6th Grade History, Test 3, ABeka
Sequoya
He invented the written language of the Cherokees
David Brainerd
He preached to the Indians with the help of his interpreter and died at the age of 29
Tattamy
He translated the preaching of David Brainerd
Joseph Brant
He was a Mohawk chief who translated Scripture into his people's language
John Campanius
He was a Swedish Lutheran missionary who translated some of Martin Luther's writings into the Delaware language
bald eagle
United States' national bird
Cumberland Gap
a famous narrow passageway between mountains used by pioneers as they traveled west
Everglades
a marshy area of tall grasses and swamps in southern Florida
Piedmont Plateau
an area that slopes from the eastern edge of the Appalachians to the Atlantic Coastal Plain; most of the land is hilly and rolling
Hopewell Indians
this tribe was known for their burial mounds
Wampanoag
tribe who joined the Pilgrims for Thanksgiving
Delaware
tribe who kept a pictorial chronicle of their history
Shawnee
tribe's name means "southerner"
Iroquois
Indians who lived in longhouses and formed the League of Five Nations
Seminole
Indians who lived in the Everglades
John Eliot
the "Apostle to the Indians"; the first Bible printed in America was his translation of the Indian language
Mammoth Cave
the largest known underground cave system in the world
Appalachian Mountains
the most prominent landform in eastern North America, extending 1,500 miles from Canada to Alabama
Atlantic Ocean
the second largest ocean