Chapter 3 - Lesson 1

Question 1

Customs are

Answer 1

special ways of doing things

Question 2

Longhouses are

Answer 2

Iriquois homes that are up to 200 ft long and can hold as many as 10 families

Question 3

Confederacy is

Answer 3

a formal agreement or treaty between groups to work together

Question 4

Cooperated means

Answer 4

worked together

Question 5

Reservations are

Answer 5

lands set aside by US government for the Native American Indians

Question 6

A government is a

Answer 6

system of ruling people

Question 7

A tradition is

Answer 7

a special way that a group does something that is passed down over time

Question 8

Who were the first to settle in North America?

Answer 8

American Indians

Question 9

What did the Native Americans who lived in the Pacific Northwest do for food?

Answer 9

They caught fish from the Pacific Ocean

Question 10

What did the Native Americans who lived on the Plains do for food?

Answer 10

They used the rich soil for farming

Question 11

Which group settled in the forests of the southeastern United States more than 1,000 years ago?

Answer 11

The Cherokee - because of the rich soils, rivers and trees

Question 12

The Cherokee were

Answer 12

hunters and farmers

Question 13

Which group built homes covered with mud and later log homes to keep the cold and snow out?

Answer 13

Cherokee

Question 14

Who settled in central and northern New York and southern Canada?

Answer 14

Iroquois

Question 15

Why did the Iroquois settle where they did?

Answer 15

Because the forests had plenty of animals and plants and the rivers were used for fishing and traveling.

Question 16

What kinds of homes did the Cherokee build?

Answer 16

longhouses

Question 17

Where were fires built in longhouses?

Answer 17

Down the middle so a family on each side had heat

Question 18

The Iroquois Confederacy was formed

Answer 18

more than 500 years ago.

Question 19

How many groups did the Iroquois Confederacy have?

Answer 19

5
Mohawk
Oneida
Onondaga
Cayuga
Seneca

Question 20

The Confederacy was also called the

Answer 20

Five Nations

Question 21

In the Confederacy, each group

Answer 21

ruled itself and voted on important decisions for the 5 Nations.

Question 22

The main purpose of the Confederacy was the

Answer 22

Great Law of Peace - all decision making had to be done peacefully and no one was allowed to hurt anyone if they disagreed.

Question 23

Who did the Iroquois war against in the Beaver Wars?

Answer 23

Huron, Erie and Algonquin groups

Question 24

Who is Ben Knighthorse Campbell?

Answer 24

Serves as a member of the Northern Cheyenne group of Council Chiefs

Question 25

How many Native Americans live in North America?

Answer 25

US - 2 million

Canada - 1 million