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Grade 2 Pre-Colonial Period
Which Native American group had totem poles to tell the history of a person's life?
  1. Northwest
  2. Woodland
  3. Southwest
  4. Plains Indians
Grade 2 Pre-Colonial Period
Which animal was most important to Plains Indians?
  1. cow
  2. dog
  3. deer
  4. buffalo
Grade 2 Pre-Colonial Period
Native Americans got their shelter, food, and clothing from:
  1. store
  2. natural resources
  3. Wal Mart
  4. friends
Grade 2 Pre-Colonial Period
Southwest Indians lived in
  1. teepees
  2. longhouses
  3. hogans/adobes
  4. brick
Grade 2 Pre-Colonial Period
What was the purpose of the totem pole?
  1. to show wealth and the history of their family
  2. to show respect to the trees
  3. to ask for good fortune and luck
  4. to show how many animals a family has killed
Grade 2 Pre-Colonial Period
All Native Americans lived in teepees.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 2 Pre-Colonial Period
Eastern Woodland Indians lived in
  1. longhouses
  2. brick house
  3. tepees
  4. trailer
Grade 2 Pre-Colonial Period
All Native American tribes are alike
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 2 Pre-Colonial Period
The buffalo was the main source of food, shelter, clothing and tools for Native Americans of the:
  1. Northwest
  2. Eastern Woodland
  3. Plains
  4. Southwest
Grade 2 Pre-Colonial Period
The most important food for the Southwest Indians were:
  1. pizza, french fries, cheeseburgers
  2. tacos, french fries, ice cream
  3. turkey,ham,steak
  4. corn, beans, squash
Grade 2 Pre-Colonial Period
Salmon, whale, and trout were very important foods for the
  1. Woodland Indians
  2. Southwest Indians
  3. Northwest Indians
  4. Plains Indians
Grade 2 Pre-Colonial Period
Plains Indians lived in:
  1. longhouses
  2. tepees
  3. wigwams
  4. brick houses
Grade 2 Pre-Colonial Period
A long house is
  1. a rectangular house
  2. brick house
  3. round house
  4. tree house
Grade 2 Pre-Colonial Period
Woodland Indians food was
  1. cow
  2. deer
  3. buffalo
  4. sheep
Grade 2 Pre-Colonial Period
Northwest Indians live in
  1. tepees
  2. wigwams
  3. cedar plank longhouse
  4. trailer
Grade 2 Pre-Colonial Period
Do you think life in America would have been different than it is today, if explorers had not come to America?Why or why not? Support our answer.
Grade 2 Pre-Colonial Period
What were special carvings made by the Indians of the Northwest called?
  1. telephone poles
  2. totem poles
  3. cable poles
Grade 2 Pre-Colonial Period
The name of one of the Native American Tribes that I learned about is                   . Two things that I learned about this tribe are                   and                   .
Grade 2 Pre-Colonial Period
Which Indian homes were rounded wooden buildings covered with bark or mats?
  1. wigwams
  2. teepees
  3. chickees
Grade 2 Pre-Colonial Period
Back when bison were hunted almost to extinction, they were often killed only for their hides and the rest of the animal was left to rot and wasted.
  1. True
  2. False