CyberHunt The Wampanoag Way of Life
1. When the Pilgrims arrived
at Cape Cod, as many as Wampanoag lived in the area that is now Massachusetts. Wampanoag means ___________.
2. When the Pilgrims arrived in Cape Cod, the Wampanoag leader _________signed a treaty of friendship with the settlers.
3. The 17th-century Wampanoag ate a varied and complex diet.
What are four ways the Wampanoag gathered food during the 1600s and before?
4.
What kind of homes did the Wampanoag live in? What are they called?
5. Modern Wampanoag speak English. In the past, they spoke their native Wampanoag language.
The language has been lost, but a record of many words remains. What are the Wampanoag words for bear, deer, and owl ?
6.
The Pilgrims were not the first Europeans to encounter the Wampanoag. What Italian explorer met the Wampanoag in 1525?
7.
The 17th-century Wampanoag wore deerskin leggings and mantles (shirts). In colder weather, they wore ____ on their feet.
8. The Wampanoag and the Pilgrims
had peaceful, if not friendly, relations in the 1620s. But over the
years, the relationship between the Wampanoag and
the colonists grew much worse. In 1675, a devastating war called _______ broke out between the two cultures.
