FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY ORIGINS OF EARLY PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAS
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When the Europeans arrived, the Eastern Woodlands tribes gained access to iron tools, weapons, and guns.
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Eastern Woodland tribes spoke different languages but all preserved their history through storytelling.
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They used rivers and streams for fishing, used trees to make shelter and canoes, and they were able to farm the fertile land.
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In times of peace, the Eastern Woodland tribes were led by a “white” leader; in times of war, a “red” leader was in charge.
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Detailed explanation-1: -How did the geography of the Eastern Woodlands region affect the daily life of the Catawba, Cherokee, and Yemassee Indians? They used rivers and streams for fishing, used trees to make shelter and canoes, and they were able to farm the fertile land.
Detailed explanation-2: -Geography and climate in the eastern woodlands affected American Indians in several ways. The thick forests made it difficult to form larger communities, while the mountains limited communication on either side of Appalachia.
Detailed explanation-3: -Environments ranged from boreal pine to temperate birch forests to warm swampland. The Eastern Woodlands Indians inhabited an area that ranged from the Atlantic seaboard to the Mississippi, and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico.
Detailed explanation-4: -Eastern Woodland Native Americans commonly lived in wigwams or wickiups. The frame was made of willow saplings. The frame was also covered with woven cattail mats or bark. A fire pit would have been located in the middle and bedding on the floor or on raised bed frames made of sticks.