Grade 4 End of Unit 1 Assessment

Match the following

d

e

f

c

b

a

fur trade

sachem

natural resources

Iroquois Confederacy

goods

clan

Which of the following best represents a natural resource?

• wooden ship

• moccasins

• longhouse

• river

Iroquois women who selected men to be the tribal council leaders, owned the longhouses, and decided how the land would be used, were known as

• den mothers.

• sachem.

• clan mothers.

• Haudenosaunee.

Why was it important for the Iroquois nations to unite and form the Iroquois Confederacy?

• So that they could begin to work together peacefully and have strength in numbers

• In order to conquer all other Native American groups and rule New York

• To have the largest number of people in their group and battle the Algonquians

• to share all their land to control the trails in the forests

Algonquin beads made from the shells of clams and welks were known as

• moccasins.

• powwow.

• wigwam.

• wampum

Who discovered the Hudson River while searching for the Northwest Passage?

• Henry Hudson

• Samuel de Champlain

• Giovanni da Verrazano

• George Washington

Slavery was originally brought to the New York region by the

• Dutch.

• English.

• French.

• Germans.

Why did Hudson, Verrazano, and Champlain want to explore the New World even after they did not find the Northwest Passage?

• They enjoyed spending time with the Native Americans.

• The explorers wanted to spread diseases.

• They wanted to explore the land that was rich in natural resources.

• The explorers couldn’t get back to Europe.

What goods are best represented by arrow A?

• manufactured goods

• furs

• wampum

• military goods

What goods are best represented by arrow B?

• manufactured goods

• furs

• wampum

• military goods