USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A new era of engineered housing evolved for the Seminoles called the “chickee.” The chickee was constructed with cypress logs and palm thatch leaves woven together by vines or thin ropes.

Detailed explanation-2: -They were called Teepees. Other tribes lived in one place for a long time. They preferred this way of life because they could grow crops and live near rivers for a constant stream of clean water. In these communities, they developed more permanent houses named Pueblo or Longhouses.

Detailed explanation-3: -Wigwam Home Wigwams used poles from trees that would be bent and tied together to make a dome shaped home. The outside of the home would be covered with bark or other material that was available where the natives lived.

Detailed explanation-4: -There were more than two dozen Native American groups living in the southeast region, loosely defined as spreading from North Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico. These nations included the Chickasaw (CHIK-uh-saw), Choctaw (CHAWK-taw), Creek (CREEK), Cherokee (CHAIR-oh-kee), and Seminole (SEH-min-ohl).

Detailed explanation-5: -“Chickee” is the word that the Seminoles use for an elevated house constructed of palmetto leaves and cypress-log stilts. During the early 19th century wars with the U.S. government, the Seminoles built chickees as temporary shelters.