Unit 1
Vocab!!!
moving from place to place in a fixed pattern
What is Nomadic?
Vocab!!!
a person native to a region, another term used for Native Americans
What is indigenous?
Vocab!!!
a people’s shared values, beliefs, traditions, and behaviors
What is Culture?
Vocab!!!
a person who moves to another country and settles there
What is an Immigrant?
True or False: There is no such thing as a good stereotype.
True! Stereotypes create negative, incorrect, and offensive images of the people they are about. Like Native Americans in our Unit.
Vocab!!!
stories passed down from generation to generation
What is Oral History?
an area of land et aside for use by Native Americans
What is a reservation?
Vocab!!!
a person who identifies with or expresses a gender identity that is neither entirely male nor entirely female
What is non-binary?
Vocab!!!
the ability to accept and respect different views or behaviors
What is Tolerance?
How do we know that Native Americans adapted to their specific environments.
The many different types of homes and foods that the different Tribes of Native Americans developed.
True or False: Creation stories are unique to Native American cultures.
False
True or False: The Indian Relocation Act of 1956 allowed for the policy of assimilation and made Native American lands available to be developed.
True
Who famously told the Jamestown colonists, "he that will not work, shall not eat"? (Hint think Pocahontas)
Who was Captain John Smith?
True or False. During the Industrial Revolution, many women took on changed roles in society by working outside the home
True
What was that early European settlers' view of the Native Americans, that ultimately affected how they treated them?
What was "uncivilized people"
In what way are Native American creation stories considered true?
They tell us about a culture's knowledge of the world.
How are the roads and railway lines of today' Chicago related to early Native Americans?
The roads and railways follow or trace the paths of early Native American trails.
Which nation ruled over Texas and the southwest of America that heavily influenced their culture?
Who is Spain?
How did the lives of two-spirit Native Americans changed during the time of European colonizers and Christian missionaries?
(Half the points for an explanation of what the term Two-Spirits means)
European colonizers and Christians banned two-spirit customs, establishing a culture where there were only two genders.
During the late 1800s, what was one of two beliefs led many White Americans to think Chinese immigrants did not belong in the United States?
1. Chinese Immigrant would take jobs away from Americans
2. Chinese Immigrants would work for low wages, making Americans have to work for lower wages.
Why are traditional creation stories important to Native Americans
They help pass down knowledge of their culture.
How did the 1833 Treaty of Chicago affect the United Tribes of the Chippewa (the Ojibwe), the Ottawa, and the Potawatomi?
It forced them to give up all of their land
How did the purpose of the Jamestown colony differ from the purpose of the Rhode Island colony?
Jamestown was founded for trade and wealth, but Rhode Island was founded as a place for religious freedom.
What was one of the TWO ways in which the lives of African American men did NOT express the values stated in the U.S. Declaration of Independence?
African American men had little chance of becoming free.
Enslaved men could be sold whenever, their liberty taken away.
Name one of two ways the American Indian Center helps Native Americans?
1. It provided a cultural gathering place for Native Americans
2. It offers services for the Native people, helping them find housing or jobs.