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WorksheetsNative Americans Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What are customs?
a special way of doing something
American Indians
to work together
a goal or reason
Describe a longhouse
long homes that could fit as many as 10 families
a wide house
a home made of bricks
a home that fits only 2 people
What is a confederacy?
A disagreement between people
a challenge
a formal agreement between groups to work together.
Where did the Iroquois settle?
in the forest of what is now central and northern NY and southern Canada
In California in the dessert
Michigan
What does it mean to cooperate
to work together
to work separate
to work by yourself
What does purpose mean?
a challenge
a disagreement
a goal or reason
Describe a reservation
land that the US government set aside for the American Indians years ago
a place that you can build on and is yours
land for all the Americans
What is a government?
a rule
a system of ruling people
a group of presidents
What is tradition?
a special way that a group does something that is passed down
a special job
different clothing
Describe generation
someone younger than you
someone older than you
people born and living around the same time
TRUE OR FALSE: American Indians lived in all regions throughout North America.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE: Cherokees settled here for rich soil, rivers and trees.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE: The Great Law of Peace OR The Great Binding Law said that all decisions had to be done NOT peacefully. THEY CAN FIGHT.
FALSE
TRUE
Why did the Iroquois settle where they were?
They settled for the other tribes around them to help them
They settled here for the geography because it had many plants and animals and they used the rivers for fishing and traveling.
They settled for the soil and for the grass.
Where did the Cherokee's settle?
Lived in the North East. They lived by the water
Lived in the southeastern United States. Their land was in the Appalachian Mountains
Lived near California for fishing.
TRUE OR FALSE: The Cherokee's were famous for their written language.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE:American Indians taught the first settlers of England how to plant crops and fish.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE: The US government and tribal government creates the laws on American Indian reservations.
TRUE
FALSE
They believed in someone called “The Great Spirit.” If you did something bad it would be returned back to you.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE: Sequoyah, a famous Cherokee, invented the writing system for their language. There are 86 symbols that they read and learned.
TRUE
FALSE
