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Section 1: the first inhabitants

Section 1: the first inhabitants. ESSENTIAL QUESTION Which American Indians inhabited the regions that became Carolina and how did they impact the colony? . 12,000 YEARS AGO. Introduction Scientists believe the first people came to America across the Bering Strait.

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Section 1: the first inhabitants

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  1. Section 1: the first inhabitants ESSENTIAL QUESTION Which American Indians inhabited the regions that became Carolina and how did they impact the colony?

  2. 12,000 YEARS AGO Introduction • Scientists believe the first people came to America across the Bering Strait. • The climate was colder and the land was covered with trees, mastodons, and other animals. • The first people are called Paleolithic (Latin for “old stone,” referring to tools).

  3. The Archaic Period7,000 B.C.-500 B.C. • People began to forage for food and became healthier when temperatures warmed. They traveled from the coast to the fall line. • Flint tools became more complex, resulting in scrapers, hammers, and spears. Smaller groups could hunt. • Communities began as survival skills improved. • Ceremonial burials were conducted. • Settlements were in the floodplains and mountains.

  4. THE WOODLAND PERIOD1,000 B.C.-1,000 A.D. • The introduction of corn altered life, allowing people to settle and thrive. • Villages began as people were able to stay in one place longer. • People learned to create items with clay. • People depended on the forests for shelter and hunting.

  5. MISSISSIPPIAN INFLUENCE800 A.D. 1,500 A.D. • People were influenced by the culture of settlers from along the Mississippi River. • The Mississippians held ceremonies, led by priests, which were important for crops and harmony with earth. • People learned to create items with clay. • Town Creek Indian Mound was a ceremonial center and was a place of celebration Green Corn Day.

  6. GREEN CORN DAY • Not a precursor to “Green Day” LOL! • Families would bathe and put on new clothes. • Celebrate by drinking the “black drink”. • It was not alcoholic but a strong herbal tea. • The priest would re-light his ceremonial fire. • The natives would eat roasted corn and boiled on the cob. • They gathered to watch a ball game similar to lacrosse.

  7. THE NEW YEAR • The celebration would end as natives would take a piece of ceremonial coal to their huts. • The lighting of the ceremonial coal signified the beginning of the new year. • This celebration fell out of favor with the arrival of the Europeans around the 1500’s. • The customs stuck around as daily habits for the Native Americans of North Carolina.

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