Chapter 1 Notes Flashcards
Who made clay hearths, bowls carved from soapstone, fishhooks fashioned from toe bones of deer, baskets woven from reed, and the atl-atl?
The Archaic Culture.
Who lived in permanent settlements of 100 inhabitants, developed the first real agriculture in TN, raised crops, sunflowers, squash, and corn, made pottery vessels, hunted with bows & arrows, and built burial mounds?
The Woodland Culture.
Who had elaborate economical, political, & social government, lived in large towns, organized agriculture & hunting, had some form of government, and was a social hierarchy?
The Mississippian Culture.
Who were the 4 groups if Indians in Tennessee? Who were the main 2 groups of Indians in Tennessee?
- Cherokees, Chickasaws, Creeks, and the Shawnees.
- Cherokees & Shawnees.
What festival lasted up to 8 days and features the “black drink”?
The Green Corn Ceremony.
Who led the 600 Spaniards in Tennessee in search for gold?
Hernando de Soto.
Who were the 2 people that led a canoe expedition down the Mississippi River in the name of France?
Jaques Marquette & Louis Joliet.
When Marquette and Joliet were paddling along the Tennessee’s western extremity, 2 English men were crossing Tennessee’s eastern border. Who were those 2 men?
James Needham & Gabriel Arthur.
Most of the Cherokees lived in what eastern settlement?
The Overhill Settlement.
Who was the chief of the Overhill town of Tellico as Cherokee emperor?
Moytoy.
Who recognized Moytoy as Cherokee emperor?
Sir Alexander Cumming.
Who was the leader of the Overhill Cherokees?
Attakullkulla. (means little carpenter)
Who was the chief warrior that hated the English?
Oconostota.
Who preached his own brand of utopianism, “Kingdom Paradise” and designated himself “Secretary of State”?
Christian Priber.
Who supervised the for-building expedition across the mountains? He was also considered a mad-man.
John William Gerald Debrahm.
