Geography
This region had flat land and was home to buffalo.
The Plains
These people used buffalo hides for food, clothing, and shelter.
Plains American Indians
American Indians sometimes fought over this.
land
This explorer sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492.
Christopher Columbus?
He helped start European exploration of the Americas.
Christopher Columbus
This region had forests and cold winters.
The Northeast
These homes were made from wood and bark
What are longhouses
When Europeans arrived, this disease spread and made many American Indians sick.
smallpox
This explorer sailed around the southern tip of South America.
Ferdinand Magellan
He explored the Mississippi River area.
Hernando de Soto
This region had warm weather and lots of rivers.
The Southeast
These homes were often made from animal skins and could move easily.
tipis
This happened when groups disagreed and fought.
conflict
This explorer traveled through parts of the Southeast in North America.
Hernando de Soto
He proved the Earth could be circled by sea.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan
American Indians in these regions used trees to build homes and tools.
The Northeast and Southeast
People in the Southeast often wore clothing made from this material.
deerskin
Europeans and American Indians traded goods like this.
food, tools, or furs
This explorer helped show that the land was a “New World.”
Amerigo Vespucci
America was named after this explorer.
Amerigo Vespucci
American Indians in this region used trees to build homes and tools.
The Northeast
Compare: Which group lived in tipis and why?
Plains American Indians because they moved to follow buffalo.
Name one effect of European contact on American Indians.
disease, loss of land, conflict, trade
This explorer’s crew was the first to sail around the world.
Ferdinand Magellan
How were Columbus and Vespucci different?
Columbus thought he reached Asia; Vespucci knew it was a new continent.