The First Americas
How did the ancestors of American Indians migrate to America from Asia?
across a land bridge
Beringia
Describe settlement or life in one of the colonies
yes
How did American Indians view the environment?
treated the environment with respect
special relationship with the world around them
believed they were a part of nature
why did settlers come to America?
how did American Indians adapt to their environment?
ate different food, built different houses, made different clothes
changed the way the lived to be able to survive
how did people make money in the colonies?
selling, trading, fur trapping, crops etc.
why did American Indian groups NOT develop the same languages and lifestyles
they all developed different ways of life that were suited to their environment and climate
what are cash crops? definition & example
a crop, such as tobacco, sugar, and cotton, raised in large quantities and sold for profit
How do we know how Americas first people lived?
by examining the artifacts of Americas first people
what was the Mayflower Compact?
an agreement that Pilgrims wrote and signed describing how they would govern themselves