wv history #1 Flashcards
-mound builders
-500 BC/BCE- Ad/CE 200
-grave creek mount (moundsville)
Adena People
images carved on rock (1200-1600)
petroglyphs
pigments used
pictographs
which native american groups surround wv
Shawnee, Iroquois, and Cherokee
where is the Shawnee tribe
North
Where is the Iroquis tribe
West
Where is the Cherokee tribe
South
What is the Waldseemuller 1507
first map, Americas birth certificate
first settlement in in wv
new river- not going to Atlantic
prompted curiosity of whats west
Batts and Fallam 1671
1674
Gabriel Arthur
1716 (known for golden horseshoe)
Alexander Spotswood
5 mil acres
established manor system on lands
in this area- first settlements in wv in 1730s
shenendoah valley- flatter so good for farming
Thomas 6th Lord Fairfax
battle between the english and the french- plus involvements of native Americans
french and indian war- 7 year war