Florida's First Residents
When do historians think the first native people arrived in what is now Florida?
500 BCE
What was the largest group of Native Americans in the US?
The Musgocee Confederacy
What tribe is known for building their houses on stilts to avoid flooding?
The Calusa tribe
Panfilio de Narvaez and his crew tried to take over the land belonging to ____________ tribe
The Apalachee
What two native tribes are still present in Florida today?
The Seminole and The Miccosukee tribes
What was the population of the Timucua tribe when Europeans first arrived?
About 200,000
How many tribes made up the Muscogee Confederacy?
At least 10 smaller connected tribes
These were built out of seashells and broken pottery.
Mounds
This tribe first encountered Europeans around 1539.
The Timucua
What Native Tribe has an NCAA football team named after them?
The Seminoles (BOO!)
What tribe lived in our area that we live in now?
The Timucua Tribe
Where did the Muscogee Confederacy thrive?
The southeast region of the US
What were the name of the shoes the native tribes made and wore, and what were they made out of?
Mocassins; buckskin
What were some diseases the Europeans brought over that infected the Native Tribes? Name two
Measels and Smallpox
What two traditions do these tribes still participate in today?
The stomp dance and the creation story
This tribe lived in what is now known as Tampa.
The Tocobaga Tribe
Before the Confederacy formed, the native people were called?
the Paleo-Indians
This tribe is known for their beautiful pottery they made to trade with other tribes.
The Apalachee
What is the name of the US president that wanted to kick out the Seminole tribe?
President Andrew Jackson
What year did the US Government officially recognize the Seminole tribe?
1957
This tribe hunted animals in the Everglades.
The Tequesta Tribe
The British called the Muscogee Confederacy what?
Creeks
What term did the Timucua people use to describe cooking over an open fire?
Barbacoa
Historians believe this European explorer landed on the coast of Florida in 1513. His crew was repeatedly attacked by the Calusa tribe.
Hint: There is a fountain and a statue named after him in St Augustine.
The Miccosukee tribe has about how many members today?
500