Missouri History Chapter 1

1. The First Missourians P.1-23 Missouri HistoryChapter 1

2. Chapter 1 Vocabulary • archaeologist -an expert in archaeology, one who studies the people, customs, and social life of ancient times from the ruins of cities, tools, vessels, and other artifacts • game -wild animals, birds, and fish hunted or caught for food and sport • copper-a reddish-brown metal that is an excellent carrier of electricity • prehistoric -having to do with the time before people began writing down what happened in their lives • succotash-food of beans and corn cooked together • mammoth-a huge, hairy, elephant-like animal with long curved tusks that no longer exists descendent family member from a later generation • bog-soft, wet ground • bison-the buffalo of North America, an animal with a large shaggy head, strong front legs, and short, thick, curved horns • century -a period of one hundred years • fringe -a border on a piece of clothing or cloth; something that is on the edge • hominy-a food made from hulled corn design the arrangement of form, detail, and color in a building, a painting, or a weaving; a drawing, plan, or sketch of something to be made • plaza-a public square in a city or town • artifact-a thing or object made by people • ancestor-a relative or family member who lived long ago • parka-a hooded jacket worn in cold weather • mastodon -a very large animal like an elephant that no longer lives on earth

3. The Early Hunters • Early people walked across a land bridge that once connected Asia and North America. • Hunters that came from Siberia, they may have been searching for wild game. • These hunters hunted large game animals such as mastodons and mammoths • Theses early hunters lived in caves, caves gave them protection and shelter. • Graham Cave State Park • Mastodon State Park

4. The Woodland Indians The Michigan Hopewell Indians • mound builders • first to have fixed settlements • Missouri's first farmers • made clay items • began using bow and arrows

5. The Mississippi People • Cahokia Virtual Field Trip • Came to Missouri from the south. • Lived along the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers • Lived in well planned cities • The largest settlement is in St. Louis

6. Osage • Largest most powerful tribe in Missouri • Big, and strong, shaved heads • Hunters and warriors • Excellent on horseback • Yearly hunting trips • Lived in longhouses • Lived in wigwams during the hunting trip • Enjoyed playing games • Osage Indians

7. The Native Americans and the Europeans • Explorers came to America from Europe • When first arriving the Native Americans welcomed the explorers • The Explorers brought guns, metal knives, horses, cattle and sheep to the Americas • This allowed for the Explorers and the Native Americans to trade • This was the start of change for Native Americans • European diseases were the worst problem for Indians.

8. The Missouri Indians • Van Meter State Park • In Missouri when the French arrived • Lived like the Osage

9. Conclusion • Many of the foods that we eat came form Indians; corn, potatoes squash, pumpkins, beans, and tomatoes were Indian crops. They also gave us canoes, hammocks , and pipes. • Many Missouri places also have Indian names. Kansas city, Neosho, Osecola, Miami, and Wyaconda are cities and towns with Indian names. • Missouri itself is an Indian word, it means “the people who have big canoes. • The French put the word Missouri on their maps to mark where the Missouri Indians lived.

10. Review • Europeans Make Their Way To Missouri Time Line • Battleship Quia - Ch. 1 • Missouri History Chapter 1 • Missouri History Chapter 1