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Worksheets2nd Nine Weeks Daily/Test Grade Social Studies
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
If you were a member of the first people in Mississippi, how would you use natural resources to survive? Explain your reasoning.
By using natural resources for food, shelter, and tools.
By ignoring natural resources and buying supplies.
By only using natural resources for decoration.
By using natural resources only for trading.
If you were a Mississippian farmer, which crops would you choose to grow and why?
Corn, beans, and squash, because these were grown by Mississippian people.
Apples, oranges, and bananas, because they are tasty.
Wheat, barley, and oats, because they are common grains.
Only beans, because they are easy to grow.
If you were to join a Native American tribe in Mississippi, what would you expect their main food sources to be, and why?
Corn, beans, and squash, because tribes grew these crops.
Only fish, because rivers were nearby.
Only meat, because they hunted animals.
Only rice, because it is easy to cook.
Suppose you are tracing your family history in a Native American tribe. Which method would you use and why?
Matrilineal tracing, because it follows family through mothers.
Patrilineal tracing, because it follows family through fathers.
Random tracing, because it is easier.
No tracing, because it is not important.
If you were a member of the Chickasaw tribe, how would you describe your tribe’s reputation and why?
Fierce warriors, because Chickasaw were known for this.
Peaceful farmers, because they only grew crops.
Skilled fishermen, because they lived near rivers.
Expert traders, because they traded with other tribes.
If you were to describe the Loess Hills in Western Mississippi, what would you say about their formation and why?
They have steep bluffs made from wind-blown soil.
They are flat and made from water.
They are rocky and made from lava.
They are sandy and made from the ocean.
Suppose you are starting a business in Western Mississippi. What industry would you consider and why?
Catfish farming, because it is a major industry.
Gold mining, because it is valuable.
Apple orchards, because apples are popular.
Oil drilling, because oil is needed.
If you were a member of the Natchez tribe, where would you most likely live and what would you build for ceremonies?
Near the MS River and build mounds.
In the mountains and build caves.
In the forest and build huts.
On the plains and build tents.
Suppose you are planning a village for the first people of Mississippi. What types of tools would you include and why?
Stone tools, because they lived in permanent villages with stone tools.
Metal tools, because they are strong.
Plastic tools, because they are light.
No tools, because they did not use any.
Imagine you are a Mississippian person planning a ceremony. What would you build and why?
A mound, because Mississippian people built mounds for ceremonies.
A river dock, because it is near water.
A stone wall, because it is strong.
A wooden hut, because it is easy to build.
If you were a member of the Choctaw tribe, what would your main occupation be and why?
Farmer, because Choctaw were farmers.
Fisherman, because rivers were nearby.
Warrior, because they fought battles.
Trader, because they traded goods.
Suppose you are explaining the meaning of "maize" to a friend. How would you define it and why?
Maize means corn.
Maize means wheat.
Maize means rice.
Maize means beans.
If you were to describe the early groups of Mississippi First People, which groups would you mention and why?
Paleo, Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian, because these are early groups.
Modern, Colonial, Industrial, because they are recent.
European, African, Asian, because they are continents.
Only Mississippian, because it is the most recent.
If you were to explain the meaning of "tribe" to someone, how would you define it and why?
A group of Native American people.
A group of animals.
A group of plants.
A group of buildings.
Suppose you are planning a farm in the Delta region. What crops would you grow and why?
Cotton, rice, soybeans, and corn, because these are major crops.
Apples, oranges, and bananas, because they are fruits.
Wheat, barley, and oats, because they are grains.
Only rice, because it grows in water.
If you were to explain the importance of the MS River to someone, what would you say and why?
The MS River shapes the land and economy.
The MS River is only for fishing.
The MS River is not important.
The MS River is only for swimming.
Imagine you are a Native American living near the MS River. How would you use the river in your daily life and why?
For transportation, trade, and food.
Only for swimming.
Only for decoration.
Only for building houses.
Suppose you are building a town next to a narrow body of water between land and an island. What is this body of water called?
Sound
Bay
Delta
Levee
Imagine you are a settler moving to a new land permanently. What vocabulary word describes you?
Settler
Conflict
Epidemic
Expedition
You are a scientist studying the highest elevation in Mississippi. Which region should you visit?
Tombigbee Hills
Coastal Meadows
Black Prairie
Delta
Imagine you are a historian studying the first European to reach Mississippi. Who would you research?
Hernando de Soto
Christopher Columbus
La Salle
Marquette
If you are a builder using wood for construction, which vocabulary word describes the material you use?
Lumber
Silt
Levee
Delta
If you are studying a fast-spreading disease that affected many people in early Mississippi, what is this called?
Epidemic
Conflict
Colony
Expedition
Suppose you are a settler in 1729 and your fort is attacked, resulting in over 200 deaths. Which fort was attacked?
Fort Rosalie (Natchez)
Fort Maurepas (Biloxi)
Fort Sumter
Fort Knox
If you are a scientist studying fine soil left after flooding, what is this soil called?
Silt
Lumber
Levee
Ridge
If you are a scientist measuring the height above sea level in different regions, what is this measurement called?
Elevation
Ridge
Delta
Levee
If you are a geographer describing a wind-blown soil forming steep bluffs, what is this called?
Loess
Silt
Delta
Lumber
Suppose you are a French settler building a fort on the Gulf Coast. Which fort might you be building?
Fort Maurepas (Biloxi)
Fort Rosalie (Natchez)
Fort Knox
Fort Sumter
If you are a geographer describing a narrow waterway between land and an island, what is this called?
Sound
Bay
Delta
Levee
If you are a scientist studying the beaches and wetlands near the Gulf of Mexico in Mississippi, which region are you studying?
Coastal Meadows
Tombigbee Hills
Black Prairie
Jackson Prairie
