Test 3 - Chapter 4; Map Mastery 5; Geography Facts 5; Atlas p. 345

Question 1

He preached to the Indians with the help of his interpreter and died at the age of 29.

Answer 1

David Brainerd

Question 2

He founded Rhode Island and America’s first Baptist Church.

Answer 2

Roger Williams

Question 3

He invented the written language of the Cherokees.

Answer 3

Sequoya

Question 4

The “Apostle to the Indians”; the first Bible printed in America was his translation of an Indian language.

Answer 4

John Eliot

Question 5

He was a Shawnee chief who fought to keep all white men out of Indian territory.

Answer 5

Tecumseh

Question 6

He was a Mohawk chief who translated Scripture into his people’s language.

Answer 6

Joseph Brant

Question 7

He was a Swedish Lutheran missionary who translated some of Martin Luther’s writings into the Delaware language.

Answer 7

John Campanius

Question 8

He translated the preaching of David Brainerd.

Answer 8

Tattamy

Question 9

Which group of Indians lived in longhouses?

Answer 9

Iroquois

Question 10

Which group of Indians lived in the Everglades?

Answer 10

Seminole

Question 11

Which Indian tribe was known for their burial mounds?

Answer 11

Hopewell

Question 12

Which Indian tribe’s name means “southerner”?

Answer 12

Shawnee

Question 13

Which Indian tribe joined the Pilgrims for Thanksgiving?

Answer 13

Wampanoag

Question 14

Which group of Indians formed a confederacy known as the League of Five Nations?

Answer 14

Iroquois

Question 15

Which Indian tribe kept a pictorial chronicle of their history?

Answer 15

Delaware

Question 16

The most prominent landform in eastern North America, extending 1,500 (2,000) miles from Canada to Alabama

Answer 16

Appalachian Mts

Question 17

The largest known underground cave system in the world

Answer 17

Mammoth Cave

Question 18

A famous narrow passageway between mountains used by pioneers as they traveled west

Answer 18

Cumberland Gap

Question 19

The second largest ocean

Answer 19

Atlantic Ocean

Question 20

An area that slopes from the eastern edge of the Appalachians to the Atlantic Coastal Plain; most of the land is hilly and rolling

Answer 20

Piedmont Plateau

Question 21

A marshy area of tall grasses and swamps in southern Florida

Answer 21

Everglades

Question 22

The United States’ national bird

Answer 22

bald eagle

Question 23

Facts about the Atlantic Ocean

Answer 23

2nd largest body of water in the world
saltiest ocean
once contained the major fishing grounds of the world
many varieties of shellfish and other useful sea creatures
In the deep ocean, many unusual and little known fish live

Question 24

What is the 4th largest country in the world?

Answer 24

United States

Question 25

What is the most prominent landform in eastern North America?

Answer 25

Appalachian Mountains

Question 26

What is the name of the famous narrow passageway between mountains that pioneers took on their way west?

Answer 26

Cumberland Gap

Question 27

The easternmost tribe of the Five Nations whose name means “man-eaters”

Answer 27

Mohawk

Question 28

What American holiday is associated with the Wampanoags?

Answer 28

Thanksgiving

Question 29

What is the name for beads made from quahog shells strung together and used as gifts?

Answer 29

wampum

Question 30

What type of house was built by the tribes of the League of Five Nations?

Answer 30

longhouse