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Native American and Constitution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is an example of how Native Americans in the Desert Southwest adapted to their environment? | They made adobe homes because clay was an abundant resource. Because it was dry, they had to irrigate to get water to their crops. |
| What is an example of how Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest adapted to their environment? | They used the Cedar trees for houses and other items. They also hunted and gathered from the forests around their homes. Deer, rabbits, and other small animals were plentiful. |
| What is an example of how Native Americans in the Great Plains adapted to their environment? | People of the Great Plains relied on the buffalo for food, shelter, clothing, tools, and much more. They adapted by moving around so they could follow the buffalo. |
| What is an example of how Native Americans in the Eastern Woodlands adapted to their environment? | They hunted and fished because there were many animals in the forests, lakes, and rivers. They used furs to keep warm in the winter. They traveled on waterways. |
| What was the government of Eastern Woodlands Native Americans like? | They had councils or leagues of chiefs. Chiefs were chosen by the Clan mothers. (Iroquois Confederacy) |
| What was the family of Eastern Woodlands Native Americans like? | Extended family lived together in a longhouse or wigwam. Women trained daughters and men trained sons. |
| What was trade like for Eastern Woodlands Native Americans? | They traded with other tribes by bartering. They used wampum belts as proof of their trade agreement. |
| How did Eastern Woodlands Native Americans use the land? | They cleared land for farming. |
| Did individuals in the Eastern Woodlands own land? | No, the land was used or worked by the whole tribe. |
| What kind of jobs did people in West African tribes have? | Women ran the home. Men in big towns traded with travelers and men in villages hunted. |
| What was the family of West African tribes like? | Extended family lived together; groups of families formed a clan |
| What was trade like for West African tribes? | Gold was found there, so they traded it for goods from other places, especially for salt |
| How did states and towns grow in West Africa? | Because of the great amount of gold resources, people came to trade and that made towns grow bigger and more wealthy |
| What were the Articles of Confederation? | A plan for a national government accepted by the states in 1781 - toward the end of the American Revolution |
| What was one problem with the Articles of Confederation? | The national government was too weak (could not set up an army, control trade, or create taxes) |
| How did the Constitution work better than the Articles of Confederation? | It gave more power to a federal government and balanced powers between 3 branches (Executive, Legislative, and Judicial) |
| What did the Bill of Rights add to the Constitution? | Individual Rights (like freedom of speech, assembly, and religion) |
| Identify the Native American regions: Desert Southwest, Pacific Northwest, Great Plains, Eastern Woodlands | |
| Identify the regions of Africa: Northern, Eastern, Central, Western, Southern |
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