Life In the Eastern Woodlands
Southeast Native Americans
Great Plains
General Questions
Some More Questions
100

What important natural resource did the Eastern Woodlands share? 

A. Oil
B. Trees
C. Buffalo

B. Trees

100

What were the Southeast Native American houses called? 

A. longhouse
B. Tipi 
C. Wattle & Daub

C. Wattle & Daub

100

What animal did the Plains Native Americans hunt? A.Whales
B.Deer
C.Buffalo

C. Buffalo

100

Which Tribe lived in tipi's (teepees)?

A.  Eastern Woodlands
B.  SouthEast
C.  Great Plains

Great Plain Native Americans

100

Beside the longhouse, what is the name of the other type of shelter the Eastern Woodlands built?
A. Longhouse
B.Wigwams
C. Tipi
D.Igloos

B. Wigwams

200

Where did the Eastern Woodlands live and build their villages? 

A.Along banks of many rivers and streams flowing through the forests
B. In the dry desserts

A. Along banks of many rivers and streams flowing through the forests

200

True or False.  The Southeast Native Americans lived in parts of New Jersey.

False. They lived down around Florida area

200

Why did the people of the Great Plains move often?
A. To follow the herds of buffalo
B. To follow their family
C. They got bored of living in one place  

A - To follow the herds of buffalo

200

Which shelter had MANY families living in it?

A.  Wigwam
B. Longhouse
C. Tipi

Longhouse

200

What is the Sun Dance ceremony that was held by the Great Plains people?

The Sun dance ceremony showed respect for nature and helped build a sense of unity. The Plains people believed that it helped keep the buffalo strong.

300

True or False The men hunted animals for food and the women prepared the food and used animal skins to make clothing.

True

300

Since the Southeast Native Americans lived close to the WATER, what was one natural resource they relied on for food?

A. buffalo
B. fish
C. deer

fish

300

What was the name of the shelter type that the people of the Central Plains lived in?
A. Longhouses
B. Lodges
C. Igloos

B. Lodges

300

Which area had little to no rain, flat & grassy land with not many trees?

A.  Great Plains
B. Southeast
C. Eastern Woodlands

Great Plains

300

What is a tomahawk?

an axe

400

What was the main mode of transportation for the Eastern Woodlands?

A.  horses
B.  canoes
C.  dog sled

B.  canoes

400

Because the Southeast Native Americans lived near water, what was their main mode of transportation?

canoe or raft

400

Why did the people of the Great Plains use tepees for shelter?
A.  they were the only shelter type they knew how to make
B. they were huge making it easy for the whole tribe to live in  
C.  they were easy to move

They were easy to move

400

What is a travois?

A travois is a device made of two poles tied together at one end and then fastened to a harness on a dog to carry goods.

400

What was a Powwow?

dances and ceremonies held by the tribes

500

What animal was VERY important to the Eastern Woodlands and a natural resource?

A. deer
B. Buffalo/bison
C.  horse

A.  Deer

500

Who was the president that "forced" the Southeast Native Americans to leave their land?

A. Andrew Jackson
B. George Washington
C. Joe Biden

Andrew Jackson

500

List 5 different ways the people used the buffalo

food, clothing, water bags, utensils, tools, shelters,and glue. NOTHING WAS WASTED!!!!!!

500

Talk to me about the Trail of Tears.

Native Americans were forced about of their area by Andrew Jackson.  Many people died during their walk to another part of the country.

500

What is the Three Sisters

corn, squash and beans