Location/Homes
Besides longhouses, what type of house did the Iroquois live in?
Wigwam
Mohawk, Onondaga, Cayuga, Oneida, Seneca, Tuscarora
Iroquois Confederacy
What type of society did the Iroquois have?
Matrilineal
What did the Indian Removal Act do?
Forced all Native Americans west of the Mississippi
This was a game played by the Iroquois.
Lacrosse
Who lived in a longhouse?
Large extended families
Creek, Choctaw, Seminole, Cherokee, Chickasaw
Five Civilized Tribes
Who was the leader of the of the tribes during the Seminole Wars?
Osceola
About how many Native Americans died on the Trail of Tears?
5,000
These three vegetables were called the Three Sisters.
Corn, Squash, Beans
Name three states where the Northeastern Native Americans lived.
Maine, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Southeastern Canada
What did the Green Corn Dance celebrate?
Successful harvest
Who was able to choose and remove sachems?
Only the women
Why was the Indian Removal Act signed?
Americans wanted the land and the gold on the land.
What was built around the outside of most villages?
Stockade Fence
Name three states where Southeastern Native Americans lived.
West Virginia, Virginia, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida
What was the purpose of the Mid-Winter Festival?
To celebrate and strengthen the Creator
Why was the Iroquois Confederacy formed?
To keep the tribes from fighting each other.
Why were the Five Civilized Tribes more easily accepted by Americans?
They had more English/European traits.
These people cured the sick.
Shamans
Why were chickees built on stilts?
To keep safe from flooding and dangerous animals.
The Creation Myth said that Night is _____ and Day is _____.
Evil, Good
The Five Civilized Tribes each had their own
Government and Constitution
Which president signed the Indian Removal Act?
Lincoln, Jackson, Polk, Grant
Jackson
Why did Southeastern tribes only take what was necessary when hunting and harvesting?
They believed that plants and animals have souls.