Vocabulary
a special way of doing things
customs
the first people to settle in North America
Native Americans
the Cherokees settled in the forests of the southeastern United States this many years ago
over 1,000 years ago
Where the Iroquois lived
central and northern New York and southern Canada
Why did the Five Nations come together
so they could be stronger and more powerful
housing for multiple Iroquois people
longhouses
each Native American group had their own______ and _______
cultures and customs
the Cherokee settled in the southeast because of the ___________
geography
Who built longhouses
the Iroquois
What was The Great Law of Peace
it said that all decisions had to be made peacefully
a formal agreement, or treaty, between groups to work together
confederacy
where Native Americans lived
throughout all regions in North America
The Cherokee were _________ and _______
hunters and farmers
When was the first Iroquois confederacy formed?
500 years ago
Did Native American groups go to war against each other?
Yes
a special way that a group does something
tradition
used by each Native American group to meet their needs
The Cherokee, Sequoya, invented this
the system for writing the Cherokee language
What five groups were a part of the Iroquois Confederacy?
Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca
What were the Beaver Wars?
when the Iroquois traveled west to get more beaver pelts because they were over hunted and they fought with the tribes in the west.
lands that the United States government set aside for indigenous people
reservations
Native Americans living in the Pacific Northwest caught _________ from the __________
fish Pacific Ocean
How many symbols are there in the Cherokee alphabet?
86
What as another name for the Iroquois Confederacy?
The Five Nations
Who did the Iroquois fight wars against?
Huron, Erie, and Algonquin