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
Came to LA from Georgia and Alabama
Choctaw
Originated in the Red River Valley
Caddo
Lived on a reservation in St. Mary Parish
Chitimacha
Settled on reservation near Kinder LA
Coushatta
Originally located in Calcasieu Parish
Atakapa
Came from MS and settled in Avoyelles parish
Tunica-Biloxi
Lived on reservation near Marksville LA
Tunica-Biloxi
Paleo, Meso or Neo; Houses were more permanent
Neo
Paleo, Meso, or Neo; Crossed the Land bridge
Paleo
Paleo, Meso, or Neo, Used the Atlatl for Hunting
Meso
Paleo, Meso, or Neo; Developed a Bow and Arrow
Neo
Raised earthworks
mounds
Peace Pipe
Calumet
Throwing sticks with weights
Atlatl
Indian term for snake
Teche
Indian term for crying eagle
Calcasieu
Indian term for Black Legs
Opelousas
Group of people who share a common ancestry, language, and lifestyle
Tribe
Tribal symbol
Totem
SOld their land to the US and moved to Oklahoma reservation
Caddo
Helped the Americans fight against the British
CHoctaw
Had a class system
Natchez
Displaced by the Spanish and French and fled to Texas
Atakapa
