FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICANS
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The wet grasslands of the western Great Plains created prairie ideal for grazing.
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The arrival of horses in 1519 made it easier for Native Americans to herd and breed bison.
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The melting of glaciers provided new water sources for bison herds.
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Bison were chased onto the Great Plains by prehistoric predators.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Native Americans lived in teepees as they followed herds of bison across the Great Plains. Which of the following environmental factors led bison to flourish in the Great Plains? The wet grasslands of the western Great Plains created prairie ideal for grazing.
Detailed explanation-2: -The destruction of the bison had two important consequences: It left the vast grasslands open to the herds of cattle moving north from Texas. Now cattle ranches appeared in the north. More importantly, though, it robbed the Plains Tribes of the one resource that allowed them to move across the plains.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following was a major contrast between the Native Americans described in the passage and those living in the Great Plains region? Native Americans in the Northwest relied on fishing, while Native Americans on the Plains relied on hunting to obtain food.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following best explains the differences in the shelters used by Native Americans in the Northeast and the Great Plains? The environment of the Great Plains was vastly different from the environment of the Northeast. Native Americans on the Great Plains did not invent tools for cutting down trees.
Detailed explanation-5: -How did Native American cultures adapt their way of life to the geographic and climatic conditions of the regions they settled in? The Western Cultures were in a hot and dry climate, they used ditches to collect rainwater for them to use. They used canals and irrigation systems from the rivers nearby.