Native peoples of the Eastern Woodlands

Grade 7 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

   Three Haudenosaunee nations, same columns

   Nation (own name)	Homeland	Traditional ways of life	Changes and hard history	Today
   Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk), "People of the Flint"	?	growing the Three Sisters (corn, beans and squash) together; this way of planting is thought to begin with the Haudenosaunee	in 1613 made the Two Row Wampum with the Dutch: two equal rows, a canoe and a ship side by side; many left the Mohawk Valley under hard conditions in the mid-1700s	Akwesasne, "Land Where the Partridge Drums," spans New York, Ontario and Quebec; the Kanien'kéha language is taught in its schools
   Onondaga Nation, "People of the Hills"	central New York, around today's Syracuse	keepers of the Central Fire: the Grand Council of chiefs from each nation meets on Onondaga land, and the longhouse is its seat of government	between 1788 and 1822, the Nation lost about 95 percent of its land	about 7,300 acres just south of Syracuse, New York; the Nation keeps its traditional government
   Onödowá'ga:' (Seneca)	western New York	historically the largest of the six nations of the Confederacy, whose democratic government is older than the US Constitution	in 1964 the Kinzua Dam, built by the US Army Corps of Engineers, flooded about 10,000 acres of the Allegany Territory	more than 8,500 citizens; a constitution since 1848, with elected branches; Seneca language and immersion programs

   The cell marked ? is blank. Below the chart: Haudenosaunee means People of the Longhouse. Six nations form the Confederacy today: Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca and Tuscarora.

2. 1.

   Ari's chart has a blank: where is the Kanien'kehá:ka homeland?

   • Across Oklahoma, after the removals of the 1830s
   • On about 7,300 acres just south of Syracuse
   • Around today's Syracuse, in central New York
   • Along the Mohawk Valley and the St. Lawrence River
3. 2.

   Bo's chart has a blank: what happened to Onondaga land from 1788 to 1822?

   • The Nation lost about 95 percent of its land
   • The Grand Council began meeting on its land
   • A dam flooded about 10,000 acres of its land
   • The Nation gained land through new treaties
4. 3.

   Kira's chart has a blank: what does the Seneca Nation's row say about today?

   • A community spanning New York, Ontario and Quebec
   • More than 8,500 citizens, a constitution and language programs
   • A nation that has not existed since the 1800s
   • A dam that flooded about 10,000 acres in 1964

5. Three Haudenosaunee nations, same columns

   Nation (own name)	Homeland	Traditional ways of life	Changes and hard history	Today
   Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk), "People of the Flint"	along the Mohawk Valley and the St. Lawrence River; keepers of the Eastern Door	growing the Three Sisters (corn, beans and squash) together; this way of planting is thought to begin with the Haudenosaunee	in 1613 made the Two Row Wampum with the Dutch: two equal rows, a canoe and a ship side by side; many left the Mohawk Valley under hard conditions in the mid-1700s	Akwesasne, "Land Where the Partridge Drums," spans New York, Ontario and Quebec; the Kanien'kéha language is taught in its schools
   Onondaga Nation, "People of the Hills"	central New York, around today's Syracuse	keepers of the Central Fire: the Grand Council of chiefs from each nation meets on Onondaga land, and the longhouse is its seat of government	between 1788 and 1822, the Nation lost about 95 percent of its land	about 7,300 acres just south of Syracuse, New York; the Nation keeps its traditional government
   Onödowá'ga:' (Seneca)	western New York	historically the largest of the six nations of the Confederacy, whose democratic government is older than the US Constitution	in 1964 the Kinzua Dam, built by the US Army Corps of Engineers, flooded about 10,000 acres of the Allegany Territory	more than 8,500 citizens; a constitution since 1848, with elected branches; Seneca language and immersion programs

   Below the chart: Haudenosaunee means People of the Longhouse. Six nations form the Confederacy today: Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca and Tuscarora.

6. 4.

   What are the Three Sisters, by the chart, Luz asks?

   • Three rows of beads in a wampum belt
   • Three nations of the Confederacy
   • Corn, beans and squash grown together
   • Three clan mothers who choose the chiefs
7. 5.

   In the Two Row Wampum, what do the two rows show, by the chart, Milo asks?

   • Two nations joining together into one people
   • A canoe and a ship side by side, as equals
   • The two homelands of the Kanien'kehá:ka
   • One ship leading a canoe down a single river
8. 6.

   Who built the Kinzua Dam, and what did it do, by the chart, Pia asks?

   • The US Army Corps of Engineers; it flooded Seneca land
   • The Onondaga Nation; it brought water to Syracuse
   • The Seneca Nation; it made new farmland
   • The Dutch; it flooded Mohawk land in 1613
9. 7.

   Where is Akwesasne, by the chart, Ren asks?

   • In the Mohawk Valley, as it was in the 1700s
   • Across New York, Ontario and Quebec
   • Just south of Syracuse, New York
   • In western New York, on the Allegany Territory
10. 8.

    Which own name and meaning go with the Mohawk, by the chart, Tala asks?

    • Akwesasne, People of the Flint
    • Haudenosaunee, People of the Hills
    • Kanien'kehá:ka, People of the Flint
    • Onondaga, People of the Flint
11. 9.

    Which own name goes with the Seneca, by the chart, Zee asks?

    • Onödowá'ga:'
    • Kanien'kehá:ka
    • Haudenosaunee
    • Akwesasne
12. 10.

    Esme's notes say: "The Onondaga were a nation in central New York." Which fix matches the chart?

    • The Onondaga were a nation until 1822
    • The Onondaga are a nation in western New York today
    • The Onondaga are the keepers of the Eastern Door today
    • The Onondaga are a nation in central New York today