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30 Cards in this Set
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He was a famous missionary to the Indians, died at age 29
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David Brainerd
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Known as the "Apostle to the Indians"
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John Elliot
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translated the Scriptures into the Mohawk language
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Joseph Brant
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invented a system of written language known as syllabary
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Sequoya
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first modern explorer to reach the North American mainland
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John Cabot
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opened the way for trade between the French and the Indians
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Jacques Cartier
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founded Rhode Island and the first Baptist church in America
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Roger Williams
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discovered the world's largest bay
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Henry Hudson
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plain or hilly region within the temperate zone covered by grasses
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prairie
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plants least likely to grow on a prairie
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trees
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statement best describes the weather conditions of a prairie
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extreme weather conditions, more than other areas
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most important animal to the Indians of the Plains
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bison
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fact about the bison
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largest land animal in the Western Hemisphere
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ground squirrel that did much to shape the surface of the prairie
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prairie dog
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most famous Indians to settle Mexico
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Aztecs
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Indians of the Dakota
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Sioux
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Which Indians of Central America had an advanced early civilization?
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Maya
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Which tribe was named for the color of their moccasins?
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Blackfoot
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What do people of Greenland and the Canadian Arctic region call themselves?
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Inuit
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Most famous South American Indians
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Incas
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Predominant Indian tribe in Florida
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Seminole
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League of Five Nations made up of which five tribes?
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Iroquois
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What type of houses did most Plains Indians live in?
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longhouses
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Who did the Sioux defeat at the Battle of Little Big Horn?
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General Custer
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What is the chief tributary of the Mississippi River?
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Missouri River
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Name the regios in the Dakotas which has many irregular cliffs and beautiful colored hills.
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Badlands
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Which is the world's largest gulf?
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Gulf of Mexico
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Name the longest river in the United States.
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Mississippi River
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Name an important Atlantic current that begins in the Gulf of Mexic.
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Gulf Stream
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Which hills contain Mount Rushmore?
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Black Hills
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