Vocabulary
What is a friend or someone who promises to help?
An ally
Which of Indiana's first people were known as Mound Builders?
Hopewell Indians
How was LaSalle able to become friends with the Native Americans?
He learned their language and made treaties and agreements with them.
Which types of trade did the Native Americans make?
They traded goods and services for whatever they needed.
How did the Miami adapt to the changing climate in Indiana?
They gathered and stored nuts and berries to help them get through the winter months.
An object made by prehistoric people
An artifact
Which Native American group were the first to use horses?
Kickapoo
Why did the Iroquois fight on the side of the British during the French and Indian War?
They wanted to keep trading with the British. The Iroquois were enemies with the Indian groups that fought on the French side.
Why did the French build forts along rivers in Indiana?
Most people traveling through Indiana traveled on rivers. They could stop people as they passed by.
Which Native American group had six clans and passed down leadership from father to son?
The Shawnee
What do you call a round house built with young flexible trees?
wigwam
Which prehistoric Indians relied on hunting and gathering instead of farming?
Adena Indians
What was one cause of the French and Indian War?
The French wanted to keep control of the fur trade routes in the Ohio River Valley. The British threatened to take over the route.
Why did the French have a harder time trading with the Native Americans than the British?
The French could not always get their supplies to trade. They were also at war with other countries in Europe?
Which Native American groups lived in longhouses?
Potawatomi and the Lenape
People that share a common language and customs is known as...
A cultural group
Which group of early settlers in Indiana built villages by the Mississippi River?
The Mississippians
What was an effect of the French and Indian War?
Because the French lost, they had to give up all of their claims in Indiana and the trade route and into Canada.
Why did the French and other countries want to settle in the Ohio River Valley?
That area contained fertile land, rivers and lakes, plenty of land and animals.
What were longhouses used for?
Longhouses were used as summer homes and could hold as many as seven families at a time.
Exchanging goods with another group or individual
Trade
Why were canoes used so much in early settlements?
Canoes and rivers were the main source of transportation in early settlements.
How were archeologists able to learn about prehistoric cultures?
They learned about these cultures through artifacts, pottery and tools left behind.
Who won the French and Indian War?
The French won many battles, but the British won the war. France ran out of supplies and money.
What is the difference between a longhouse and a wigwam?
Longhouses were big, long structures made from tree poles and bark. Wigwams were smaller round structures made with flexible young trees, reeds, animal skins, or bark.