Important Dudes
He was the first explorer in the modern times to reach North America’s mainland.
Who is John Cabot?
He invented a written language for the Cherokees.
Who is Sequoya?
The plants that are least likely to grow on a prairie are these.
What are trees?
The Indians of the Dakota tribe were also called this, even though it sounds like a woman's name.
What are the Sioux?
This "stately" tribe kept a pictorial chronicle of their history.
Who are the Delaware?
His search for the Northwest Passage gave France claim to Canada.
Who is Jacques Cartier?
This man brought the gospel to the Indians until his death at age 29 from tuberculosis.
Who is David Brainerd?
The most important animal to the Indians of the plains was this.
What are bison?
These Indians were very early but advanced civilization. They are known for their burial mounds.
Who are the Hopewell?
This tribe were the most famous Indians to settle in Mexico.
Who are the Aztec?
The Hudson Bay is named for it’s discoverer, this man.
Who is Henry Hudson?
He was the founder of Rhode Island and of the first Baptist church in America.
Who is Roger Williams?
The ground squirrel that lived in the vast underground “towns” stretching over the prairie was this animal.
What is the prairie dog?
The Sioux Indians defeated Custer at this site.
What is Little Bighorn?
The Five Tribes of the Iroquois formed this society.
He had a translation of the Scripture into an Indian language. It was the first Bible printed in America.
Who is John Eliot?
A plain or hilly region within the temperate zone that is covered by grasses is called this.
What is a prairie?
The largest land animal in the Western Hemisphere is this beast.
What are bison?
This tribe was named for the color of their moccasins.
What are the Blackfoot?
This tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims.
What are the Wampanoag?
He translated portions of the Scriptures into the Mohawk language.
Who is Joseph Brandt?
True or false: Prairies experience more extreme weather conditions than other areas.
What is true?
Most Plains Indians lived in this structure.
What are teepees?
They were the predominant tribe in the Florida Everglades.
Who are the Seminoles?
These Indians had an advanced civilization in Central America.
Who are the Maya?