat was used to make

a)

food

b)

hairburshes

c)

rope

d)

soap

17.

Buffalo tongues were used to make

a)

bowls

b)

hairbrushes

c)

soap

d)

drums

18.

Why did Indians migrate? Check all that apply

a)

To avoid conflict

b)

To hunt or harvest crops

c)

To gather needed supplies

d)

None of the above

19.

Who were the first explorers to see the riverbanks of the Missouri River?

a)

Louis and Genevieve

b)

De Soto and La Salle

c)

Marquette and Jolliet

d)

Coronado and Cortez

20.

Why was it important that trade was set up in Ste. Genevieve? Mark all that apply

a)

It supplied salt

b)

It supplied mine lead

c)

Settlers were able to trap fur

d)

None of the above

21.

Which of the following was a conflict that happened when the two worlds met?

a)

Who owned the land

b)

what kinds of food to plant

c)

how to make houses

d)

what to do with the ships once they got there

22.

Which of the following is NOT a reason Europeans came to the New World?

a)

Beautiful farming land

b)

The promise of gold

c)

Animal furs that could be brought and sold

d)

Many diseases like smallpox and measles

23.

What was the first capital of Missouri?

a)

St. louis

b)

St. Charles

c)

Kansas City

d)

St. Genevieve

24.

Who were the first Europeans in Missouri who came to stay?

a)

spanish

b)

french

c)

italian

d)

english

25.

Who floated down the Mississippi River, passed the Missouri river and made it all the way to the Gulf of Mexico?

a)

Champlain

b)

Robert de LaSalle

c)

Hernado De Soto

d)

Marquette and Jolliet

26.

You are a Native American living in Missouri during this time. How do you think your life would change when the European Explorers came?

4 lines
27.

Who sailed through the great lakes never finding the Mississippi River?

a)

Robert De LaSalle

b)

Hernado De Soto

c)

Champlain

d)

Marquette and jolliet

28.
True or False: Early explorers came to Missouri to find gold.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
First European explorer to see the Mississippi River:
a)
Father Marquette and Louis Jolliet
b)
Robert de La Salle
c)
Hernando de Soto
d)
Pierre Laclede
30.
First to see where the Missouri River flowed into the Mississippi River:
a)
Father Marquette and Louis Jolliet
b)
Robert de La Salle
c)
Auguste Chouteau
d)
Hernando de Soto
31.
Traveled from Canada to make maps and explore the Mississippi River:
a)
Father Marquette and Louis Jolliet
b)
Robert de La Salle
c)
Pierre Laclede
d)
Hernando de Soto
32.
Traveled the Mississippi River until it reached the Gulf of Mexico:
a)
Father Marquette and Louis Jolliet
b)
Robert de La Salle
c)
Pierre Laclede
d)
Hernando de Soto
33.
What was the FIRST permanent French settlement in Missouri?
a)
Ste. Genevieve
b)
St. Louis
c)
Kansas City
34.
What was the SECOND permanent French settlement in Missouri?
a)
Ste. Genevieve
b)
St. Louis
c)
Kansas City
35.
This city is the second largest city in Missouri. It began as a fur trading post.
a)
Ste. Genevieve
b)
St. Louis
c)
Kansas City
36.
Who started the settlement of St. Louis?
a)
Father Marquette and Louis Jolliet
b)
Pierre Laclede and Auguste Chouteau
c)
Daniel Boone
d)
King Louis
37.
True or False: One reason early explorers came to Missouri was to trap animals and sell fur.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
What were three important resources to the French town of Ste. Genevieve?
a)
sugar, gold and salt
b)
sugar, lead, and fur
c)
salt, lead, and fur
d)
sugar, gold, and fur
39.
What letter shows Ste. Genevieve on the map?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
40.
What letter shows St. Louis on the map?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
41.
What letter shows Kansas City on the map?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
42.
Why did early explorers settle along the rivers?
a)
The view of the river was beautiful.
b)
Water used for cooking, drinking, and for their crops.
43.
What is the name of one Native American group found in Missouri?
a)
Cherokee
b)
Iroquois
c)
Sioux
d)
Mississippian
44.
Why were there less Native Americans after the Europeans settled in Missouri?
a)
No food
b)
Disease
c)
There was no change 
d)
Sailed to Europe
45.
Which tribe lived in Adobe mud brick houses?
a)
Inuit
b)
Iroquois
c)
Lakota
d)
Pueblo
46.
Which tribe ate corn and fish
a)
Inuit
b)
Iroquois
c)
Lakota
d)
Pueblo
47.
Which tribe lives in a desert environment?
a)
Inuit
b)
Iroquois
c)
Lakota
d)
Pueblo
48.
Scientists who study the items left behind by a culture are called ____________________
a)
Anthropologist 
b)
Ornithologist 
c)
Geologist 
d)
Archaeologist 
49.
These items left behind are called _____________.
a)
bones 
b)
artifacts 
c)
fossils 
d)
scraps 
50.
The ___________ culture first discovered the benefits of corn.
a)
Paleolithic 
b)
Archaic 
c)
Woodland 
d)
Mississippian 
51.
T/F The Mississippian people had temporary housing and moved from place to place quite often.
a)
True 
b)
False 
52.
The __________________ culture first used the bow and arrow.
a)
Paleolithic 
b)
Archaic 
c)
Woodland 
d)
Mississippian 
53.
Farming became the primary source of food during the ___________________ culture.
a)
Paleolithic 
b)
Archaic 
c)
Woodland 
d)
Mississippian 
54.
T/F The Mississippian culture built ceremonial centers and mounds.
a)
True 
b)
False 
55.
The Archaic people used ______________ to make bowls.
a)
plastic 
b)
iron 
c)
flint 
d)
soapstone 
56.

When did the tribes migrate?

a)

Summer

b)

Spring

c)

Fall

d)

Winter

57.

Please name on other location that De Soto, Marquette and Jolliet, and La Salle traveled besides the Mississippi river? Make sure you list each explorer or you will not get full points.

4 lines
58.

What was buffalo skin used for? Check all that apply

a)

Tipis

b)

Clothing

c)

Blankets

59.

Give 4 answers to explain where tribes lived outside of Missouri?

4 lines

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