NAMS 2113 - Test #2
The most important Southeast bird and game animal were - answer Eagles and deer
Clovis cites in the Southeast - answer Date to 15,000 BP
May indicate Clovis sites originated in the Southeast
Monk's Mound at Cahokia is best known for being - answer the largest mound in North
America
(True/False) The Spaniards spread diseases and destroyed SE Indian economic bases.
- answer True
(Short answer) Discuss the effect of the 1830 U.S. Removal Act on the Southeast
Native People. - answer Forced Natives out of their lands, devastated their lives &
cultures
(Short answer) In what ways did the Cherokee adapt to the dominant culture? -
answerWearing Western clothes, speaking English, etc.
(Short answer) How did the American Civil War affect Southeast tribes? - answer Most
Southeast tribes sided with the Confederates already occupying their land, so when the
Confederates lost, the US government used this as an excuse to ignore treaties with
Natives and take away their rights.
(Short answer) Discuss the impact European colonists had on the Southeast Indians. -
answerColonists used Natives' knowledge of the land to survive, then killed them off
either directly or with disease
(True/False) Power was divided between the Red and White council as checks and
balances. - answerTrue
Most Southeast tribes - answerhad intricate and rigid social classifications
Agriculture in the Southeast - answerIncluded corn, beans, and squash
Used the slash and burn method
The Southeast religions - answerbelieved in the maintenance of purity and harmony as
their primary goal
The most important Southeast bird and game animal were - answer Eagles and deer
Clovis cites in the Southeast - answer Date to 15,000 BP
May indicate Clovis sites originated in the Southeast
Monk's Mound at Cahokia is best known for being - answer the largest mound in North
America
(True/False) The Spaniards spread diseases and destroyed SE Indian economic bases.
- answer True
(Short answer) Discuss the effect of the 1830 U.S. Removal Act on the Southeast
Native People. - answer Forced Natives out of their lands, devastated their lives &
cultures
(Short answer) In what ways did the Cherokee adapt to the dominant culture? -
answerWearing Western clothes, speaking English, etc.
(Short answer) How did the American Civil War affect Southeast tribes? - answer Most
Southeast tribes sided with the Confederates already occupying their land, so when the
Confederates lost, the US government used this as an excuse to ignore treaties with
Natives and take away their rights.
(Short answer) Discuss the impact European colonists had on the Southeast Indians. -
answerColonists used Natives' knowledge of the land to survive, then killed them off
either directly or with disease
(True/False) Power was divided between the Red and White council as checks and
balances. - answerTrue
Most Southeast tribes - answerhad intricate and rigid social classifications
Agriculture in the Southeast - answerIncluded corn, beans, and squash
Used the slash and burn method
The Southeast religions - answerbelieved in the maintenance of purity and harmony as
their primary goal
