Comparing Native American Groups
5th Grade · Social Studies · 30 min· Compare And Contrast Historic Native American Groups Of The West, Southwest, Northwest, Arctic And Sub-arctic, Great Plains, And Eastern Woodlands Regions At The Beginning Of European Exploration In The Late Fifteenth And Sixteenth Centuries.
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Learning Objective
I can compare different Native American groups from various regions of North America.
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The Iroquois and Algonquin tribes of the Northeast grew crops called the Three Sisters, which included corn, squash, and beans.
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Tribes of the Southeast region, such as the Cherokee and Seminole, were the first Native Americans to organize their societies by chiefdoms.
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Native Americans of the Great Plains were initially sedentary, living in Earth Lodges, but became more nomadic as they began hunting bison and buffalo.
