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Today’s Warm Up/ Classwork ActivityHow would you react if aliens landed in
your backyard? How would you respond to them?
Your paragraph should be at least 5-7 sentences and well written. This paragraph will be due at the beginning of class on Tuesday July 19th.
Native Americans in North Carolina
Indian Life at the time of European Contact
The Coastal Plain, Piedmont, and Mountains were home to more than 30 different Native American groups
Groups ranged in size from a few villages to thousands of members
Algonquin TribesAlgonquin language was spoken along the
coastGroups included Chowanoc, Pasquotank,
and WaccamawTribes depended on fish, fruit, and
vegetables
TuscaroraThe Tuscarora lived on the Coastal Plain,
along the Neuse and Tar RiversUsed hemp to make rope and binding cord.
The name means “hemp gatherers”Connected to the Iroquois tribes of New
York
Indian hemp, which is also called milkweed, is a plant that produces strong fibers, like cotton does.
CatawbaThe largest group living in PiedmontKnown for their burnt-black potteryTribes in Piedmont spoke versions of Sioux
LanguageConnected to the Sioux tribes of the Great
Plains
CherokeeWere related to Iroquois, but had been
driven away from their homesDuring Woodland Period, they settled in the
mountainsControlled 40,000 square miles when
Europeans arrivedDuring Woodland Period they numbered
30,000, and had three main divisions-upper, middle, and lower
Native American Habits and BeliefsWoodland culture and customs dominated
1500sVillages were longhouses and hutsClans were connected through mothers
(Matrilineal)Tribes were governed by consensus, where
most members agreed on decisionsNature was respected and center of most
beliefsEuropeans introduced animals, plants, and
diseases that Natives had not seen