A person who settles a new country, but is ruled by their home country.
colonist
100
Where did the first people to live in North America come from?
Asia
100
What was the largest American Indian group to settle Indiana after 1680?
Miami
200
To move from place to place.
migrate
200
A small group.
band
200
An object made by a human being.
artifact
200
How do many scientists say the first people got to North America?
They followed the animals they hunted over the Bering Land Bridge.
200
What were the Iroquois best known for?
They were great warriors who overpowered smaller groups of people.
300
Related groups.
clan
300
A large rectangular house built of trees.
longhouse
300
A group of people who share a common language, religion, and customs.
cultural group
300
What were the earliest people to live in Indiana like?
They were hunters and gatherers who lived in small groups and moved often.
300
Which American Indian group in Indiana first used horses to hunt?
The Kickapoo
400
The chief of the Lenape people.
sachem
400
The time before writing was used in a given area.
prehistoric
400
A system for making rules and decisions.
government
400
Describe the Woodland Indians.
They started to grow their own food and used their mounds for burials.
400
Why did American Indians migrate to Indiana in the 1600s.
They moved there for farming or were forced off by Europeans or other American Indian groups.
500
Scientists who study the lives of people from the past.
Archaeologist
500
A pile of earth.
mound
500
A group of people or smaller groups joined together for a common purpose.
confederacy
500
Describe the Mississipians.
They lived in towns and used their mounds for important buildings.
500
How did the American Indians live in the winter and the summer?
In the winter they would live in small groups and would hunt and gather. In the summer they would form large villages and they would hunt, plant, and gather food.