General history
5000 US troops pursuit him at one point
Who was Geronimo?
The largest SE nation
Who are the Cherokee?
Important crop
What is maize?
The nation of Pocahontas
Who were the Powhatan?
Harvested in great quantities
What is wild rice?
Covered 25 foot poles to make a nomadic dwelling
What are buffalo hides?
Groups colonizing California
Who were the Spanish and the Russians?
Used to make waterproof jackets
What was seal intestine?
This area is known for these
What are totem poles?
Approximately 60 million
What was the estimated population pre-1450?
Never surrendered to the US government
Who are the Seminole?
Conducted brutal military campaign against the Navajo
Who was Kit Carson?
Multifamily dwelling with raised storage platforms
What are longhouses?
An emblem of an experienced and respected warrior
What is an eagle feather war bonnet?
A lace up skin bag on a wooden framework
What is a cradleboard?
To defend against other colonial powers
Why did the Spanish establish a string of mission communities?
Made from birch softened and bent with steam
What are snowshoes?
Many white settlers came to the NW via this
What is the Oregon Trail?
The forcible removal of the Cherokee 1200 miles west to Indian territory
What was the Trail of Tears?
Created large villages surrounding earthen mounds
Who are the Mississippians?
53 forced marches to the Bosque Redondo reservation.
What was the long walk of the Navajo?
Because they lived in larger villages
Why were they more susceptible to European diseases?
Typical Pawnee family dwelling
What is an earth lodge?
A nonviolent ceremony believed to restore the old ways & return the buffalo
What was the Ghost Dance?
Farming
What was not a source of food?
Used to transport goods over snow
What is a toboggan?
Totem Poles proclaimed this
What is a family’s status?
90 to 95%
What is the estimated population decrease post 1450?
The five civilized tribes
Who were the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole
Chaco Canyon buildings were aligned to capture these
What were major solar and lunar events?
Tried to teach the Puritans how to survive
Who were the Wampanoag?
These revolutionized the nations’ way of living and hunting food
What is the horse?
Brought thousands of settlers across the territory
What was the California gold rush?
Nut eaten by the Clamash at almost every meal
What was the acorn?
1972
When were Alaskan natives no longer forced to attend residential schools
Ceremonies in which big gifts are given to every guest
What is a potlatch?
He championed the Indian Removal Act
Who was Andrew Jackson?
Believed the Cherokee needed to move west
Who was Major Ridge?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What ended the Mexican American war?
Helped the Ojibwe defend and expand their territories
What was the birchbark canoe?
Groups of warriors graded on a system of coups
What were Dog Societies?
Largest of the Plains tribes forced West
Who were the Dakota, called Sioux by the Europeans?
Abundant natural resources
What contributed to the lack of wars over territories and food sources?
Term to use instead of Eskimos
What is Inuit or Alaskan Native?
Hard to approach from the east
Why were they protected from other powerful groups?