The First Americans
How do we call the first Americans?
Native Americans
How do we call the social groups in which Native Americans lived together?
tribes
How did Europeans travel to America?
ships
French and Indian war
Why did the first people cross into North America from Asia?
By accident - they were following game
What killed many Native Americans when the first Europeans arrived in America?
European diseases like smallpox
Why did many Europeans die during their voyage to America?
Many died of disease (ships were small and overcrowded) or in storms
What objects did European settlers and Native Americans exchange?
f.e. knives, axes, weapons, cooking utensils, fishhooks
What animals were hunted by the earliest Americans?
mammoth and bison
What were men responsible for in Native American cultures?
hunting and participation in war
Why did many Europeans leave their home to travel to America?
Many people could not find work
How did Native Americans help the early settlers?
They taught them how to grow native plants (like pumpkin, squash, beans and corn).
What's the name of the land bridge which emerged between Asia and North America during the last ice age?
Beringia
What is special about Native American culture?
It was primarily oral
Who ruled over the settlements?
the English government
Massachusetts