USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY ORIGINS OF EARLY PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What impacted Virginia Native Americans’ food, clothing and shelter?
A
Their skills
B
Nature and their environment
C
The people they met
D
Their political and religious beliefs
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -"The findings conclusively demonstrate that Native Americans in eastern North America impacted their environment well before the arrival of Europeans. Through their agricultural practices, Native Americans increased soil erosion and sediment yields to the Delaware River basin."

Detailed explanation-2: -The kinds of food the Native Americans ate, the clothing they wore, and the shelters they had depended upon the seasons. Their foods changed with the seasons. In winter, they hunted birds and animals and lived on stored foods from the previous fall. In spring, they hunted, fished and picked berries.

Detailed explanation-3: -1) Animal skins (deerskin) were used for clothing in the winter. 2) Shelter was made from materials around them. 3) Food changed with the seasons.

Detailed explanation-4: -Depending on the tribe and the area they lived in, Native Americans got their food by different methods including farming, hunting, fishing, and gathering. Most tribes used a combination of these four ways to get their food, but many specialized in one area such as farming or hunting.

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