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15 Cards in this Set
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When Columbus discovered America, he mistakenly called the people who lived there "____" because he thought he was near India. |
"Indians" |
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What are tents made by stretching amimal skins over poles? |
tepees |
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What type of boat is made by being dug out of a tree trunk? |
canoe |
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What boats are made by stretching buffalo skins over a round frame? |
bullboats |
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What is the Cherokee alphabet? |
syllabary |
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Who is a missionary who translated the Bible into the language of the Massachusetts Indians? |
John Eliot |
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Who was a missionary who made friends with the Indians by treating them fairly? |
Roger Williams |
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Who was a young missionary who gave his life to take the gospel to the Indians? |
David Brainerd |
He died because he was a nerd. |
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Who was a famous preacher from England who preached to the Indians? |
John Wesley |
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Who was a Cherokee who developed the only known Indian alphabet of his time? |
Sequoya |
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Who was a Native American who, in 1950, was voted the greatest athlete of the 20th century? |
Jim Thorpe |
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What was a popular winter sport played by the Indians? |
snowsnake |
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What was the biggest change of all when the missionaries came to the Native Americans? |
when the Indians heard about the one true God |
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Who set up his own colony? |
Roger Williams |
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How old was David Brainerd when he died? |
29 |
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