USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

NATIVE AMERICANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Prior to the arrival of Europeans, American Indians were dispersed across the various environments of?
A
North America
B
Australia
C
Africa
D
Asia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Prior to the arrival of Europeans, American Indians (First Americans) were dispersed across different environments in North America. Inuit inhabited present-day Alaska and northern Canada. They lived in Arctic areas where the temperature is below freezing much of the year.

Detailed explanation-2: -Indian housing typically consisted of lodges made of bark or thatch, at times raised off the ground. Some Indians, including the Cherokee, also built earthen winter homes without windows. Homes were furnished with straw or cane mats, pottery, basketry, and wooden utensils.

Detailed explanation-3: -Through their agricultural practices, Native Americans increased soil erosion and sediment yields to the Delaware River basin.” The Baylor researchers found that prehistoric people decreased forest cover to reorient their settlements and intensify corn production.

Detailed explanation-4: -Throughout the period of European colonisation, millions of Native Americans were killed, either in fighting or by outbreaks of European diseases to which their bodies had no immunity, such as smallpox.

Detailed explanation-5: -The methods adopted by the Europeans to displace the natives were the following: They used to inspire the native peoples to abandon those regions. In case the natives refused to abandon those areas, they were threatened. They had deceitfully acquired more land from the natives and forced them out from here.

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