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NC Carolina Native Americans in mountain, piedmont, and coastal plain regions
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1
The Three Sisters consisted of_____________.
rice, potatoes, and corn
corn, beans, and squash
beans, pumpkins, and squash
2
During what period did people settle in villages where they farmed, hunted, and fished?
Woodland
Archaic
Paleo- Indian
3
What modern day tools did the Coastal Plain Indians use to catch fish?
poles that resembled those used for fly fishing and spears
canoes and nets
fishing poles and flat bottom boats
4
Identify the reason for why some Coastal Plain villages were built on high ground
to help better see their enemy attacks coming
to protect the Indians from wild animal tracks at night
to keep their villages safe from floods
5
What is the Green Corn Ceremony?
A ceremony marking a girl's entrance into the world.
A ceremony marking a boy's entrance into the world.
A celebration of the corn and a time of cleansing.
6
Which of the following is an example of the Catawba Indian's neighborly acts of kindness?
They made pottery and jewelry for the settlers and other Indian tribes
They weaved beautiful baskets for the white settlers to signify peace
When other tribes took from the white settlers they returned things to them
7
According to scientists, the first people that came to NC around 10,000 B.C. were called the___________?
Paleo Indians
Cherokee Indians
Waxhaw Indians
8
Who was Sequoyah?
Native American who created the Cherokee alphabet and writing system
Chief of the Cherokee tribe
A Native American who helped the Europeans learn how to plant
9
A tool for throwing spears to kill large animals that the first people of NC invented was called an________.
bow and arrow
atlatl
musket
10
Which type of animal did the first people of NC kill for its bones and tusks to make tools, weapons, art, and dwellings?
African Elephants
Rhinoceros
Woolly Mammoth
11
What does prehistoric mean?
before written history
having to do with dinosaur times
the study of artifacts
12
Identify how Cherokee children were like children of today
went to school, helped around the house, played games, had dolls and toys
carried around in cradle boards on their mother's backs
helped around village by hunting and fishing
13
Why do Native Americans hold powwows?
To celebrate and share their heritage
To celebrate nature and citizenship
To show their independence from the United States
14
Why were the Cherokee Indians forced out of their homes and sent on the terrible journey called the Trail of Tears?
White settlers wanted their land after the discovery of gold them.
The U.S. Government wanted their land to hunt on.
They lost a war and were forced to give up their land.
15
What was the main reason for so many deaths of Native Americans during this time?
They were forced to give up their land and travel to other states
They had no immunity to diseases brought to them by Europeans
They could no longer find animals to hunt and food to eat
16
What is a wigwam?
A fancy headdress used in ceremonies
A home of the Eastern Woodland people
An elder of a clan
17
The most prominent Native Americans to settle in the mountain region of North Carolina were called
Catawba Indians
Algonquian Indians
Cherokee Indians
18
What meaning did the color red have to the Cherokee people?
Red represented death because it is the color of blood.
Red represented health since it's the color of many healthy fruits.
Red represented life since the red sun rose each morning.
19
Why would Native Americans thank a tree?
They believed that all living things had spirits.
They worshipped trees.
They believed the Great Spirit lives in trees.
20
The Tuscarora Indians are most known for _________.
attacking the white settlers and villages of the Catawba Tribe
making bad decisions and breaking a treaty with Chowanoc tribe
stealing and selling Waxhaw Indians as slaves
