USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

NATIVE AMERICANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Native American region had permanent, open aired houses made of wood and grass?
A
Northeast
B
Northwest
C
Southeast
D
Southwest
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Tribal communities from the southeastern United States, including the Euchee, Muskogee, and Cherokee, lived in sizable towns of permanent wood-frame houses that were covered with lath and plaster, plant fronds, or bark. The Seminole of Florida built open-air, platform houses that were covered with palmetto leaves.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Wigwam Home Wigwams were homes built by the Algonquian tribes of American Indians living in the Northeast. They were built from trees and bark similar to the longhouse, but were much smaller and easier to construct. Wigwams used poles from trees that would be bent and tied together to make a dome shaped home.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Haudenosaunee: People of the Longhouse The Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy, also known as Haudenosaunee, meaning “people of the longhouse, ” referring to their domicile structures, played a key role in shaping the United States government.

Detailed explanation-5: -Pueblo homes were built from clay bricks. These bricks were made by mixing clay, sand grass and straw together to make it strong. They were then left to bake in the sunlight. Once the bricks were fully baked, they could be used to build a wall.

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