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100

Name one natural resource available to the Native Americans of SC and explain how they used it.

Rivers were used for fishing and transportation 

Rocks, wood, and animal pelts were used to make tools and clothing. 

Tree trunks were used to make dugout canoes.

Fertile land made farming easier. 

100

Explain the men's role in the Eastern Woodland tribes.

Hunting

Warriors

Government

100

What animal did the settlers bring with them that would be highly influential for the Native Americans?

Horse

100

Which vocab word means "having to do with people who move from place to place in search of food"?

a. atlatl

b. nomadic

c. matrilineal 

Nomadic

100

What part of SC do we live in?

a. Upcountry

b. Backcountry / Midlands

c. Lowcountry

A

200

This method of farming was practiced by cutting trees and burning the brush to clear ways for field crops. 

Slash & Burn

200

Describe what the women's responsibility in the Eastern Woodland tribes would have been.

Agriculture/Farming

Gathering

Childcare

Some government 

200

Name two ways that the arrival of colonists/settlers were beneficial for the Native Americans. 


  • Access to new technology such as iron tools and weapons, as well as guns
  • New crops brought by Europeans
  • Access to horses
200

Which word means "having to do with a time before there were written records"?

a. artifact

b. archaeology

c. prehistory

prehistory

200

Where in the state of SC would the Backcountry be?

a. top

b. middle

c. bottom

B

300

This group lived in the mountains of SC and used wattle and daub to build their wigwams.

Cherokee

300

How did the Eastern Woodland tribes preserve their history?

Oral History / Storytelling

300

Name 2 negative effects European colonization had on Native Americans.


  • Settler population grew, so they took over more of the tribes' land
  • Settlers often cheated the tribes in trade deals
  • Native Americans were sold into slavery
  • Europeans carried different diseases and illnesses  for which Native Americans had no immunity 
  • Hostility led to wars and raids from both sides
300

Which word means "a carving on a cave or rock wall made by prehistoric people"?

a. petroglyph

b. artifact

c. atlatl

petroglyph

300

What part of the state did the Cherokee live in?

a. Upcountry

b. Backcountry / Midlands

c. Lowcountry

A

400

This group lived on the coast after moving from Florida; they built their wigwams with palmetto trees and ate clams and oysters.

Yemassee

400

Describe how Native Americans viewed property.

No one was the "owner" of the land. Each person in the tribe was responsible for caring for/respecting the land.

400

Which European countries sent explorers to colonize/settle/explore North America? (Name at least 2 from 7th SS.)

England

Spain

France


400

Which word means "a tool used to propel a spear farther and faster"?

a. petroglyph

b. atlatl

c. nomad

atlatl

400

What part of the state would Charleston be located in?

a. Upcountry

b. Backcountry / Midlands

c. Lowcountry

C

500

Which group lived in the Piedmont of SC and used grass and bark to build their wigwam?

Catawba

500

Which Eastern Woodland Nation was the most powerful?

Cherokee

500

What percentage of the Cherokee population was wiped out because of illnesses brought by the Europeans?

90-95%

500

Which word means "family ties based on mother's side of the family"?

a. nomadic

b. petroglphic

c. matrilineal

Matrilineal

500

What part of SC would our state capital, Columbia, be located in?

a. Upcountry

b. Backcountry / Midlands

c. Lowcountry

B

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