USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

NATIVE AMERICANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How did tribes from the Eastern Woodlands differ from tribes in the Great Plains?
A
Eastern Woodland tribes hunted for whales.
B
Eastern Woodland tribes had permanent settlements by rivers.
C
Eastern Woodland tribes lived in portable houses so they could follow game.
D
Eastern Woodland tribes built irrigation systems to water their crops.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Hall of Eastern Woodlands Indians focuses on the traditional cultures of the Native American peoples, including the Iroquois, Mohegans, Ojibwas, and Crees, living in the Eastern Woodlands of North America through the early 20th century.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Eastern Woodlands Indians depended on farming, hunting, fishing, and gathering wild plants. Some groups, like the Iroquois, farmed much of their food. Those living in colder climates where farming is harder, like the Penobscot, relied more heavily on hunting, fishing, and gathering.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -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. Like all cultures, the many different Native American societies in this region changed over time.

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