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Chapter 5-Louisiana Natives

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  • Which explains why the Natchez chose to settle in the location that they did?
    The land was extremely fertile.
  • Which explains why the Natchez chose to settle in the location that they did?
    The land was extremely fertile.
  • Which explains why the Natchez chose to settle in the location that they did?
    The land was extremely fertile.
  • Which group was called “stinkards” by the Natchez?
    commoners
  • How is the location of the Natchez settlement near Fort Rosalie related to the 1729 White Apple Village?
    French officials ordered the Natchez to abandon their village to gain control of the fertile land.
  • An object made by humans, especially an ancient tool or weapon
    artifact
  • What was the primary food of the Indians in Louisiana?
    corn
  • Which is an example of how the introduction of European trade goods affected the lives of Native Americans? ​
    Guns changed the way they hunted and fought among themselves.
  • How did the first people get to North America?
    Bering Strait
  • Indians hunted with atlatl.
    meso
  • What word describes people and/or a time period where there was no written record?
    prehistoriuc
  • According to the map, where did de Soto begin his expedition in North America?
    near Tampa, Florida
  • Indians crossed the land bridge from Asia.
    paleo
  • _____________is used to tell the age of objects.
    radiocarbon dating
  • Why did they begin to build permanent homes?
    agriculture
  • How did the arrival of European explorers and settlers challenge Native Americans living in Louisiana?  ​
    Native populations did not have immunity to European illnesses.
  • This is a picture of ___________________.
    Poverty Point
  • Which tribe used a crawfish as their totem symbol?
    Houma
  • How did the Natchez uprising negatively affect the French colonists?
    They continued to live in fear of the Indians.
  • Which event occurred in 1731?
    Natchez survivors disperse, ending the tribe.
  • According to Document 2, what did the Hunters do to advance their hunting methods?
    Converted spears to atlatls which added distance and power.
  • An ancient garbage dump
    midden
  • An artificial hill built by Meso people as early as 5000 B.C; believed to be used, in the earliest form, for special ceremonies, but not for burials
    mound
  • corn
    maize
  • time before written history
    prehistoric
  • Which explains how the settlement of early historical Native American tribes contributed to the development of Louisiana?
    Native populations greatly decreased as a result of European diseases, their trails were used as trade routes and their foods were incorporated into Euro diets.
  • Which 2 tribes have casinos in Louisiana?
    Coushatta & Tunica-Biloxi
  • According to Document 3, in what regions did the Poverty Point people live?
    Poverty Point people lived in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas areas.
  • Indians that switched from gathering to agriculture.
    late Neo
  • According to the map, where did de Soto’s men go after his death?
    Texas
  • Indians developed the bow and arrow.
    early Neo
  • What is the correct order of the Indian Periods in order, starting with the oldest?
    Paleo, Meso, early Neo, late Neo
  • According to Document 4, which of the following best describes how Poverty Point Indians traded with other Indians?
    Using the river and land routes, Poverty Point Indians traded with other Indians as far away as Wisconsin, Tennessee, and Florida.
  • Which tribe were name the “eaters of flesh” because of their belief in cannibalism?
    Atakapa
  • Which tribe fought with Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans?
    Choctaws
  • a throwing stick used by prehistoric people, made up of a shaft of wood with a small cup or groove on the end into which the base of the spear was placed
    atlatl
  • The voyage of Hernando de Soto covered a large area. What is the correct chronological order for the places de Soto visited on his travels?
    Florida, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi
  • Which tribe used tattoos to show your status?
    Natchez
  • Wandering from place to place
    nomadic
  • a formal agreement between two or more nations.
    treaty
  • Iberville named this city because he saw a “red stick” or Istrouma in the Mississippi River?
    Baton Rouge
  • A scientist who uses artifacts from the past to try to understand prehistoric people
    archaeologists
  • How did the arrival of the Acadian refugees affect the Chitimacha tribe? 
    Group members intermarried, and French became a common language.
  • Where is the present home of the Caddo people?
    Oklahoma
  • What is the name of the house made of mud and sticks?
    wattle and daub
  • natural resistance to disease
    immunity
  • a group of native people who share a name, common ancestry, language, and way of living
    tribe
  • According to Document 1, archaeologists believe dwellings were built on the ridges of the site. What evidence leads them to this assumption?
    Features and midden deposits uncovered during excavations.
  • What was the name of the forced march, under control of the US Army, which pushed the Native Americans to Oklahoma?
    Trail of Tears
  • Settled farming
    agriculture
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