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Bayou Bridges- Unit 3- Ch. 3- People of the Northeast

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
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1.

The Northeast region is also referred to as the

a)

Eastern side

b)

Eastern Woodlands

c)

Eastern Pole

2.

The Eastern Woodlands covers what region?

a)

The Mississippi River and Ohio River

b)

The Great Lakes and the Pacific Coast

c)

The Great Lakes and the Atlantic Coast

3.

How are the people of the Northeast characterized?

a)

by the language they spoke

b)

by the color of their tribe

c)

by their birth mother

4.

What resources did the Eastern Woodlands offer?

Select all that apply

a)

fresh water for drinking and fishing

b)

animals to hunt for hides, fur and food

c)

deserts

d)

trees for building materials

e)

year round fishing

5.

This is the nourishment people get from food that helps them grow and stay healthy.

a)

awl

b)

sachem

c)

nutrition

6.

A wigwam is defined as

a)

a rectangular home

b)

a domed house made with poles tied together and covered.

c)

a home made of brick like material

7.

A wigwam housed

a)

a single family

b)

multiple families

8.

Define longhouse-

a)

a temporary home covered with bison hide

b)

a rectangular home made of bark panels on a frame of wooden poles and multiple firepits

9.

Who did a longhouse house?

a)

a single family

b)

a single family with a few relatives

c)

multiple familes

10.

What were the 3 Sisters?

a)

Courtney, Brittney and Ashley

b)

corn, potatoes and tomatoes

c)

corn, beans and squash

11.

Select all that apply:

The Great Lakes are as follows: Lake Superior,

a)

Lake Huron

b)

Lake Erie

c)

Lake Placid

d)

Lake Ontario

e)

Lake Michigan

12.

A dodem is defined as

a)

a symbol that explains hunting strategies

b)

a symbol that explains how a clan should behave and work together

13.

Why was the Haudenosaunee Confederacy formed?

a)

To form an alliance against the other Northeast nations.

b)

To keep the chief in constant authority.

c)

To keep peace among the other Northeast nations.

14.

How did the Haudenosaunee Confederacy bring peace to the member nations?

Select all that apply.

a)

Everyone agreed to abide by the laws

b)

They united to defend themselves against their enemies

c)

They wrote a peace treaty

15.

What was a wampum made of?

a)

bison hide

b)

Clamshells

c)

painted rocks

16.

According to the Grand Medicine Society, what were the priests responsible for?

Select all that apply.

a)

perform religious rituals

b)

punish enemies to death

c)

serve as healers

d)

train for years

17.

This was the core value that held everyone accountable for preserving the natural world for the future.

a)

The Preservation Principle

b)

The Seventh Generation Principle

c)

The Future Principle

18.

Where were wigwams located?

a)

By the Great Lakes

b)

By the Atlantic Coast

c)

By Mississippi River

19.

Where were longhouses located?

a)

By the Great Lakes

b)

By the Atlantic Coast

c)

By the Mississippi River