The History of Our United States Chapter 3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 tepee | Tent made by stretching animal skins over poles. |
| bullboat | Boat made by stretching buffalo skins over a round frame. |
| syllabary | The Cherokee alphabet. |
| Indians | The name Columbus gate to the people of the New World because he thought he was in India. |
| John Eliot | Missionary who translated the Bible into the Massachussetts Indians language. |
| Roger Williams | Missionary who made friends with the Indians by treating them fairly. |
| David Brainerd | Young missionary who gave his life to take the gospel to the Indians. |
| John Wesley | Famous preacher from England who preached to the Indians. |
| Sequoya | Cherokee indian who develped the only known Indian alphabet of his time. |
| Jim Thorpe | Native American who, in 1950, was voted the greatest athlete of the 20th century. |
| The Gospel | Caused the greatest change in the Indian's way of life. |
| tepee, hogan, pueblo dwelling, earth lodge, grass lodge, and cliff dwellings | Types of homes in which Indians lived. |
| Snowsnake | A game played by the Northern Indians. |
| The horse | Animal that changed the Indian way of living. |
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