US History Chp. 3 Flashcards
Who first called the people of the New World Indians because he thought he was near India
Christopher Columbus
What are tents made by stretching animal skins over poles?
Tepees
What is a Native American boat made by stretching buffalo skins over a round frame called
Bullboat
What was a popular Indian game played in the snow with long sticks called
Snowsnake
What was something that especially change the Indians way of life
Horses
What was the biggest change to the Indians way of life
Hearing about the one true God
Which missionary learned the language of the Massachusetts Indians and translated the Bible into their language
John Eliot
The man who set up his own colony by treating the Indians fairly and buying land from them instead of taking it
Roger Williams
Who was the missionary who worked hard but lived in poor conditions so he could preach to the Indians and died when he was only 29
David Brainerd
One of the most famous English preachers of his day who preached to the Indians
John Wesley
Indian who created the only known Indian alphabet of his time
Sequoya
The name of Sequoya’s Cherokee alphabet
Syllabary
The greatest native American athlete of his time
Jim Thorpe
