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Native Americans

Subject Area: Social Studies | Grade Level: 2
Lesson Length: 1 hour
Keywords/Tags: Native American, North America, History
Lesson Description: In honor of Indigenous People's Day, we will take a look into the people who called North America home before the arrival of Christopher Columbus, and how his arrival changed the area's demographic.

SS.2.A.2.1 Recognize that Native Americans were the first inhabitants in North America.
SS.2.A.2.2 Compare the cultures of Native American tribes from various geographic regions of the United States.
SS.2.A.2.3 Describe the impact of immigrants on the Native Americans.

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Video : History of Native Americans Animation

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Description: A Five-Minute Beautiful Animation of The History of Native Americans.

Quiz : Native Americans: Quiz

Instructions: Please complete this quiz by choosing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times needed.

Question #1

What is another name for Native Americans?

A) American Indians

B) Indian Americans

C) Cowboys

D) African Indians

Question #2

Who gave Native Americans the term "Indian"

A) Pocahontas

B) John Smith

C) Christopher Columbus

D) King Ferdinand II

Question #3

What was one of the popular Native American developments which were used as barial sites, palaces, and temples before the European Invasion?

A) Hills

B) Mounds

C) Mountains

D) Praries

Question #4

Many of the first major contacts between Native Americans and other people came from which direction of North America?

A) North

B) South

C) East

D) West

Question #5

What was the leading cause for population decline of the Native Americans in the 16th-19th Centuries?

A) War

B) Relocation

C) Disease

D) Alien abduction

Question #6

What is the name for the echange of animals, insects, and plants between the Americas and Europe?

A) The American Exchange

B) The European Exchange

C) The Atlantic Exchange

D) The Columbian Exchange

Question #7

True/False? The Native Americans and Eurpoeans often battled for land and resources.

A) Yes

B) No

Question #8

Which US President signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

A) Andrew Jackson

B) George Washington

C) Abraham Lincoln

D) John Adams

Question #9

What was the name for the relocation of Native Americans from their land to federally forced reservations?

A) Trail of Fears

B) Trail of Tears

C) Trail of Native Americans

D) Trail of Indians

Question #10

What was one of the last, and most significant of the Indian wars in 1890.

A) The Great War

B) The Battle of America

C) The Civil War

D) Wounded Knee Massacure

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Resources : Additional Resources for Learners

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Standards: SS.2.A.2.1, SS.2.A.2.2, SS.2.A.2.3

Video : History of Native Americans Animation

Quiz : Native Americans: Quiz

Resources : Additional Resources for Learners