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The First Americans

Key Terms Bering Land Bridge Salmon & Cedar Longhouse Iroquois Hiawatha Tipi Wigwam Columbian Exchange Virgin Soil Epidemics Horse. I. Origins II. Pacific Northwest Coast A. Economy B. Society III. Eastern Great Lakes A. Confederacy/Politics B. Society/Women IV. New England

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The First Americans

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  1. Key Terms Bering Land Bridge Salmon & Cedar Longhouse Iroquois Hiawatha Tipi Wigwam Columbian Exchange Virgin Soil Epidemics Horse I. Origins II. Pacific Northwest Coast A. Economy B. Society III. Eastern Great Lakes A. Confederacy/Politics B. Society/Women IV. New England A. Northern B. Southern C. Land Use V. European Contact The First Americans

  2. Today’s Lecture Themes • Origins • Diversity • Changing nature of Indian societies before and after European contact

  3. Native Americans & Origins • Numerous theories and beliefs… • Many Anthropologists and Historians agree humans lived in North America 30-35,000 years ago. • How did they arrive…? Bering Land Bridge

  4. Indians Of The Pacific Northwest They were hunter/gatherers, but also INCREDIBLY “wealthy.”

  5. Cedar: The Backbone Of PNW Coast Technology Can reach 250 feet high & 18 feet in diameter

  6. Cedar: The Backbone Of PNW Coast Technology • Baskets/boxes • Clothing • Canoes • Homes = Longhouse

  7. Salmon: The Backbone Of PNW Coast Diet Fish Traps (1894)

  8. Rank In Society Top (Most Wealth) Free men and women Bottom (Least Wealth) Slaves

  9. PNW Coast Society Key Concept: Society was VERY highly stratified Two Classes of People: • Slaves • Free - Their “rank” was determined primarily by wealth In some cases, occupation influenced rank

  10. Iroquois: A Confederation Of Five Separate Tribes In Eastern Great Lakes • Mohawks • Oneidas • Onondagas • Cayugas • Senecas “Sauvage” Iroquois (1796)

  11. Who Started The Confederation? Hiawatha- A Mohawk Sachem created the confederacy to end inter-tribal warfare about 1450. Hiawatha & Iroquois chief

  12. Political Structure Council Government: • Each tribe in the confederacy sent delegates or representatives to council meetings (50 total) • Tribes brought issues to the Council; action was taken by consensus

  13. Iroquois Society • Homes-Longhouses (not very mobile) • Property was owned communally • Division of labor between men/women: • Men-hunted/fished & were warriors • Women-farmed & gathered and raised children • 2/3 of their diet came from farm products

  14. Women In Iroquois Society • Descent was matrilineal; Longhouses were headed by women • Divorce was the prerogative of the wife • Selected ALL delegates to the Iroquois Council & influenced policy • Responsible for child rearing—their practices differed from Europe’s An Iroquois woman & child

  15. Homes: New England Homes • Tipi: common among hunting communities; made of animal skin.

  16. New England Indians Northern New England • Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine • Hunter-gatherers-VERY mobile; moved seasonally • 15,000-20,000 pop. in 1600 Southern New England • Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts • Hunted AND farmed (2/3 of diet) • 55,000-80,000 pop. in 1600

  17. Homes: New England Homes • Tipi: common among hunting communities; made of animal skin. • Wigwam: common among farming communities; made of grass, bark, woven mats.

  18. Farming Methods(Indians in Southern New England) • Fields were cleared by girdling & with fire. • Corn, beans & squash were planted together. • Fall = Harvest & abundant food. Corn, Beans & Squash

  19. Indians Planting Corn, Beans & Squash Indians living in Southern New England impacted the land more so than those in the North.

  20. Columbian Exchange • The range of items exchanged between Europeans and Native Americans following European settlement.

  21. Columbian Exchange: Crops

  22. Before Access To HorsesContentment = full stomach & fire 6 Miles 6 Miles 6 Miles

  23. After Access To Horses(Ideas about contentment change) 36 Miles 36 Miles 36 Miles

  24. Native American Population(North of Mexico) 1492 10-12 Million 1900 500,000 These figures are approximate.

  25. Impact Of Diseases Diseases brought by Europeans caused more deaths destroyed more of Indian society than any other single factor.

  26. Why So Deadly? • Virgin Soil Epidemics • A disease that hits a population which previously had no contact with that disease. • Multiple diseases often hit Indian populations at the same time. • These were tough diseases! • Small pox, chicken pox, influenza, measles, whooping cough are some examples.

  27. Key Terms Bering Land Bridge Salmon & Cedar Longhouse Iroquois Hiawatha Tipi Wigwam Columbian Exchange Virgin Soil Epidemics Horse I. Origins II. Pacific Northwest Coast A. Economy B. Society III. Eastern Great Lakes A. Confederacy/Politics B. Society/Women IV. New England A. Northern B. Southern C. Land Use V. European Contact The First Americans

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