Ch 5 Test Flashcards
who CAME FROM ASIA VIA LAND BRIDGE
paleo Indians
who had a NOMADIC LIFE; hunter gatherers
Paleo Indians
who BUILT SHELTERS. BUILT MOUNDS
Meso Indians
who ESTABLISHED COMMUNITIES
Early Neo Indinas
who SWITCHED FROM HUNTING AND GATHERING TO AGRICULTURE
Early Neo Indiand
what BEGAN WHEN THE EUROPEANS CAME TO AMERICA’S.
The historic period
what was Biggest problem when Europeans came to America
disease
Some Indians who never even saw de soto died after his explorations, why?
Becuase they had no immunity to european diseases
How did Baton Rouge get its name
The French named it based on the Red Stick
How much land was sold to the USA
600,000 acres to 1 million
Hunted from horseback
Caddo
Responsible for baton rouge name
Houma
Flesh Eaters
Atakapa
Joined the creek and cherokee tribes of the Gulf Coast
Natchez
Originated in West Feliciana parish and settled in terrebonne parish
Houma