FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICANS
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Those three crops together provided complete nutrition; no single plant can provide all the nutrients a human body needs to survive
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Beans, corn, and squash were the three cash crops that the Iroquois harvested and sold to England in order to fund the operations of their Confederacy
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Those three crops attracted wild turkeys to Mohawk communities, making hunting much more convenient
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -To the Iroquois people, corn, beans, and squash are the Three Sisters, the physical and spiritual sustainers of life. These life-supporting plants were given to the people when all three miraculously sprouted from the body of Sky Woman’s daughter, granting the gift of agriculture to the Iroquois nations.
Detailed explanation-2: -The folate in squash helps protect against birth defects and squash also offers trace minerals such as copper and magnesium. Corn, beans and squash work together nutritionally to offer carbohydrates from corn, protein from beans and healthy vitamins and minerals found in squash.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Three Sisters are corn, beans and squash that were (and still are) planted together because they thrive next to each other and also provide a healthy diet.
Detailed explanation-4: -What makes a Three Sisters Garden Special? They help each other grow! As corn grows, it acts as a pole for bean vines to climb up. The bean vines also help stabilize corn so they won’t blow over in windy conditions!