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Native American nations of North America were divided into what?

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regional groups

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Native American nations of North America were divided into regional groups based on two things. Name them.

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1. where they lived 2. the languages they spoke

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The Eastern Woodland native Americans were the first to encounter what?

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encounter European settlers

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Which Native American regional group was the first to encounter European settlers in North America?

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Eastern Woodland

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The Eastern Woodland is a cultural region of early Native Americans who lived ________ of the Mississippi, ________ of the Atlantic, __________ of the Great Lakes, and _________ of the Gulf of Mexico.

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east, west, south, north

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Native Americans who lived in South Carolina were part of the __________ _____________ Indians.

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Eastern Woodland Indians

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There were many Eastern Woodland tribes in South Carolina. Each tribe had specific ways of living depending upon _______________________.

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where they lived

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SC tribes shared the _______________ language and preserved their history through the oral tradition of ________________.

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Algonquin, storytelling

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What were the three most important tribes in SC, and where did they live?

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1. the Cherokee of the mountains 2. the Catawba of the Piedmont 3. the Yemassee who lived along the coast

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The culture, political systems, and daily life of the Eastern Woodlands were affected by the ___________________.

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geography of the region in which they lived

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Waterways, ___________ and ___________ were plentiful.

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flora, fauna

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flora

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plants

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fauna

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animals

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Eastern Woodland tribes used rivers for _____________ and _______________.

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1. transportation 2. fishing

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The Eastern Woodland tribes used rocks, wood, and animal pelts to create tools for ___________ and _________ and to make ____________.

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hunting, farming, clothing

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Eastern Woodland tribes used tree trunks to build ____________________.

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dugout canoes

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Housing was made from natural resources available in the area such as _________ _________ and __________ _________.

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tree bark and animal hides

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The land was fertile, with _________ _________ and __________ ___________.

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rolling hills and clay soil

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Fertile land allowed people of the Eastern Woodlands to develop ______________.

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farming

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Men used sharp points carved from ______ and _________ __________ for hunting, as well as bows and arrows, because they had not yet __________________.

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rocks and animal bones, discovered iron

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Because the Eastern Woodlands people farmed, they settled into more ___________ ____________ than did their nomadic ancestors.

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permanent villages

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The Eastern Woodlands people worked the land together and did not have a sense of __________ __________ of the land.

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private ownership

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They believed the land was held in trust by __________ ________.

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tribal groups

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They cut trees, know as ______________, and burned brush, known as __________ _______ _________ ___________, to create farmland, drive out animals, or clear a field for farming.

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girdling, slash and burn agriculture

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Women of the village, who gathered fruits and nuts, were also the ______ _______, using simple hoes made of _________.

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principal farmers, bone

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The primary crops of the Eastern Woodland tribes were ____________, _______________, and ____________. These three crops were known as the __________ __________.

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1. corn (maize) 2. pole beans 3. squash three sisters

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Why were the three sisters planted together?

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Corn stalks used as poles for beans Beans shaded the squash Squash kept the weeds from growing

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What crop was planted on separate plots away from the three sisters?

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tobacco

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What was the most significant Indian contribution to the southeastern US?

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agriculture

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This Native American tribe lived in the foothills and mountains of South Carolina.

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Cherokee Nation

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The Cherokee Nation called themselves the __________ _________ and were a powerful nation.

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real people

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The Cherokee lived in villages up to how many people?

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six hundred

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The Cherokee village was surrounded by what for protection?

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palisade

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The summer home of the Cherokee were open to the air; their winter homes were round structures with thick walls made of a mixture of grass and clay they called what?

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daub

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Roofs of the Cherokee homes were made of bark and branches called what?

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wattle

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Cherokee men fished by poisoning the water with what? This stunned the fish and made them rise to the top to be gathered.

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walnut bark

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Cherokee leaders of the villages, including women, met as a _______________ to make rules for the nation.

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council

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In times of _________, the village was led by a white leader. In times of _______, the village was led by a red leader.

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peace, war

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Each Cherokee village also had a ___________, like a spiritual leader.

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holy man or woman

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The Catawba Tribe lived upon the rivers of the ___________ region in villages surrounded by a ____________.

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Piedmont, palisade

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What did the Catawba Tribe call themselves?

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river people

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Catawba homes were called ______________ and were made of sapling frames covered with bark or mats made of grasses and reeds.

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wigwams

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_____________ ____________ were in Catawba villages where leaders made rules for the people.

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Council houses

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The Catawba people were great potters using _________ that they shaped into pots.

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clay

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The Yemassee Nation were from Spanish Florida, which is now present day ______________.

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Georgia

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The Yemassee moved to the coast of SC near the mouth of the Savannah River to escape the ___________ governor.

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Spanish

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During the summer, the Yemassee people lived on the beach in ____________ covered with palmetto leaves.

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wigwams

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During the fall, winter, and spring the Yemassee people lived farther inland in wattle and daub homes like the ____________ with a roof of palmetto leaves.

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Cherokee

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_____________ __________ ____________ were part of the diet of the Yemassee people

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clams and oysters

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The Yemassee people had a council that sometimes included who?

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women

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The Yemassee fled to _____________ after the Yemassee War with the settlers.

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Florida

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When Europeans arrived, the people of the Eastern Woodlands traded furs and ______________, for_________ _________, weapons, and __________

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deerskins, tools, weapons, and guns

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As European settlers became more prosperous, they did three things to the native peoples. Name them.

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1. took more land 2. cheated them in trade 3. forced some into slavery

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