USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Eastern Woodland Native Americans commonly lived in wigwams or wickiups. The frame was made of willow saplings. The frame was also covered with woven cattail mats or bark. A fire pit would have been located in the middle and bedding on the floor or on raised bed frames made of sticks.

Detailed explanation-2: -Longhouses were the traditional homes for many of the farming tribes of American Indians that lived in southern New England, New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. The Haudenosaunee people of upstate New York were among them.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Eastern Woodlands Indians dressed mainly in clothing made from animal hides that were softened, tanned, and sewn. Their basic wardrobe consisted of soft-soled moccasins, leggings, and a long-sleeved shirt or coat, over which women wore long skirts and men wore breechclouts and short kilts.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Eastern Woodlands Indians inhabited an area that ranged from the Atlantic seaboard to the Mississippi, and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. Like all cultures, the many different Native American societies in this region changed over time.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Eastern Woodlands Indians depended on farming, hunting, fishing, and gathering wild plants. Some groups, like the Iroquois, farmed much of their food. Those living in colder climates where farming is harder, like the Penobscot, relied more heavily on hunting, fishing, and gathering.