The early tribes
Who do scientist think were the first people in North America?
The Hopewell People
What were men's jobs in the tribe
Hunting, fishing, building, etc.
What did the three fire tribes live in?
Wigwams
Why did the French want to trade with the Native Americans?
They wanted beaver fur because it was scarce in France.
How long is a decade?
Ten years
What was unusual about the Hopewell people?
They buried their dead in a pile called burial mounds. They also put clay pots, ordainments, tools, and other stuff in the mounds.
what jobs did women do in the tribe?
The cleaned, cooked food, made clothes, took care of kids, etc.
What tribe lived in the southern Lower Peninsula and did lots of farming?
The Potawatomi
What did the French give the Native Americans in exchange for their fur?
Metal pot, long rifles, bullets, gun powder, animal traps, blankets, etc.
What did the Huron tribe live in?
Long house
Where did the Hopewell come from?
They came from Asia, moved to Alaska, then moved south and spread out through the U.S.
Who protected the tribes from danger
Men. More specifically young men.
Name the members of the Three Fires
Why did the Native American's want to trade with the French?
So they can get better stuff and to make their life easier.
What is one city named after a Native American word?
Kalamazoo, Saginaw, Mackinac, etc.
About how many people do scientist believed lived in the U.S when it was just tribes?
34,000- 35,000
Who was known to make tools like bows, arrows, arrow tips?
Men
What did the Ojibwa people call themselves?
Anishabek or Anishnabeg
How was the relationship with the French and Native American?
It was a peaceful relationship they often traded with each other.
What does scarce mean?
Hard to find not easily available
How long ago did the first people reach Michigan?
11,000- 12,000
How did most of the trading with the French?
Men
What did the Ojibwa people commonly do in the Winter? What did they do in the Summer?
Winter they spread apart and stayed in small groups. Stayed away from the coast.
Summer they gathered in larger groups near the coast of lakes.
How did life change for the tribes once they started trading with the French?
They had to spend more time trading fur, and they had more and more French people with them.
The Tribes didn't need any help from others to get food, make clothing, build houses, etc. This means they were self ________. Are people now a days self _____. Why
Native Americans were self sufficient. That means they didn't need help finding food or help to survive. People nowadays are not self-sufficient. They don't hunt their own food, build their houses, etc.