The First Americans
Who came to North America 500 years ago
Explorers came to North America 500 years ago
How many groups of Native Americans were there when the European explorers first came?
There was 300 groups of Native Americans
False. They spoke different languages.
What were some of the games Native American children played that are similar to today?
Native American children played games like hockey and football.
What happened to the lands of Native Americans when explorers came to America.
What did explorers traveled for a long time on?
Explorers traveled on ships for a long time
In the east what did Native Americans do?
Native Americans hunted and grew crops
Which Native Americans made up the sign language.
The Native Americans who lived on the Great Plains made up a sign language.
Native American children played their games with sticks and balls.
What did laws keep Native Americans from having?
Laws kept Native Americans from having the same rights as other Americans.
What did explorers thought they were in when they got to land
The land the explorers thought when they got there was the Indies.
In the east what were the houses made of?
Houses were made of wood and bark.
Why was the sign language made up.
The sign language helped groups understand each other.
What were the sticks made out of.
Do Native Americans have the same rights as Americans today?
Yes, Native Americans have the same rights as Americans today.
What did the explorers thought the people in the Indies were called.
Explorers thought the people in the Indies were called Indians.
Where did the Native Americans who lived on the Great Plains live in and why?
On the great plains Native Americans lived in tents that could be moved quickly so they can follow the buffalo they hunted.
Hold your hand up with the palm out and move your hand in a circle.
What were the balls made out of?
How much more Native Americans are there today than they was in 1900?
Today there are more than four times as many Native Americans as there were in 1900.
The people who first lived in America are now called
Native Americans were the first people who lived in America.
No that was in the northwest. In the southwest they made houses out of clay, sand, and straw.
How do Native Americans say thank you in sign language.
Keep the palms of both hands and move your hands down low.
Why did Native American children have to be careful when they played games?
They had to be careful when they played games in boats because they could fall into the water.
What are Native Americans working hard to do?