What did the Spanish seek in the New World?
Gold and silver
What did the French trade with the Indians?
Manufactured goods for fur pelts and deerskins.
What did the British trade with the Indians?
Manufactured goods for deerskins and furs.
Name one the four nations of Indians in Alabama.
Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, or Choctaw.
What was the Green Corn Dance?
A religious event celebrated by many tribes.
Who was the Spanish Conquistador that entered Mobile Bay?
Pánfilo de Narváez.
Name one of the two French forts in Alabama.
Fort Toulouse or Fort Jackson.
Who was Lachlan McGillivray?
A trader who made a living trading with the Indians.
Which tribe was the largest in Alabama?
The Creeks
How were Southeastern Indian towns laid out?
Usually in a square pattern.
Why did De Soto take Tuskaloosa hostage?
Because he refused to give his men food and carry their stuff.
Fort Toulouse was built.....
where the Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers meet.
Alexander McGillivray was ....
an important Creek leader.
Which tribe invented the first Native American written language?
Cherokee
What does barter mean?
trade
What was the outcome of the Battle of Mabila?
More Indians than Europeans were killed.
The French who landed near Mobile were interested in...
trading with the Indians.
Lachlan McGillivary made a living
trading with the Indians.
How did they set up their towns?
square patterns
How did the Spanish, French, and British cultures influence the Indians?
They influenced trade, culture, and lifestyle.
Name one video related to De Soto's travels.
De Soto's travels video.
The French built forts in Alabama because they want to _______ and ______
increase their influence over the Indians and improve trade.
How did the British influence the Indian tribes in Alabama?
Through trade and cultural exchange.
More _______________ were killed in the Battle of Mabila.
Indians
Myths or legends were used to.....
Explain things in nature.