Native American History Quiz

Many Native Americans died due to:

• Diseases brought by the Spaniards

• Natural disasters

• Internal conflicts

• Lack of resources

What are the 4 groups of Native Americans?

• Choctaw, Cherokee, Chickasaw and Creeks

• Inuit, Aztec, Maya, Inca

• Cherokee, Navajo, Sioux, Apache

• Iroquois, Algonquin, Pueblo, Zuni

Read the clues for each Native American group, and write the name of the group. Lived in Northeast Alabama, known as the “principle people”, had one chief in war and another in peace, Sequoyah invented the Cherokee alphabet.

• Cherokee

• Navajo

• Sioux

• Apache

Read the clues for each Native American group, and write the name of the group. Lived in Southwest Alabama, known to be friendly and they sold their land, one of the most powerful, they liked to flatten their heads.

• Choctaw

• Apache

• Navajo

• Sioux

Read the clues for each Native American group, and write the name of the group. Lived in Northwest Alabama, known to be skilled warriors, great hunters.

• Chickasaw

• Cherokee

• Apache

• Navajo

Read the clues for each Native American group, and write the name of the group. Lived in Central and Southeast Alabama, lived in the largest land area of Alabama, gave Alabama its name.

• Creek

• Cherokee

• Choctaw

• Chickasaw

Who cleared fields, harvested crops, built homes, and hunted animals?

• Men

• Hunters

• Builders

• Women

Who cooked meals, cared for children, made clothes and pottery, and grew crops?

• Men

• Women

• Children

• Elders

What was Native Americans’ most important food?

• Corn

• Wheat

• Rice

• Potatoes

Native Americans worshipped:

• The Sun

• Ancient Greek gods

• Modern technology

• Famous historical figures