Chickasaw Native Americans

Introduction

To prepare for our trip to the Amory Regional Museum,

we will need to gain background knowledge of the local Native American tribes.

As we discussed, the Chickasaw Native Americans were a very dominant group in our area.

Click task to continue and view the research questions for your WebQuest.

Task

Research Questions:

  1. How long ago did the Chickasaw Native Americans live in Northeast Mississippi?
  2. What type of resources did the Native Americans utilize?
  3. What resources were they able to use for food?
  4. What tools were used by these people?
  5. What type of shelter/buildings did the Chickasaw live in?
  6. What are some challanges that these people were faced with
  7. Did the landscape of the region have an impact on their way of life?
  8. What caused the Chickasaw Native Americans to leave Northeast Mississippi?
  9. Were the Native Americans in support of the railroad?
  10. Where did the Chickasaw people have to move to after this happened?

Use the links listed under Process to research and find the answers to these questions.

Process

Evaluation

Please record your answers to these questions, they will be a resource for a writing project later this week after we visit the Amory Regional Museum.