Tribe and True
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Native New York
The Smithsonian From A to Z
Today in History
100
Many Plains nations hunted this large animal, which was essential for food, clothing, and tools.
The Bison/Buffalo
100
This crop, also called maize, was a staple food for many Native peoples.
Corn
100
Ironworkers from the Mohawk Nation and other native nations in Northern NY helped build this towering skyscraper, completed in 1931
The Empire State Building
100
H: This blue stone, the Smithsonian Natural History Museum's premier attraction
The Hope Diamond
100
1558: Elizabeth I, aged 25, ascends this nation's throne upon the death of her half-sister, Queen Mary I
England
200
This type of portable home, shaped like a cone, was used by many Plains peoples.
Tipi
200
Along with corn, these two crops were known as the “Three Sisters.”
Beans and squash
200
This park in the modern-day Bronx is the site of a battlefield where 17 Mohican soldiers lost their lives.
Van Cortland Park
200
P: A chunk of this piece of American history, chipped off by a descendant of William Bradford
Plymouth Rock
200
The United States Congress is gaveled into session for the first time in the new, but still unfinished, US Capitol in what year
1800
300
Native peoples often passed down stories and history in this way, instead of writing.
Oral Tradition
300
Many Native peoples of the Southwest built homes out of this sun-dried material.
Adobe
300
The Dutch settlers in New Amsterdam often traded guns and other manufactured goods for the fur of this animal
Bever Pelts
300
C: Nickname of this building, home to the Smithsonian Information Center
The Castle
300
1863: Abraham Lincoln began working on this speech.
"That cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion"
Gettysburg Address
400
Native Americans in the Northeast often lived in long, shared wooden homes called this.
Longhouses
400
Many coastal nations traveled by these watercraft carved from trees.
Canoe
400
The ________, the island's original residents, refererred to the island of Manhattan as Manhatta, which means "place for gathering wood to make bows."
The Lenape (Delaware)
400
Z: 10-letter adjective for the park that exhibits Bao Li and Qing Bao
Zoological
400
1894: This notorious serial killer is tracked down and arrested in Boston
H. H. Holmes
500
This ceremony, often held in the Great Plains, involved dancing, singing, and honoring the community or spirits.
Powwow
500
This nut was commonly gathered by Native peoples in the Northeast for food and oil.
The acorn
500
Because his army destroyed Haudenosaunee towns in 1779, this future US president was called “Town Destroyer.”
George Washington
500
A: At the American Art Museum, 34 of his photos, including several of Yosemite
Ansel Adams
500
1973: This US President proclaimed that he was "not a crook."
Richard Nixon