Coming of Age in the Dawnland

Tisquantum considers himself an Indian.

• True

• False

How did the Hopewell people take over other tribes and force their language on other cultures?

• brute force of a thousand men

• great wealth and power

• religious conversion

Select all of the boxes that describe Patuxet.

• plenty of fish

• close-knit, loving families

• vast mountain views

• beautiful coastline

One source, William Wood, claims that the wetu were _______________ than the colonists' houses.

What role required intense training in Tisquantum's tribe?

• the pniese

• the chief

• the protector

• the general

Who was the pniese supposed to protect?

• women and children

• the sachem

• the land

Select the connotative words.

• scrawny

• thin

• curious

• nosy

The denotative meaning of a words is simply the ___________________________ definition.

One source, Kathleen J. Bragdon, describes the settlements as quicksilver, meaning . . .

• that they were wealthy

• that they were permanent, but loosely knit

• that they were sneaky and stealthy

Select all of the things that Charles C. Mann conveys about the Indians in his book.

• He portrays the Indians as resourceful and smart.

• He portrays them as less advanced than the Europeans.

• He portrays their child rearing approach as better than the Europeans.

• He uses sources to show that the Indians were more civilized than the Europeans thought they were.