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What tribe of Native Americans was most
populous on the East Coast previous to 1830?
Cherokee
TERM 2
What crop was the most important to the
Cherokee?
DEFINITION 2
Corn
TERM 3
What was the hierarchy of relationships in this
tribe?
DEFINITION 3
Matrilineal
TERM 4
What was the government's plan for dealing
with the Native Americans?
DEFINITION 4
Assimilate
TERM 5
True/False: Native Americans on the east
coast owned slaves.
DEFINITION 5
True
The removal of the above group of Indians to
Oklahoma is known by what name?
Trail of Tears
TERM 7
The US government has made many treaties
with the Native Americans. What percentage
has the government kept?
DEFINITION 7
Zero
TERM 8
What is the term Frank X Walker coined?
DEFINITION 8
Affrilachia
TERM 9
From the reading or lecture, give one piece of
information you learned about the
Melungeons.
DEFINITION 9
High cheek bonesBlue eyes/black hairLump on the back of the
headUsed to scare childrenThought to be part PortugueseThought
to be part Native AmericanEarlier people did not identify but it has
recently been cool to be MelungeonRecent research has stated
that the group DNA demonstrates they came from sub-Saharan
African men and northern or central European Women
TERM 10
Give two other details or statistics you
learned about two of the other groups
(English, German, Welsh, Italian, Hispanic)
from either your reading in the handbook or
the lecture.
DEFINITION 10
Germans got along with Scotch-IrishWelsh were coal miners;
ate pastyHispanic is the fastest growing groupAfrican
Americans had important jobs in the coal mines and in
organizingBooker T. Washington was a coal miner but hated
itCarter Woodson set up what led to Black History Month
Name three (3) of the common instruments
associated with bluegrass.
Banjo, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, dobro, bass, harmonica
TERM 17
The Crooked Road is:
DEFINITION 17
music venues that highlight the areas musical tradition
TERM 18
Bluegrass is a hybrid genre of music. Name
one type of music that has influenced
bluegrass.
DEFINITION 18
Jazz, gospel, blues, country, celtic
TERM 19
A number of things have happened in recent
years to give bluegrass more visibility.
Examples?
DEFINITION 19
Artists like Alison Krauss showed up on popular television
shows.Some groups, like Dixie Chicks, returned to their
bluegrass roots
TERM 20
The longest section of the Appalachian Trail
(hiking) is in which state?
DEFINITION 20
Virginia
Name one of the states the Appalachian Trail
starts (or ends) in
Maine, Georgia
TERM 22
Tourism in Appalachia:
DEFINITION 22
Brings in hundreds of millions of dollars every yearHas a
negative side because of the temporary nature of many jobs
TERM 23
What isgenerally true about religious people
of Appalachia?
DEFINITION 23
they speak of a personal relationship with Jesusthey believe
the Bible is the Word of God
TERM 24
What do those who participate in snake-
handling churches believe?
DEFINITION 24
they believe you will be healed even ifbit (if its Gods will)they
useverses in the book of Mark that saytrue believers will
handle snakes
TERM 25
What was one key reason certain church
denominations failed to get established in the
early days of settlement?
DEFINITION 25
Denominations that required people to come to their church
building or have trained pastors did not do as well as those
who hired lay-pastors who traveled aroundall because travel
for long distances was difficult
What qualifies something as folklore?
Its content is oral, custom related or materialIts traditional in
form and transmissionIt exists in different versionsit is
usually anonymousit tends to become forularized
TERM 32
Three ways place influences literature:
DEFINITION 32
Strong ties-- cannot leave
James Still ("Heritage", River of Earth)
Lee Smith (Fair and Tender Ladies)
Loyal Jones ("Appalachian Values")
Positive and Negative impact on Characters
Diane Gilliam
Ron Rash
Ann Pancake (Strange as this Weather has been)
Longing for home when absent
Harriett Arnow
Jim Wayne Miller
TERM 33
Place in literature is:
DEFINITION 33
civilizationsculturecustomsheritagehistoryhabitslanguage
and music
TERM 34
What does the knowledge of place give us?
DEFINITION 34
New measure of understandingdeeper appreciationgreater
awareness
TERM 35
Solostalgia
DEFINITION 35
Place-based distress engendered by unwelcome
environmental changeHomesickness without ever leaving
homean earth related mental health problem stemming from
negatively perceived and felt environmental change
What is Appalachian Music?
A blend of cultures genres and soundsMore than blue grass
TERM 37
Diversity of Appalachian Music:
DEFINITION 37
Popularity of certain music types has been driven by outsiders
The influence of African American music has been largely
downplayed
Appalachian music, like the people who reside in the area, is
varied and often a blend of genres and influences
While British ballads and bluegrass may be most easily
identified with the region, the influence of blues, jazz, and
gospel must not be ignored.
Native American music has been lost.
TERM 38
History of art in
Appalachia
DEFINITION 38
Early on, art was primarily ceremonial In early Western cultures, art took on a narrative role Some of the most remarkable and well-known demonstrations of art were actually the work of a group of people often paid for by the government For a long period in Europe, art was demonstrated in religious teachings with pictures telling stories to those who were illiterate During the Middle Ages, art began to be more of a status symbol. As the Renaissance came along, art became more important as a unique expression of one artists ability to be owned and possessed by an individual In contemporary times, art continues to be individualistic both in the creator and in the possessor TERM 39
Definition of Education
DEFINITION 39
"Education is the lifelong process by which an individual
maxamizes his or her own capacity for all aspects of
development" Teet
TERM 40
History of Education
DEFINITION 40
New England more interested in children reading the BibleIn
Virginia:
Eastern part- wealthy landowners
Education is a priveledge
Western Part- middle class
Education is a right
Public Schools established by 1876
AASIS
Appalachian Arts and Studies in the Schools
Identifies college able but not necessarily college bound
students from area rural high schools
Helps de-mystify college
Encourages their educational aspirations while honoring
their culture
You can go home
TERM 47
Future in Education
DEFINITION 47
Economic problemsmoney going out
Honoring their place and celebrating the culture
Retaining the best and brightest
Still dealing with the negative stereotypes
TERM 48
Migration
DEFINITION 48
The region was settled by in-migration
TERM 49
First Tendencies
DEFINITION 49
Early settlers in Ozark came from AppalachiaA second group
came after the Civil War
TERM 50
Forced Migrations
DEFINITION 50
Indian Removal ActTrail of Tears
Key migratory ingredient:
families
people go where family members have gonepeople go where
they have community connections
TERM 52
Migration Patterns
DEFINITION 52
Eastern Tennessee- ChicagoEastern Kentucky- Cincinnati,
Dayton, DetroitWest Virginia- Baltimore, Columbus,
Cleveland
TERM 53
Industrialization
DEFINITION 53
Things changed following the Civil WarEuropean immigrants
came to AppalachiaNewly freed black workers from the deep
south came to work
TERM 54
Impact of the Wold Wars
DEFINITION 54
Number of European immigrants decreased after
WWIManufacturers looked for other sources of
laborAppalachians were recruitedWWII saw many
Appalachians leaving
TERM 55
John Fox
Jr.
DEFINITION 55
Popularized hillbilly image
