WorksheetsNative American Influences on US History & Culture
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Before the European Conquest, approximately how many tribes inhabited what is now the United States?
50, with a population of about 500,000
500, with a population of about 22 million
70, with a population of about 2 million
225, with a population of about 900,000
The present population of Native Americans in the United States is:
about 6 million
about 800,000
about 2 million
about 300,000
In most Native American societies, women have traditionally played a central role in:
the care of home and children
community decision-making
governmental and ceremonial functions of the group
all of the above
Approximately how many words were contributed to the English language by Native American cultures?
about 50
about 600
about 2,200
about 4,000
The concept of a unified, representative government for the people was recommended to the founders of the United States by:
Canassatego, leader of the Iroquois tribe of the Northeast
Sitting Bull, chief of the Sioux nation
Powhatan, leader of the Leni Lanapi (Delaware) Nation and the father of Pocahontas
Tisquantum (Squanto), the English-speaking member of the Wampanoag tribe who assisted the Pilgrims in their settlement in Plymouth, Mass.
The founders of the United States assumed the national symbol of the bald eagle from:
The Apache Nation
The Cherokee Nation
The Iroquois Nation
The Ojibwa (Chippewa) Nation
The victory of the Allies over the Axis Powers in World War II was due, in part, to the use of a Native American language as a secret code. Which language served as that code?
Cherokee
Potawatomi
Sioux
Navajo
The U.S. Marine Corps Memorial Statue in Washington, D.C., honors a once-famous World War II hero of Native American descent. What is his name?
Sequoia
Chief Seattle
Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell
Ira Hayes
Pocahontas is the only Native American whose portrait is painted in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building.
True
False
Many European colonists objected to the Native's use of water for bathing and drinking.
True
False
A sachem is a woman who represents her people as a leader in governmental or ceremonial affairs.
True
False
By 1993, Native Americans convinced Bill Clinton to sign an executive order declaring Native American tribes to be considered by the U.S. Government as sovereign "Domestic Governments" with the ability, among other state functions, to issue passports.
True
False
