Chapter 3 Test -Communities Build a NationLessons 1-3

Who were the first people to settle in North America?

• American Indians

• Sequoyah

• Samuel De Champlain

• Henry Hudson

Which two ways did American Indians use natural resources to live?

• They were mining for coal and gems.

• They used the rich soil to farm.

• They cought fish in rivers.

The Cherokee of the Southwest were

• farmers

• hunters

• doctors

What type of homes did Iroquois build?

• tepee

• huts

• igloos

• longhouses

The main purpose of the Iroquois Confederacy

• to battle at war

• to see who was stronger and smarter

• to make all decisions peacefully and not hurt eachother if they disagreed

American Indians taught the first settlers how to plant and fish.

• True

• False

The Iroquois had better weapons than the groups they were fighting against, but they did not win the Beaver Wars.

• True

• False

Some American Indians in the United States live on reservations.

• True

• False

American Indians that live on reservations have to obey the laws created by the government.

• True

• False

Explorers from Europe wanted to be the first to find a water route to Asia.

• True

• False