Early Settlement
True or False: According to the land bridge theory, small groups of nomadic hunter-gatherers are believed to have followed large dinosaurs across the land bridge into North America and modern-day Alaska.
FALSE
True or False: Christopher Columbus was the first person to “discover” the Americas.
FALSE
Which of the following Native American nations was part of the Iroquois Confederacy and lived in the western part of New York, including the area around Mount Morris?
Lenape
Seneca
Tuscarora
Abenaki
2
What did the Native Chief mean when he said, "Brothers, we must be as one as the English are or we will be destroyed." What was he saying the Natives must do?
UNIFY AS ONE!
What is a popular sport that originated with the Iroquois? Hint: Players use a long netted stick.
Lacrosse
True or False: The most widely accepted theory about the first humans in the Americas is known as the coastal migration theory.
FALSE
Which tribes hunted buffalo on wide grasslands and lived in teepees that were easy to move?
a. Hopi & Navajo
b. Lakota
c. Iroquois
What are some important ways the Seneca used the Genesee River and the surrounding land?
They traveled and traded on the river, and farmed corn, beans, and squash
They built stone castles and hunted buffalo
They raised cattle and mined for gold along the riverbanks
They built teepees and followed herds of elk
1
Why did Chief Miantonomo suggest that the Native American tribes unify?
The Haudenosaunee built and lived in these large, bark-covered homes, with several families living in one structure.
Longhouses!
True or False: the Americas was one of the last places to be settled by early civilizations.
TRUE
Which tribes lived in and around the Northeastern forests with rivers, lakes, and fertile soil?
a. Hopi & Navajo
b. Lakota
c. Iroquois
C
Which of the following rights did Iroquois women have that European settler women did not have at the time?
The right to own slaves
The right to vote and choose leaders
The right to sail ships
The right to fight in battles
2
How were the Europeans destroying the Native Americans' natural resources?
Many options
True or False: Columbus discovered the Americas.
FALSE
What is the name of the land bridge that connected modern-day Russia to modern-day Alaska?
Beringia
What tribes built homes from clay and stone and relied on farming in the desert?
a. Navajo & Hopi
b. Lakota
c. Iroquois
A
What is the Iroquois nation that lived (and still lives) right here in the Mount Morris area?
Seneca
What could have happened to the Native Americans after the Europeans destroyed all (or almost all) of their natural resources?
Starved, died, no wood for homes or infrastructure, etc.
Pretend there is a map at the center of your whiteboards. Label where north, south, east, and west are.
Approximately how many thousands of years ago did early humans reach the Americas?
around 14-20000 years ago
Now that you’ve learned about Indigenous Peoples and Native Americans, if you were a historian studying Natives, where would you begin? Where would you look for information? Be specific and give two examples.
Many options
The Iroquois Confederacy is also known as the ____________________ Confederacy (its a long word).
The Haudenosaunee
Who is the Native Chief that called for unity among the several tribes?
Miantonomo
What are the "three sisters"?
corn, beans, & squash.