📚 Part 1: Understanding the Impacts

1. Which three Native American tribes in South Carolina were most affected by European colonization?

Cherokee, Catawba, and Yamassee

Sioux, Apache, and Navajo

Iroquois, Huron, and Mohawk

Creek, Seminole, and Choctaw

2. What happened to Native American political structures during colonization?

Large chiefdoms became smaller tribes

Small tribes joined together to form larger nations

Political structures remained unchanged

All tribes disappeared completely

3. Which of the following were major impacts of European colonization on Native Americans? (Check all that apply)

Loss of land and resources

Slavery and displacement

Disease and death

Dependence on European goods

Cultural changes

4. European diseases were devastating to Native American populations because:

Native Americans had no natural immunity to these diseases

Europeans intentionally spread diseases

Native Americans refused European medicine

The diseases were more deadly in America

✏️ Part 2: Analysis and Critical Thinking

5. Fill in the blanks: European colonization transformed Native American societies from large _____________ into smaller _____________ that struggled to maintain their traditional ways of life.

European colonization transformed Native American societies from large _____________ into smaller _____________ that struggled to maintain their traditional ways of life.

6. Explain how dependence on European goods changed Native American life. Provide at least two specific examples.

7. Compare the Cherokee, Catawba, and Yamassee tribes' experiences during colonization. What similarities and differences can you identify?

🎯 Part 3: Historical Evidence and Writing

8. Using evidence from primary or secondary sources, write a paragraph explaining how European colonization devastated Native American tribes in South Carolina. Include at least three specific impacts and use proper historical vocabulary.

9. Reflection: How might Native American tribes today remember or respond to these historical challenges? What connections can you make to modern times?