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100

Makes the laws

WHAT IS THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH?

100

Soft leather shoes made from animal skins.

What are moccasins?

100
Men and women of this tribe had an equal division of power. 

Who are the Cherokee? 

100
The Cherokee occupied this region of North Carolina. 

What is the Mountain Region? 

100

A native word for corn

What is maize? 

200

Makes sure you follow laws

WHAT IS THE 

200

These people were known as "The People of the Fallen Star."

Who are the Waccamaw Siouan Tribe? 

200

This tribe was known as peaceful and kind. 

Who were the Catawba? 

200

Three traits that best describe members of the Cherokee Tribe. 

What is skillful, innovative, dominate?

200

White settlers were very __________ to the Native American way of life. 

What is destructive?

300

This animal was likely the first to be hunted by the first people of North Carolina, killed for its skins, bones, meat, and tusks used to make tools and weapons. 

What was the Wooly Mammoth? 

300

Farming, gathering, making clothes

What are examples of women's work in the Waccamaw Siouan village? 

300

The most powerful and highly developed tribe at the time. 

Who were the Tuscarora? 

300

An axe used as a weapon by the Cherokee Tribe. 

What is a Tomahawk? 

300

The ability to resist disease or infection, without this many Natives died. 

What is immunity? 

400

People who travel to follow their food source.

What are nomadic hunters? 

400

The Coastal region of North Carolina provided abundant water and _______ soil for farming. 

What is fertile? 
400

The U.S. Government forced this tribe off of their land and onto a reservation in the State of Oklahoma. 

Who are the Cherokee? 

400

Used by Cherokee women to carry their babies on their backs, a practice that many mothers use today. 

What is a cradelboard? 

400

Shelters. built from skinny, long twigs built into a dome. 

What are wigwams? 

500

A tool for throwing spears to kill large animals

What is an atlatl?

500

Two tribes that occupied the Coastal Plain Region of North Carolina

Who were the Algonquins and Waccamaw Tribes? 

500

This tribe was bigger and taller than other tribes at the time, known for their stature. 

Who were the Waxhaw? 

500

True or False:

The Cherokee had a complex written language that only they knew. 

TRUE

500

A performance or traditional dance which includes drumming, horse shows, and singing. 

What is a powwow? 

600

True or False

It is likely that Paleo Indians from Asia followed animals during the ice age to reach what would be known as the North American Continent. 

TRUE

600

The tribes of the Coastal Plain Region built their homes up on high mounds to protect them from this natural disaster. 

What are flood waters? 


600

Known for flat heads that gave them wide-set eyes, this was thought to be an advantage during hunting. 

Who were the Waxhaw? 

600

Small cabins made of logs, covered in bark and mud. 

What are Hogans? 

600

The 6 month journey from the Cherokee homeland to a reservation in Oklahoma. 

What was the "Trail of Tears?"

700

The main reason for the death of so many Native American during this time. 

What are diseases like small pox and influenza? 

700

The two types of homes in which the Natives of the Coastal Plain lived. 

What are Wigwams and Longhouses? 

700

Means "Shirt Wearing People"

Who were the Tuscarora? 

700

Tue or False:

The Cherokee people were forced from their homeland and sent on the terrible journey known as "The Trail of Tears" because the US Government wanted the oil that was found on their land. 

FALSE

The US Government wanted to occupy Cherokee lands after gold was discovered. 

700

Shell beads, strung together to make jewelry. 

What is wampum?