History of the Chesapeake Bay | Modern Day | Random facts |
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The first people to live in the Chesapeake Bay are Indians.
Who were the first people to live in the Chesapeake Bay?
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People harvest oysters.
What do people harvest out of the Chesapeake Bay water?
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A very popular was Tobacco.
What plant was very popular in early times?
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The methods of travel in the Chesapeake Bay are ships,canoes, and boats
what are methods of travel in the Chesapeake Bay?
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Today the Bay is used for canals,ports,fishing,harvesting,and supply shipments
What is the Bay used for today?
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The two wars were The revolutionary and the civil war.
What two wars were held at the Chesapeake Bay?
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The Indians bathed themselves in the Chesapeake Bay.
How did the Indians bath themselves?
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The water in the bay is called brackish water.
What is the water in the bay called?
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There are 200 species of fish in the Chesapeake Bay today.
How many species of fish live in the Chesapeake Bay?
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The Indians made there homes with water and clay.
What did the Indians make there homes with?
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The Chesapeake Bay is 64,000 square miles
How big is the Chesapeake Bay?
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It is the Delmarva Peninsula.
What is the name of the peninsula that borders the Chesapeake Bay?
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The Indians traded in the Chesapeake Bay.
Where did the Indians trade?
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The name of the bridge is the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.
What is the name of the bridge that crosses the Bay?
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300 different kinds of birds live in the Chesapeake Bay.
How many different kinds of birds live in the Chesapeake Bay today?
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