In the Beginning
Mississippi is home to the history and culture of many different tribes. This is around the number of tribes found in Mississippi.
What is around 20?
After decades of hunting the same animals, this new animal/meat brought by Hernando De Soto became a delicacy to many Natives.
What is razorback/pork?
This trek came to be after Natives were forced to move from their homelands on a series of paths.
What is the Trail of Tears?
This tribe was known for being fierce allies of the French along with being the largest tribe in Mississippi.
Who is the Choctaw?
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This was the most often spoken language of Native tribes.
What is Muskohegan?
What is nature?
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While the Natives grew many crops, this one (in its Native name) in particular was beloved and held high due to its diversity in use.
What is maize?
This President after his election in 1829 became the catalyst for moving Natives out of Mississippi and other areas.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
This tribe was known for their excellent hunting skills and proud warriors that later led them to multiple victories over the French.
Almost all Natives believed in some form of this, and this word described the type, meaning many gods.
What is religion and polytheistic?
This was the passage used to help the Natives cross into North America.
What is the Bering Land Bridge?
This game, among many others by the Natives" was known as "the little brother of war."
What is stickball?
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This state was the end point on the trek that Natives made across the South.
What is Oklahoma?
This location was the driving force behind conflict and battles between the French and the Natchez.
What is Fort Rosalie?
Settlers argued Natives did not use the land as to why they should be removed. This was the settlers idea of how Mississippi land should be used.
What are large farms/plantations?
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This man was responsible for naming the Natives "Indians" due to him believing he had landed in India.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
Compared to our marriages today, this was a major difference in the marriage of Native Americans.
Marrying to combine clans or families, instead of for love.
This tribe was owed money by the U.S. government that they never received after they signed the Treaty of Pontotoc, which led to them joining the Confederacy in the Civil War.
What is the Chickasaw?
This major Native tribe horrified French settlers by performing human sacrifice after the death of their leader, the Great Sun.
What are the Natchez?
President Washington and Jefferson, like many, had ideas on how to deal with the issue of Natives in the Southeast. This was their suggestion.
What is "civilizing them"? (Teaching them English, Christianity, etc.)
This is how the Natives contributed to our wild hog population.
What is chased hogs into the wilderness while raiding de Soto's camp?
Clans and families were important to the Natives, so it's important to know when they traced their lineage, it came through their...
What is mother?
This bill was signed into law and gave the U.S. the ability to trade land with the Natives for their land in Mississippi.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
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The French became bitter rivals with the Chickasaw due to the Chickasaw doing this.
What is taking in Natchez survivors?
This was the conflict Andrew Jackson fought in, helping to shape his view of the Natives.
What is the War of 1812?