Native Americans - Multiple Choice Test

Most Native Americans believed in
1. the forces of nature
2. other human beings
3. the power of buffaloes
4. medicine men
Native Americans in the Great Plains region got meat and clothes from
1. buffaloes
2. deer
3. bears
4. sea mammals
At the beginning of the 20th century the American government
1. started moving Native Americans to special reservations
2. gave Native Americans the same rights as white people
3. moved Native Americans to large cities
4. let Native Americans mine gold in California
Some tribes organized dances to
1. make it rain
2. stop the rain
3. cure diseases
4. pray for dry weather
The most widespread weapon Native Americans had was
1. the bow and arrow
2. a long rifle
3. a slingshot
4. gun powder
Native Americans made their meat last longer by
1. drying it in the sun
2. hanging it in teepees
3. cooling it in rivers
4. putting it under ground
When gold was found in California many Indians
1. were forced from their land
2. became rich
3. got money from the government
4. got work from white settlers
The Spanish tried to
1. convert Native Americans to Christianity
2. build churches for Native Americans
3. move many Native Americans to Mexico
4. turn Native Americans into Protestants
Native Americans and the first white settlers celebrated
1. Thanksgiving together
2. Halloween together
3. Easter together
4. the birthday of Columbus together
Native Americans came to the New World
1. during the last Ice Age
2. when European explorers started looking for a passage to India
3. after Columbus made his first journey to America
4. at around 1000 A.D.
The Pueblo Indians lived in
1. cliff dwellings
2. wigwams covered with leaves
3. modern tents
4. wooden houses
The tribes of the northeast were the first to
1. make contact with white settlers
2. use a bow and arrow
3. make friends with Spanish explorers
4. build brick houses
The Inuit are the native people of
1. the Arctic and Subarctic region
2. California
3. the Mississippi Valley
4. the Great Plains
Many Indians married
1. at an early age
2. after they were 25
3. white settlers
4. without permission from their parents