USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Powhatan lived in the Eastern Woodland region. They lived in wood frame houses with bark/reed coverings. They were fishermen, hunters, and farmers. For transportation, they walked and paddled canoes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Powhatan was the paramount chief of Tsenacomoco, or tidewater Virginia, in the late 1500s and early 1600s. During his lifetime, he was responsible for uniting dozens of tribes into a single, powerful alliance. He was the highest authority in the land when English colonists arrived and built Jamestown fort in 1607.

Detailed explanation-3: -Water transportation was therefore essential to the Indians’ long-established way of life. Throughout eastern North Carolina the natives used only one kind of watercraft, the canoe. (Canoe is a Carib or Arawakan word that had no local currency until English settlers introduced it.)

Detailed explanation-4: -Powhatan Native American for kids: fun facts The land that the Chief Powhatan was ruler of was called Tsenacommacah. Around 14, 000 tribal members lived in this land that spread over 6, 000 square miles. In 1609, Chief Powhatan extended an olive branch to the English settlers, inviting them to his land for a meeting.