1) Who is NOT a Native American? a) Alaska Native b) Aboriginal (Canada) c) Pilgrim d) American Indian e) Indigenous peoples of Central & South America 2) Who became the U.S. Secretary of the Interior in 2021? a) Wah-Ta-Waso b) Deb Haaland c) Sacheen Littlefeather d) Tara Houska 3) True or False: American Indians are closely related to Native Hawaiians. a) True b) False 4) True or False: All Native American cultures share the same origin story. a) True b) False 5) True or False: There are many Native American traditions that are similar to Japanese traditions. a) True b) False 6) What percent of Native American populations died after European colonization? a) About 10% b) About 30% c) About 50% d) About 70% e) About 90% 7) How many groups do anthropologists organize Native American peoples into? a) 5 b) 7 c) 10 d) 12 e) 15 8) Who were NOT among the early European colonists? a) Germans b) French c) Dutch d) Spanish e) English f) Russians 9) The first European colonization of current U.S. territory was in... a) Alaska b) California c) Florida d) Puerto Rico e) Virginia 10) The indigenous people in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean were called... a) Secotan b) Taínos c) Croatoan d) Abenaki e) Paspahegh f) Iroquois 11) Florida was first colonized by the... a) French b) Dutch c) Spanish d) English e) Russians 12) The Spanish were also the first to colonize the... a) Northwest b) Southwest c) Northeast 13) Many Karankawa tribe members (native to eastern Texas) died because... a) Spanish colonists arrived sick and spread disease b) French colonists brought diseased animals c) English colonists murdered them d) Dutch colonists enslaved them 14) Most of the eastern coast of the continental U.S. was first colonized by the... a) Russians b) English c) Spanish d) Dutch e) French 15) In North Carolina, English settlers met the ___ tribes. a) Abenaki and Wampanoag  b) Seminole and Creek c) Secotan and Croatoan d) Cherokee and Chickasaw 16) In Virginia, English settlers met the ___ confederacy a) Iroquois b) Cherokee c) Powhatan d) Yakama 17) The Powhatan chief ’s daughter, Matoaka, was nicknamed... a) Iopassus b) Pocahontas c) Wahunsenacawh d) Opchanacanough 18) In Massachussetts, English settlers met members of the ___ tribes. a) Abenaki and Wampanoag b) Seminole and Creek c) Apache and Comanche d) Yakama and Spokane 19) Although the Wampanoag tribe welcomed the Pilgrims at first, their relationship worsened because.... a) the Wampanoag were stealing from colonists b) they later fought against each other as allies of other tribes c) colonists were bullying tribal members to give up land 20) Why were there some European children among American Indian families? a) The tribes kidnapped children from the colonists b) European children ran away to join the tribes c) European men raped American Indian women d) All of the above 21) Which two American Indians were NOT parent and child? a) Menatonon and Skiko b) Samoset and Tisquantum c) Wahunsenacawh and Matoaka d) Massasoit and Metacomet 22) New Netherland is now called... a) New Hampshire b) New York c) New Mexico d) New South Wales 23) New York City was briefly called... a) New Sweden b) New Jersey c) New Florida d) New Amsterdam 24) New Sweden only lasted for 17 years. Which current U.S. states gave territory to it? a) New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachussetts b) Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina c) Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York d) Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey 25) Before the Louisiana Purchase, the European population in the upper middle of the USA was mostly ____ traders. a) Spanish b) Dutch c) French d) German e) Irish 26) The first European traders to arrive in Alaska were... a) Russian b) Dutch c) Spanish d) French e) English 27) What is Haudenosaunee? a) The Cherokee Nation b) The Iroquois Confederacy c) The Wampanoag Constitution d) The first Thanksgiving 28) The Iroquois Constitution is... a) the Great Law of Peace b) an oral constitution c) recorded on a wampum belt d) a model for the U.S. Constitution e) All of the above 29) True or False: Many tribes made military alliances with the colonists. a) True b) False 30) The _____ writing system was originally ideographic (like kanji). a) Mi’kmaw b) Cree c) Cherokee 31) The _____ writing system uses rotating symbols to show vowel sounds. a) Mi’kmaw b) Cree c) Cherokee 32) The _____ writing system uses a syllabary (like kana). a) Mi’kmaw b) Cree c) Cherokee 33) Although Florida was one of the first regions to encounter European colonists, it was not part of the USA until... a) 1776 b) 1822 c) 1870 d) 1903 34) True or False: According to records, the U.S. government broke far more treaties than the American Indian tribes did. a) True b) False 35) Which U.S. state ignored the Supreme Court and attacked the Cherokee? a) Alabama b) Florida c) Georgia d) Maryland 36) What is the Trail of Tears? a) The paths that American Indians walked during their forced resettlement in the 1830s.. b) A path from Washington D.C. to Georgia c) The path that African American slaves walked to freedom. 37) Who were the "Civilized Tribes"? a) The Cherokee Nation b) The Creek Nation c) The Chickasaw Nation d) The Choctaw Nation e) The Seminole Nation f) All of the above 38) Where were the Civilized Tribes forced to resettle? a) Texas b) Florida c) Iowa d) Oklahoma e) Georgia 39) True or False: Some American Indian tribes allied with the Confederacy. a) True b) False 40) American Indian tribes lost their national sovereignty in.... a) 1776 b) 1812 c) 1871 d) 1924 41) Why were boarding schools harmful to American Indian communities? a) The school organizers were usually abusive b) The children did not learn their own language and traditions c) The children were not allowed to see their families regularly d) All of the above 42) Why did American Indians fight alongside the colonists and U.S. military? a) They really liked the colonists. b) They wanted to be respected and seen as equals. c) They didn't fight with them. 43) What year did American Indians become U.S. citizens? a) 1776 b) 1871 c) 1924 d) 1968 44) The Indian Relocation Act of 1956 caused many tribes to lose cultural knowledge when some members moved to the cities. What was the other problem? a) The reservations were ended and the tribes had no land b) Some tribal members never got their money c) The law increased taxes on tribes d) Many people died in anti-Native protests 45) Why did Native Alaskans send large demands to the U.S. government? a) They wanted Hawai'i b) They wanted to keep all the gold and oil c) They wanted to protect themselves d) They wanted to eat beef 46) The Indian Civil Rights Act passed during a very busy time for civil rights. What year was it? a) 1945 b) 1963 c) 1968 d) 1980 47) What is AIM? a) American Indigenous Men b) Alaskan Indian Matters c) American Invasive Monarchs d) American Indian Movement 48) The Longest Walk, a protest movement, has gathered more than once. As of 2021, how many times has it happened? a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5 49) T/F? Tribes are sovereign nations. a) True b) False 50) T/F? The Bureau of Indian Affairs was once part of the U.S. Department of War. a) True b) False 51) T/F? As of 2021, the Department of the Interior is run by an American Indian tribal member for the first time. a) True b) False 52) T/F? Alaska Natives are American Indians. a) True b) False 53) Approximately how many Native Americans are there in the USA? a) 1 million b) 1.5 million c) 2 million d) 2.5 million e) 3 million 54) T/F Life on a reservation is more technologically advanced than in most American cities. a) True b) False 55) T/F Many people on reservations struggle because of government problems. a) True b) False 56) What is the Red Hand movement? a) A movement to encourage culturally appropriate costumes b) A movement to bring attention to missing and murdered indigenous women and girls c) A movement to encourage more Native voices in politics 57) Which of the following is NOT a nature celebration? a) Green Corn Festival b) Makah Days c) Soyal d) Wampum 58) T/F Some American Indians smoke special tobacco for ceremonies. a) True b) False 59) What is a pow wow? a) A dance and culture festival b) A surprise party c) A barking dog d) A fireworks display 60) Which traditional recipe is a result of forced relocation? a) Grape dumplings b) Peyote c) Pashofa d) Indian frybread

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