WorksheetsNative Americans Test Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What are some terms used to refer to the people who first lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
American Indians
Indigenous peoples
Native Americans
All of the above
None of the above
Why were Native Americans called Indians?
Because the first explorers to come to the Americas were from India
Because they first came from the land of India
Because Christopher Columbus thought he landed in India and assumed the natives were Indian
Because the name Indian sounded similar to the name that they used to refer to themselves
Because the East Indian Trading Company had exclusive trading rights in the Americas
Before the Europeans arrived, Native Americans only lived in the western half of the United States.
TRUE
FALSE
What is a group of Native American peoples based on their culture and language usually called?
A Tribe
A Country
A Clan
An Empire
A Dynasty
How do archeologists know about the history and culture of Native Americans?
By stories passed down from previous generations of Native Americans
By digging up tools used by Native Americans
From notes written by the first Europeans to arrive in the Americas
All of the above
None of the above
Where do most of the descendants of Native Americans live today?
In the wilderness
In various places around the country and the world
On reservations
In tribes
There are no descendants of Native Americans still alive
Which of the following are names of Native American tribes?
Cherokee
Navajo
Apache
Seminole
All of the above
What are the lands that the United States government set aside for Native Americans called?
Plains
Colonies
Reservations
Counties
Boroughs
True or False: The Native American tribes were constantly warring with each other prior to the arrival of the Europeans.
TRUE
FALSE
About how many Native American tribes were there?
4
15
50
100s
Millions
