Land Bridge Theory
Algonquin Tribe
Cherokee Tribe
Trail of Tears
Eastern Woodland Culture
100
25, 000 - 30, 000 years ago during the ice age
When did the ancient land bridge exist?
100
moving from place to place in search of food
What is semi-nomadic?
100
lived in mountains and valleys of Southern Appalachian Mountains.
Where primarily were Cherokee located?
100
President Andrew Jackson
Who signed the Indian Removal Act into law?
100
Eastern United States
Where were Eastern Woodland tribes located?
200
Theory that early American settlers migrated to North America from Asia by crossing an ancient land bridge.
What is the land bridge theory.
200
a narrow boat with pointed ends propelled by paddles
What is a canoe?
200
used for food-fishing, travel, maybe trade
What was the significance of living on riverbanks?
200
Because of devasting factors, hunger, disease, exhaustion, deaths
Why was it called the Trail of Tears?
200
environment
Where did Eastern Woodland tribes get their food, shelter, weapons, clothing, and tools from?
300
Herds of reindeer, musk ox, and mammoth.
What animals did nomads hunt that led them across the land bridge?
300
hunting, fishing, trapping, gathering
How did the Algonquin get their food?
300
weaving deerskin, plants, furs, feathers
Where did the Cherokee get their clothes from?
300
Indian Territory-present day Oklahoma
Where were Native Americans relocated to?
300
wigwams and longhouses
What did Eastern Woodland tribes live in?
400
Present day Siberia and Alaska.
What are the present day territories that were once connected by the land bridge?
400
a long, narrow sled used to travel on snow/ice
What is a toboggan?
400
Wild potato, (red) paint, blue (holly), deer, wolf, long hair, and bird
What were the 7 clans of the Cherokee?
400
Though the law was passed in 1830, it wasn't until 1838 when Native Americans were forced to relocate from the East to the West in Indian Territory.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
400
animal skins, feather, furs, plants
What was clothing made from?
500
The land bridge (aka Beringia) was a landmass exposed due to the ice age when most of earth's water was trapped in glaciers, the climate and temperatures have since warmed causing the ice to melt and sea levels to rise, making a sea strait, the Bering Strait, where the land bridge once was.
What cause the land bridge, and why is it no longer more?
500
wigwams or longhouses
What did the Algonquin live in?
500
symbols
What was the Cherokee's system of writing like?
500
land ownership and resources
Why were Native Americans forced to relocate?
500
natural resources
What did Native American appreicate most and were resourceful with?
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