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Extinction
Culture
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European contact
Mary's March
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Who attacked the beothuk?
The Europeons
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Main food sources are?
Caribou salmon and seal
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Where were the Beothuk located?
What is now Newfoundland
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Were the Beothuk violent people to the Europeans?
Yes
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What month was she captured in?
March
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What was the last beothuks name?
Demasduit or Mary
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What was the red paint called that they decorated themselves with?
Red Ochre
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Did the beothuk try to avoid the Europeans or did they try to stay in contact?
They tried to avoid them.
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Who were the victors of the battles between the Europeans and the Beothuk?
the Europeans.
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How did Mary die?
By a disease names tuberculosis
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list 3 reasons of why the beothuk were extinct?
Starvation Disease Violent encounters with the Europeans
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What dies Beothuk mean in the Beothuk language?
people
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About what was the population of the Beothuk?
500-700
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When the 2 groups meet, what is the usual end result?
Usually would be negative.
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What was the name of the person she got captured by?
John Peyton
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Example of One tribe(other then Europeans) and one disease that caused the extinction of the beothuk?
Smallpox Mi'kmaq and inuit
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How many beothuk people were in each self sufficient group?
30-55 people on each group.
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What year did the Beothuk started forming?
1500 AD
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Why were the Beothuk known as violent people to the Europeans?
They would regularly steal European traps and ambush them.
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What age was Mary captured?
23
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What year did the last beothuk live?
1820
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What type of houses did the Beothuk live in?
Mamateeks
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The beothuk language is from a branch of what language?
Algonquin
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Who was the first European to meet the Beothuk?
John Cabot
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What was Mary's husbands name?
Nonobawsut