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PA Native Americans and Europeans

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  • TRUE OR FALSE: All treaties and land purchases made with the Native Americans and European settlers were fair and just.
    False
  • The Iroquois built and lived in these homes.
    longhouses
  • Sam Brady became known as the _____.
    Indian Killer
  • Who took charge of the colony after William Penn's death?
    William Penn's sons
  • TRUE OR FALSE: After the Walking Purchase, the Penns drew the new boundary northeastward instead of directly east to the Delaware River.
    True
  • TRUE OR FALSE: The treaties of Fort Stanwix in 1768 and 1784 were the largest purchases of land from the Allegewi.
    False
  • This Native American group took control over all dealings with the Europeans in 1742.
    Iroquois
  • TRUE OR FALSE: Following the defeat of the Erie by the Iroquois in 1654, there were many Native American tribes in western PA.
    False
  • TRUE OR FALSE: The Grand Treaty was the name given to the treaty signed by the Delaware Indians and William Penn in 1682.
    False
  • What was the basis for the Native American religion?
    They worshiped nature. The god of all gods was the Great Spirit.
  • Name 2 counties whose names come from Native Americans.
    Erie, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Lycoming, Tioga, Wyoming
  • PA bought the Erie Triangle from the _____.
    Federal Government
  • This Native American group stayed in PA after the Delaware and Shawnee were forced to relocate to Ohio.
    Seneca
  • How was the distance measured in the Walking Purchase of 1737?
    as far as a man could walk in 1 1/2 days
  • Name 2 major highways that were once Native American trails.
    Rt. 40 (National Road), Rt. 30 (Lincoln Hwy.), Rt. 22 (Wm. Penn Hwy.)
  • European _____ significantly reduced the Native American population.
    diseases
  • Name 2 diseases that were not present prior to the arrival of the Europeans.
    common cold. influenza, tuberculosis
  • TRUE OR FALSE: All treaties and land purchases were viewed as fair by the Native Americans after the Walking Purchase.
    False
  • What is a palisade?
    a fence of upright logs built around a permanent Native American village
  • What was the name of the famous Seneca chief?
    Cornplanter