Construction and Reconstruction
Entry into an Unknown World
Into the Woods
The Question of Numbers
Migration of Microbes
100
Name one thing archaeologists use to discern the culture of Native Americans
Pottery shards, animal bones, grave sites, building remains, pollen deposits, soil samples.
100
What city was De Soto born in?
Extremadura
100
Where did De Soto´s expedition most likely land?
Tampa Bay
100
What is Mooney´s approximated number of Native Americans in North America during De Soto´s travels?
1.1 million
100
Name three diseases that killed off Native Americans
Malaria, chicken pox, small pox, yellow fever, measles, etc.
200
What river is De Soto ¨burried¨ in?
The Mississippi river
200
How did De Soto acquire his wealth in South America?
Slave raids, gold and silver
200
When did De Soto die?
1542
200
What did Mooney, Kroeber, and Palfrey all do to their tallies of native population?
They decreased them
200
What was the Native Americans´ explanation to De Soto for the abandoned villages?
A plague had come through 2 years earlier
300
What year was De Soto born?
1500
300
What uses did horses serve in conquering the Native Americans?
Useful to hunt down fleeing opponents, intimidate foes.
300
What animal did De Soto bring as a food source?
Hogs (pigs)
300
What practice was used to more accurately gauge the Native American population?
Upstreaming
300
How high was the mortality rate in the land the pilgrims settled in?
95%
400
Of an outstretched arm representing American History, how much takes place after 1492?
From the second knuckle of the index finger on
400
Why were plantains called the ¨Englishman´s foot¨?
They would begin to grow wherever English settlers stepped
400
What mistake did Swanton make in mapping De Sotos route?
He assumed that Native American tribes that were recorded in one location in 1800 lived there in 1500
400
When did historians begin to doubt conservative estimates of Native American population?
1970s
400
What role did hogs play in plagues?
They carried diseases that were then transferred to natives
500
How long was it until explorers returned to interior of North America? (What years?)
1670s and 1680s
500
What role did fire play in the North American ecosystem?
Helped clear dead fields and fertilize new soil, drove off pests, used for hunting
500
Why is it hard for historians to track De Soto´s path?
The Spanish did not understand the geography of the land and could not properly explain where they were going
500
What is one theory as to why historians shrunk their estimates of Native American population?
Racism towards Native Americans and a feeling of superiority
500
Why were diseases so effective against Native Americans?
They had never encountered these diseases, and had no experience or immunity
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