Native Americans Flashcards
1
Q
Did the Native Americans have one colonial identity before the colonizers showed up?
A
No, they organized in small groups such as clans, tribes, villages, chiefdoms, and confederacies
2
Q
What percent of Native American population was lost to smallpox?
A
90 percent
3
Q
What were some Algonquin tribes and where did the tribes primarily settle prior to colonization?
A
Tribes: Powhatan, Pequots, Narragansetts
They settled along the Atlantic Coast
4
Q
What were the Three Sisters?
A
beans, corn, and squash
5
Q
What nations were part of the Iroquois Confederacy?
A
Mohawk, Oneida, Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, then Tuscarora
6
Q
What was the Gnadenhutten Massacre?
A
Militiamen raped and massacred the village of Gnadenhutten in March 8, 1782
