Name: Date: Seminole Internet Scavenger Hunt WebQuest Directions: Click on the link below to answer the following questions. http://www.ducksters.com/history/native_americans/seminole_tribe.php 1. The people of the Seminole tribe were Native Americans who originally lived in. 2. They retreated to when American settlers moved into their territory. History 3. The main people in the Seminole tribe were the southern who left to find safer lands. 4. People from other tribes joined them and they became known as the tribe. Seminole Wars 5. What were the Seminole Wars? 6. When did the First Seminole War take place? 7. The Second Seminole war took place from to. 8. Many Seminole leaders resisted a forced move to reservations in by the United States government.
9. The Third Seminole war lasted from to. 10. Who led the Seminole Indians? What kind of homes did they live in? 11. The Seminole people originally lived in in North Florida. They were forced to move to swampy Southern Florida and lived in homes called. 12. What is a chickee? What languages did they speak? 13. What two languages did the Seminole speak? What was their clothing like? 14. Women wore and. They also wore several strings of. 15. Men wore with a and a on their heads. 16. Sometimes they would wear during cold weather. Clans
17. The Seminole people are divided into smaller groups called. 18. When two people got married, the would go to live with his new wife s. 19. Name the eight Seminole clans:,,,,,,,, Seminole canoes 20. What was the main form of transportation for the Seminole Indians? Interesting Facts about the Seminole Indians 21. Name three interesting facts about the Seminole tribe:
Name: Date: Seminole Internet Scavenger Hunt WebQuest Answer Key Directions: Click on the link below to answer the following questions. http://www.ducksters.com/history/native_americans/seminole_tribe.php 22. The people of the Seminole tribe were Native Americans who originally lived in Northern Florida. 23. They retreated to southern Florida when American settlers moved into their territory. History 24. The main people in the Seminole tribe were the southern Creek who left Georgia to find safer lands. 25. People from other tribes joined them and they became known as the Seminole tribe. Seminole Wars 26. What were the Seminole Wars? The Seminole people fought to keep their land from the United States in a series of wars. 27. When did the First Seminole War take place? When Andrew Jackson and 3,000 soldiers invaded northern Florida in 1817. They captured runaway slaves living in North Florida and ended up taking much of East Florida under control for the United States. 28. The Second Seminole war took place from 1835 to 1842.
29. Many Seminole leaders resisted a forced move to reservations in Oklahoma by the United States government. 30. The Third Seminole war lasted from 1855 to 1842. 31. Who led the Seminole Indians? Billy Bowlegs What kind of homes did they live in? 32. The Seminole people originally lived in log cabins in North Florida. They were forced to move to swampy Southern Florida and lived in homes called chickees. 33. What is a chickee? A chickee had a raised floor, a thatched roof supported by wooden posts, and open sides. The raised floor and roof helped to keep the Indians dry, but the open sides helped to keep them cool in the hot weather. What languages did they speak? 34. What two languages did the Seminole speak? Creek and Mikasuki What was their clothing like? 35. Women wore long skirts and short blouses. They also wore several strings of glass beads. 36. Men wore long shirts with a belt and a turban on their heads. 37. Sometimes they would wear moccasins during cold weather. Clans
38. The Seminole people are divided into smaller groups called clans. 39. When two people got married, the man would go to live with his new wife s clan. 40. Name the eight Seminole clans: Deer, Bear, Panther, Snake, Otter, Bird, Bigtown, and Wind. Seminole canoes 41. What was the main form of transportation for the Seminole Indians? Canoes Interesting Facts about the Seminole Indians 42. Name three interesting facts about the Seminole tribe: Escaped slaves from some southern states also joined the Seminole tribe. "Chickee" is the Seminole word for house. Many places, rivers, and cities in Florida get their names from Seminole words including Chattahoochee (marked stones), Hialeah (prairie), Ocala (spring), and Okeechobee (big water). Women made baskets from palmetto leaves, pine needles, and sweet grass. Today, the Seminole still make sweet grass baskets which they sell as souvenirs. Each spring the Seminole hold a traditional ritual called the Green Corn Dance. This is the most important ceremony of the year.
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