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17 Cards in this Set
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Who was Hiawatha?
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- not a real person
- in a legend - was strong, brave, wise, and a leader - famous by poet, Longfellow |
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Potawatomi, Ottawa, Chippewa
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- alike in many ways
- called "Three Fires" |
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Weapons that were used?
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- spears
- arrows |
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Animals in the area?
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- bear, elk, deer, beaver, rabbits, squirrels, mastadon
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Why did they hunt?
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- food
- furs and skins |
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Which tribes used the Algonquian language?
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- Potawatomi
- Ottawa - Chippewa |
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What language did the Huron tribe speak?
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Iroquois
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What were the major crops?
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- corn
- squash - beans - sunflowers |
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What other foods did they have?
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- rice (grown in shallow lakes)
- berries and wild plants - maple sap for syrup |
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What is a fossil?
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the print or remains of a plant or animal
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Petosky Stone
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- state stone
- fossil of coral |
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Mastadon
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hairy animal that looked like an elephant
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Tipis (teepees)
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- Made of animal skins
- Michigan tribes DID NOT live in them |
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What was a Longhouse?
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- large houses used by the Huron tribe
- large enough for 20 families - helped to protect Huron from other tribes |
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Great Manitou
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- name of their God
- home on Mackinaw Island |
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Sauk
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- lived near the middle of the lower Penninsula (near Saginaw)
- were forced out by other tribes - attacked by 2,000 warriors |
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What tribe lived in the Upper Penninsula?
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Chippewa
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