Essential Question One Vocabulary Enrichment Activity

Who were the first inhabitants of South Carolina?

• Native American tribes

• European settlers

• African slaves

• Asian explorers

What is a tribe?

• A type of disease

• A group of people who share the same culture, language, and traditions

• A group of animals living together

• A piece of land owned by a group

Which of the following was NOT a Native American tribe in South Carolina?

• Yamasee

• Iroquois

• Catawba

• Cherokee

Match the items brought by Europeans to Native Americans with their effects.

• Influenced communication and culture

• New farming techniques

• Caused significant harm and population decline

• Advanced weapons

• Altered agricultural practices

• New languages

• Led to changes in warfare and conflict

• Diseases like smallpox

What does the term 'territory' refer to?

• Land owned or claimed by a group

• A traditional practice

• A group of people

• A type of disease

Match the following reasons with the corresponding conflicts that arose over territory in South Carolina.

• Conflicts due to unfair exchanges between groups

• Europeans began claiming land

• Conflicts when outsiders started taking land

• Diseases spread rapidly

• Conflicts caused by the spread of illnesses

• Trade was unfair

• Conflicts from the desire to discover new areas

• Native Americans wanted to explore new lands

How did the arrival of Europeans cause cultural changes for Native Americans?

• By teaching them new languages

• By introducing new farming techniques

• By converting them to Christianity

• By causing shifts in the way they lived and interacted

The Yamasee War was (a)  

• A conflict between Native Americans
• A trade agreement
• A cultural festival
• A disease outbreak

What does 'encroachment' mean in the context of European settlers?

• The adoption of customs

• The exchange of goods

• The gradual takeover of land

• The spread of diseases

Why did tensions increase between Native Americans and Europeans?

• Because of increased trade

• Because of shared farming techniques

• Due to the spread of new languages

• As more Europeans settled in South Carolina