How did the introduction of horses affect the Plains Indians way of life?

• They started a rodeo

• They no longer lived in villages and began to move around to hunt buffalo.

• They started to make saddles

• Ignored the horses.

Which 2 Regional groups of American Indians depended heavily on resources from forests to survive?

• Northwest Coast

  Eastern Woodland

• Artic

  Southwest

• Plains

  Plateau

• Caddo

  Osage

Why did some Southwestern Indians decide to dig channels to carry water to crops?

• The impact of climate change on land use

• They did not live close to a water source

• They needed it for the horses

• It seemed like a great idea

How did American Indians change the land to meet their needs ?

• Arctic Indians used animal skins for clothing and their fat to make heat and light

• Northwest Indians caught fish from the sea and hunted in the forest. They used wood to build canoes, homes, and clothing.

• Southwest Indians built pueblos to protect them from the heat.

• They dug channels to carry water to their crops, used materials from the land to make tools and homes, they built small villages near their farmland.

How did the introduction of horses affect the American Indian economy?

• It changed the way they traveled.

• Horses made great gifts .

• Horses became very valuable, the Plains Indians used them to hunt and traded goods for them.

• A horse makes life easier.

What is an important part of the American Indian Economy in the 1800's?

• Trading for Goods

• Respecting the land

• Shared traditions and stories.

• Keeping the Peace.

2 reasons storytelling is an important part of American Indian Culture.

• Teach children about their tribe's history

• It would help kids sleep at night

• The stories explained the tribe's beliefs about the world and nature.

• Animal migration

How did Artic Indians adapt to living in an environment with lots of snow and ice?

• Land Adaptation

• Used animal fur for clothing.

• Used animal bones for tools, and the fat for heat and light.

• Built homes made out of blocks of snow and were partly underground for warmth.

What events followed the assistance of the European Settlers by the American Indians at Jamestown?

• The two groups began to fight.

• Types of homes

• They continued to live in peace.

• The settlers brought diseases with them.

How did the European settlers and the American Indian's beliefs about the land differ?

• The settlers thought the land was for them to claim as their own.

• Both thought It was a great place to set up a camp and to raise their children.

• American Indians believed that land was a shared gift for everyone to use and to protect.

• Both wanted to use the land for their own benefit.