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WorksheetsChapter 1 Lesson 5 Practice quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is a cash crop?
A crop grown for personal use
A crop grown for money
A crop grown for animal feed
A crop grown for decoration
What was the Iroquois Confederacy?
An alliance of 6 tribes with a democratic government
A type of longhouse
A single tribe in the Eastern Woodlands
A group of European settlers
What does the term 'harvest' mean?
Burning fields
Gathering crops
Planting seeds
Building houses
What is the slash-and-burn method?
A method of fishing
A method of farming involving cutting and burning trees
A method of trading goods
A method of building houses
What were wampum used for?
Farming
Fishing
Trading and ceremonies
Building houses
What is a longhouse?
A type of government
A long, rectangular home for multiple families
A type of ship
A type of crop
What was the Middle Passage?
A forced relocation of Africans to America
A trade route for spices
A path for pioneers
A river in Kentucky
What is the Triangular Trade?
A type of cash crop
A type of longhouse
A method of farming
A trade route between three continents
What are push and pull factors?
Factors that make you stay in a place
Factors that determine language
Factors that make you leave or come to a place
Factors that affect crop growth
Who are pioneers?
People who build longhouses
People who explore new places
People who trade wampum
People who grow cash crops
Why was Kentucky attractive to early settlers?
It had many longhouses
It was a center for the slave trade
It had many factories
It was close to the Ohio River and had rich soil
What was the main food source for settlers in Kentucky?
Farming
Fishing
Hunting
Trading
What did African slaves bring to America?
New types of cash crops
New farming techniques
New languages
Their culture, including stories, dances, and songs
What happens when jobs move away from an area?
The area becomes more urban
The population decreases
The population increases
The area becomes more industrialized
How is America described in terms of its cultural diversity?
A single culture
A monoculture
A melting pot or salad bowl
A homogeneous society
In addition to forests, what else can you conclude about the terrain and climate of the Eastern
Woodlands region?
The terrain includes streams and rivers
What was the main way in which most Native Americans of the Southeast Woodlands acquired their food?
Match each group name to its description.
Creek
A Native American tribe originally from the southeastern United States.
Natchez
A Native American tribe known for their historical settlement in the Mississippi River region.
Iroquois
a confederacy of tribes of Northeast
Cherokee
Originally from TN and GA
What was the main reason that the five nations joined together in the Iroquois Confederacy?
To stop fighting
“In order to keep the Great Peace, the Iroquois people developed the Great Law. This was a set of rules by which the Iroquois people lived. They also set up a way for each of the tribes in the Iroquois Confederacy to have a voice in making decisions. Representatives from all of the clans met at the Grand Council. These representatives were chosen by the clan mothers. The Grand Council made decisions through discussion and compromise, or settled a dispute by each side agreeing to give up part of what it wanted. The Grand Council continues to make decisions for the Iroquois today.”
Based on this description, you can infer that the Iroquois government is most similar to the U.S. government in what way?
