Comparing Native American Groups
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Objective
I can compare different Native American groups from various regions of North America.
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Key concepts
4 concepts
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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.
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Practice
3 questions
Name two of the tribes of the Northeast.
Which of these regions relied the LEAST on agriculture?
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Exit ticket
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“Name one way the Native Americans of the Northeast were similar to and different from the Native Americans of the Southeast.”
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