America Flashcards
1
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Original inhabitants
A
- 20 million indigenous inhabitants
- came from Asia across Bering Strait
- many different tribes
2
Q
Who got to America first
A
1) the Irish priests
2) the Vikings
3) Christopher Columbus
3
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The Vikings
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- Sea-going people from Scandinavia = Vinland
- Lief Erickson(988-1000)
4
Q
Christopher Columbus
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- 1492
- an Italian explorer
- wanted to open a trade route between Europe and Asia - called inhabitants Indians
- 3 voyages
- Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
5
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Amerigo Vespucci
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- an Italian sailor and cartographer, described voyages of Columbus
- called it the land of Amerigo - America
6
Q
Spanish colonies
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- 1565
- Mexico, Florida
7
Q
French colony
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Louisiana
8
Q
Dutch colony
A
New Amsterdam
9
Q
Swedish colony
A
Fort Christina
10
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British colony
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- 1607
- Jamestown
11
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Kiowa tribe
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- hunter gatherer economy
- now Oklahoma
- ghost dance
12
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Sioux tribe
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- used canoes for fishing
- believed in Wakan Tanka - the only god
- decorated clothes with beads and embroidery
13
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Maya tribe
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- sacrificed people for gods
- loved chocolate
- created calendar
- practiced art and mathematics
14
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Kuna tribe
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- live in Panama
- matriarchal society
- speak kuna and spanish
15
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Pueblo tribe
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- famous for the adobe dwellings
- had rituals such as dancing
- good farmers