Indiana S.S. Chapter 3 (First People of Indiana)

Where did the first people to live in North America come from? (pg. 83)

• Europe

• Asia

• Africa

How do scientist think they arrived in North America? (pg. 83)

• They sailed by canoe across the bearing straight to set up new colonies.

• They followed the animals over that they hunted over the Bearing Strait Land Bridge.

• They floated around on glacial icebergs searching for food and and land.

How would you BEST describe the earliest people to live in Indiana? (pg. 84)

• They lived in large towns, made pottery and traded with European settlers

• They were hunters and gatherers who traveled in large groups.

• they were hunters who lived in small groups and and moved often.

What important accomplishments made the Woodland Indians different than earlier groups. (pg. 86)

• They hunted using spears with sharp tips

• They built boats and were able to live off of river mussels.

• They started growing their own food.

What characteristic do people living before and after the Ice Age share? (pg. 85)

• They both lived in towns

• They both grew their own food.

• They both were hunters and gatherers.

How did people who lived JUST AFTER the Ice Age adapt to the changes in their environments? (pg 85)

• They didn't and they all died out.

• They began staying in one place longer and hunt, using new tools.

• They kept migrating, following the animals that were hunting.

What made the Mississippian People different than any other people before them? (pg 88)

• They made towns.

• They made pottery

• They built mounds.

What was the main reason for Mississippian people's mounds, unlike the Woodland Indians' mounds.

• They housed farm animals

• They held and stored crops for long winters

• They were platforms for important buildings.

Which of the following tribes DID NOT settle in Indiana after 1680? (pg 93)

• The Iroquois Confederation

• The Miami

• The Potawatomi

Where did the Potawatomi mostly settle? (pg. 93)

• All over Indiana

• Northern Indiana and Lake Michigan

• Along the Wabash River and Tipton Till Plains