The Calusa Tribe of Florida

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What does the name "Calusa" mean?

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Fierce people

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Where did the Calusa tribe live?

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Southwest coast of Florida

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What was the primary source of food for the Calusa tribe?

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Fishing and hunting

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What material did the Calusa use to make their canoes?

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Cypress trees

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What unique practice did the Calusa tribe have involving shells?

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They created large mounds with shells.

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What did the Calusa use the shell mounds for?

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As foundations for cities

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What caused the decline of the Calusa population in the 1700s?

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European diseases and slavery

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How did the Calusa tribe primarily travel for trade?

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In dugout canoes

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To which place did some of the surviving Calusa people escape?

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Cuba

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What can archeologists learn from studying the Calusa shell mounds?

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How the Calusa lived