FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY ORIGINS OF EARLY PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAS
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Ability to use natural resources
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Land and home ownership
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Trade to meet their daily needs
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Stealing from other tribes
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Detailed explanation-1: -What was the most important factor to the survival of the American Indians? The most important factor was the ability to use natural resources. What enabled American Indians to settle in permanent villages? Farming enabled American Indians to settle in permanent villages.
Detailed explanation-2: -Corn was the most important staple food grown by Native Americans, but corn stalks also provided a pole for beans to climb and the shade from the corn benefited squash that grew under the leaves.
Detailed explanation-3: -Though their stories are not often told, Native Americans played major roles in the Revolutionary War. Supporting both armies as scouts, soldiers and diplomats, the contributions of Native Americans were critical to many important events, battles and decisions that shaped the outcome of the war.
Detailed explanation-4: -Groups of Native Americans living in the Eastern Woodlands shared a common natural resource: Trees. Within these groups there was a division of labor, meaning jobs were divided between men and women.