Mound Builders
What is one reason why the mounds were built?
To bury the dead, to worship, or as a home for the chiefs
What made Robert La Salle move south from Canada into what is now Indiana?
Fur trade
After winning the Revolutionary War, what did the American settlers name the land northwest of the Ohio River? (This included Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota.)
The Northwest Territory
Tecumseh was the son of a Shawnee chief who learned to read and write in what language?
English
How many residents were needed in an area to become a state?
60,000 people
The Middle Mississippians built mounds with _________ tops.
flat
Why did the American Indians choose to start trading with the British?
They paid more for the furs.
What was the main form of transportation for American settlers traveling to the Northwest Territory?
Conestoga wagons
Kansas
In what Indiana city did the delegates meet to write the Indiana Constitution?
Corydon
Near rivers or another water source to catch shellfish
What war was a result of the conflict in fur trade between the French and the British?
The Battle of Fallen Timbers was fought between the American settlers and the American Indians. Who was the U.S. Army General during the battle?
Who won the Battle of Tippecanoe?
There was no clear winner.
In December of 1816, Indiana became the ______ state in the United States.
19th
The Hopewell People were the first to learn how to preserve their food through the winter. How did they store food?
By digging pits in the ground
The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War. What did the Treaty of Paris do for the French and the British?
The French had to give up all of the land to the British.
Who was the first governor of the Indiana Territory?
William Henry Harrison
Why did the Shawnee people refer to Tenskwatawa as "The Prophet"?
He predicted a coming eclipse.
Who was elected as the first governor of the state of Indiana?
Jonathan Jennings
The Fort Ancient Tribes were the first to hunt using what type of weapon?
Bow and arrow
Why was Pontiac's Rebellion unsuccessful?
The Indian warriors had to return home to take care of their families, or the French did not want to join in the war.
Name one freedom promised in the Northwest Ordinance.
Freedom of speech, freedom to worship, freedom to trial by jury, and freedom from slavery
What was the outcome of The Case of the Arguing Judges?
The slave family remained slaves, and freedom was a long time coming in the Northwest Territory.
In 1825, the state capital was moved to a more central location. What city was chosen as our new state capital?
Indianapolis