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The First Americans

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Where did states, such as Iowa, Michigan and Utah, get their names? Native American words and tribes
What group invented such things as the pipe, toboggan, and parka? Indians/Native Americans
From what continent did Indians originally come? Asia
What is the name of the land bridge which connected Asia and North America? Berengia
Native Americans/Indians are divided into what groups, which have very different cultures? tribes
What group described Native Americans as "redskins?" Explorers
What group commonly ignored the rights of Native Americans? white man
Did some tribes have an organized government? yes
Did any tribes live in permanent towns? yes
Name European diseases which killed many Native Americans. Measles, smallpox. influenza, tuberculosis
Where did Christopher Columbus think he had reached when he came to America? Indies
What continents make up the New World? North America and South America
Name three Latin American cultures which developed advanced ways of living. Inca, Aztecs, and Mayans
What group of settlers were helped by Native Americans during the winter of 1620 in Massachusetts? Pilgrims
Haciendas are large estates in Latin America. The Spanish forced what group to work on these estates? Native Americans/Indians
What name did Christopher Columbus give to the people he found in the New World? Indians
Who were the first Americans? Indians
When did the first people enter America? c. 20,000 years ago
Berengia is what body of water today? Bering Strait
How did the first Americans make a living? hunting and gathering
Name plants which were grown by the Indians? corn, beans, peppers, potatoes, tomatoes, melons, squash, tobacco
Do all Indian tribes have the same culture, or way of living? No
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