Social Studies · US history: Native peoples
Native Peoples of North America Quiz
Homes, foods and ways of life of Native American nations across North America's regions.
- 🎓 Grades 3–5
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Who were the first people to live in North America?
- A Spanish explorers
- B European settlers
- C Native Americans
- D Vikings
Which three crops did many Native nations call the Three Sisters?
- A Potatoes, carrots and peas
- B Corn, beans and squash
- C Wheat, rice and oats
- D Apples, pears and plums
Which animal gave Plains nations food, clothing and tools?
- A Salmon
- B Sheep
- C Camel
- D Bison (buffalo)
What cone-shaped, movable home did many Plains peoples use?
- A Pueblo
- B Longhouse
- C Tipi
- D Igloo
What long, shared homes did the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) build?
- A Longhouses
- B Igloos
- C Adobe pueblos
- D Tipis
What did Pueblo peoples of the Southwest build their homes from?
- A Animal skins
- B Adobe (sun-dried clay)
- C Snow blocks
- D Cedar planks
Which region's peoples carved tall totem poles from cedar?
- A Southeast
- B Pacific Northwest
- C Great Plains
- D Southwest
What fish was an important food in the Pacific Northwest?
- A Goldfish
- B Tuna
- C Catfish
- D Salmon
Which Arctic people built snow houses for winter travel?
- A Cherokee
- B Hopi
- C Inuit
- D Lakota
Who created a writing system for the Cherokee language?
- A Pocahontas
- B Sitting Bull
- C Sequoyah
- D Squanto
Which Shoshone woman helped guide Lewis and Clark?
- A Pocahontas
- B Sacagawea
- C Hiawatha
- D Tecumseh
Which Patuxet man helped the Pilgrims plant corn?
- A Geronimo
- B Sequoyah
- C Squanto (Tisquantum)
- D Crazy Horse
What were wampum beads made from?
- A Glass
- B Shells
- C Gold
- D Plastic
The Haudenosaunee Confederacy first joined how many nations together?
- A Ten
- B Twenty
- C Two
- D Five
Where did Ancestral Puebloans build cliff dwellings that still stand?
- A Niagara Falls
- B Cape Cod
- C Yellowstone
- D Mesa Verde
What light boat did many Eastern Woodlands peoples make from birch bark?
- A Kayak
- B Raft
- C Canoe
- D Gondola
What did Inuit hunters use to travel on water?
- A Kayaks
- B Covered wagons
- C Canal boats
- D Steamboats
What dome-shaped home of bent saplings did many Eastern Woodlands peoples build?
- A Wigwam
- B Igloo
- C Tipi
- D Pueblo
How did Native peoples use the land and its resources?
- A They used local plants and animals
- B They lived the same way everywhere
- C They bought all goods from stores
- D They ate only imported food
What was the forced removal of the Cherokee and others in the 1830s called?
- A Oregon Trail
- B Trail of Tears
- C Silk Road
- D Santa Fe Trail
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