FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY ORIGINS OF EARLY PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAS
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Southwest
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Eastern Woodlands
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Plains
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Eastern Woodlands is a large region that stretches from the northeastern coast of present-day United States and the Maritimes to west of the Great Lakes. It extends southwest to present-day Illinois and east to coastal North Carolina.
Detailed explanation-2: -The James River originates in central North Dakota between the cities of Harvey and Fessenden and generally flows south-southeast for approximately 710 miles until it empties into the Missouri River near Yankton, South Dakota.
Detailed explanation-3: -The earliest known inhabitants of the Eastern Woodlands were peoples of the Adena and Hopewell cultures, the term for a variety of peoples, speaking different languages, who inhabited the Ohio and Mississippi river valleys between 800 BC and 800 AD, and were connected by trading and communication routes.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Woodlands Native Americans worshipped the spirits of nature. They believed in a Supreme Being who was all-powerful. Shamanism was part of their religious practices. A shaman is a person who, while in a trance, can communi-cate with the spirits.