Social Studies Unit Test American Indians-24-25

1. Which group of Native Americans often moved, following the buffalo?

• Plains
• Pacific Northwest
• Arctic

2. In which region of the map did the Pacific Northwest Indians live?

• I
• II
• III
• IV

3. In which region of the map did the Arctic Indians live?

• I
• II
• III
• IV

4. In which region of the map did the Plains Indians live?

• I
• II
• III
• IV

5. Native Americans who lived in temporary houses were mostly ______________.

• Hunters
• Farmers

6. What shelter did the Great Plains Native Americans use to follow the buffalo?

• teepee
• longhouses
• igloos

7. Why did the Great Plains Native Americans use teepees?

• They had to be able to break their homes down quickly to follow the buffalo.
• They like the way they looked on the Great Plains.
• The animal hide started to smell.

8. Many of the Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest lived in wooden plank houses. They made this type of house because:

• wood was available from the forests.
• other shelters were easier to defend.
• wood could not be destroyed or damaged.

9. In which area of the United States would American Indians have MOST LIKELY built homes out of ice and snow?

• the Northwest
• Arctic
• Plains

10. The Native American tribes had different ways of living. Which activity BEST describes the Native Americans of the Great Plains?

• They hunted small animals and gathered berries.
• They hunted buffalo for food, clothing, and shelter.
• They fished for salmon and hunted caribou.
• They grew crops such as beans, cotton, and corn.