Test 3 - Chapter 4; Map Mastery 5; Geography Facts 5; Atlas p. 345 Flashcards
He preached to the Indians with the help of his interpreter and died at the age of 29.
David Brainerd
He founded Rhode Island and America’s first Baptist Church.
Roger Williams
He invented the written language of the Cherokees.
Sequoya
The “Apostle to the Indians”; the first Bible printed in America was his translation of an Indian language.
John Eliot
He was a Shawnee chief who fought to keep all white men out of Indian territory.
Tecumseh
He was a Mohawk chief who translated Scripture into his people’s language.
Joseph Brant
He was a Swedish Lutheran missionary who translated some of Martin Luther’s writings into the Delaware language.
John Campanius
He translated the preaching of David Brainerd.
Tattamy
Which group of Indians lived in longhouses?
Iroquois
Which group of Indians lived in the Everglades?
Seminole
Which Indian tribe was known for their burial mounds?
Hopewell
Which Indian tribe’s name means “southerner”?
Shawnee
Which Indian tribe joined the Pilgrims for Thanksgiving?
Wampanoag
Which group of Indians formed a confederacy known as the League of Five Nations?
Iroquois
Which Indian tribe kept a pictorial chronicle of their history?
Delaware
The most prominent landform in eastern North America, extending 1,500 (2,000) miles from Canada to Alabama
Appalachian Mts
The largest known underground cave system in the world
Mammoth Cave
A famous narrow passageway between mountains used by pioneers as they traveled west
Cumberland Gap
The second largest ocean
Atlantic Ocean
An area that slopes from the eastern edge of the Appalachians to the Atlantic Coastal Plain; most of the land is hilly and rolling
Piedmont Plateau
A marshy area of tall grasses and swamps in southern Florida
Everglades
The United States’ national bird
bald eagle
Facts about the Atlantic Ocean
2nd largest body of water in the world
saltiest ocean
once contained the major fishing grounds of the world
many varieties of shellfish and other useful sea creatures
In the deep ocean, many unusual and little known fish live
What is the 4th largest country in the world?
United States
What is the most prominent landform in eastern North America?
Appalachian Mountains
What is the name of the famous narrow passageway between mountains that pioneers took on their way west?
Cumberland Gap
The easternmost tribe of the Five Nations whose name means “man-eaters”
Mohawk
What American holiday is associated with the Wampanoags?
Thanksgiving
What is the name for beads made from quahog shells strung together and used as gifts?
wampum
What type of house was built by the tribes of the League of Five Nations?
longhouse
