Project 3 - Timeline

By Carigan
  • 1300

    Native Americans first settled the Great Plains.

    Native Americans first settled the Great Plains.
    Some people were nomadic because they followed the food that they depended on. Others had homes near rivers where they farmed.
  • Period: 1500 to

    Spanish brought horses to the Great Plains.

    Some horses got away and became wild horses.
  • 1550

    Spanish horses

    Spanish horses
    The Spanish brought horses to the Great Plains.

  • The first Europeans arrive to Iowa.

    The first Europeans arrive to Iowa.
    French explorers traveled the Mississippi River.
  • Period: to

    Native Americans started using horses.

    They used horses for hunting on horseback and traveling long distances.

  • Native Americans and horses

    Native Americans and horses
    Native Americans started using horses for hunting and transportation.

  • Lewis and Clark arrived in Iowa with Sacagawea.

    Lewis and Clark arrived in Iowa with Sacagawea.
    Sacagawea helped explorers by navigation and talking to other Native Americans.

  • Fox Indian Chief Wapello was buried near Ottumwa, Iowa .

    Fox Indian Chief Wapello was buried near Ottumwa, Iowa .
    He is buried near agency at Chief Wapello Memorial Park.