Plain Indians
What animal did the Plains Indians rely on?
Bison
Large, flat areas with short grass
Plains
Portable, tent-like shelter made with wooden poles and animal skins.
Tipis
What type of vehicle did pioneers travel in?
Covered wagon
Someone who is one of the first of a culture to live in a new place
Pioneer
What were the tools of the Plains Indians made from?
Animal bones
Someone who moves to a new place to start a new life
Settlers
Groups of American Indians who share a culture
Tribes
What animal was used to pull the covered wagons?
Oxen
A trip across a long span of time
Journey
Why did the Plains Indians move their home often?
To follow the bison
Moved slowly and aimlessly in a large area
The skin of an animal that can be used for shelter or clothing
hides
Why did families want to move west?
To find a new home with lots of fertile land.
Chance for a better life.
A difficult task or problem
Challenge
How did the Plains Indians take care of the land?
They burned the grass.
The fastest a horse can run
gallop
Able to produce plentiful crops
fertile
Food, tools, bedding, guns, clothing
A notebook where people can write down the things that happened in their day
diary
What vegetables make up the Three Sisters?
To slowly eat a small amount of food all day long
grazed
An area of land in the United States put aside for the use of American Indians.
reservation
What is the name of the trail that pioneers traveled on to go west?
Oregon Trail
An event that causes great suffering and destruction
Tragedy