Food & Harvest
Maize is the Native American word for which food product?
What is corn?
He showed the Pilgrims how to plant corn.
Who was Squanto?
About 50 million of these large animals used to roam the Great Plains in America. After overhunting, their population was down to 600.
What are buffalo?
Christopher Columbus
This word means to exchange goods or services for other goods or services without using money.
barter
These 3 foods make up "The Three Sisters."
What is corn, beans and squash?
These people were Spanish explorers who were looking for silver and gold.
Who were the Conquistadors?
These animals were brought by the Europeans. The Native Americans enjoyed eating them, however, they trampled on grasses and killed many plants and animals.
What are pigs?
This disease killed off many of the Aztec people.
smallpox
These were very large farms used to make crops, such as sugar cane and tobacco. Slaves usually worked here.
plantations
The Native Americans of the Northeast first showed the Europeans how to tap trees for this product.
What is maple syrup?
These people were native to the West Indies, discovered by Christopher Columbus.
Who were the Taino?
The Navajo taught the Europeans how to use this animal for milk, cheese and butter?
What is the goat?
Goods weren't the only things passed along trade routes between the Europeans and the Native Americans. These awful things were spread, as well.
What are diseases?
These are crops that bring a lot of money!
cash crops
The Spanish first brought this sweet crop to the Americas.
What is sugarcane?
America was named in his honor.
Who was Amerigo Vespucci?
This animal changed how the Native Americans lived forever.
This group of Europeans are most known for treating the Native Americans with respect. They traded with the Natives and learned their language.
Who were the French?
These are summer homes for the Native Americans made out of animal skins.
What are tipis?
The long fibers of Native American ______ made it useful for weaving and, thus, became a major cash crop for the Europeans.
What is cotton?
In 1620, these people landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts on a ship called the Mayflower.
Who were the Pilgrims?
Europeans used this animal's fur to get rich.
What is the beaver?
Spanish settlers learned how to make buildings from this material from the Pueblo people.
What is adobe?
This is a Native American food made with dried meat and mixed berries.
pemmican