1. Lesson Six: Eastern Woodlands By: Nechama, Ayala & Talya

2. Palisade- A palisade is a big wall made of sharp end tree trunks that is used to keep out enemies and wild animals. Slash and burn- the method of clearing fields DEFINITION SLIDE

3. Were are we & about this place we are in the Eastern woodlands. The Eastern woodlands covered most of the presidents day U.S.A.. in some places only a little bit of sunlight could get to the ground. in the northeast part a lot of the ground was covered in rocks & mountains. the southern area was good for growing plants.

4. Shelters, tools, food & habits For the Native Americans there were many uses for trees. They were used for canoes, shelters & food. Some trees provide fruits & nut such as walnut, hickory & American chestnut. palisade. The farm fields were outside the palisade. The Native Americans were gathers, farmers & hunters. A lot of different types of plants & animals. Those people did a lot of farming, gathering & hunting so they had enough food to make a villages. Villages includes meeting places.

5. More about Native Americans They cleared their land by cutting away trees in the fall. By Spring they were dead. After two years they burnt the dead trees. slash and The process was called slash and burn burn. *The people predicted that after a few years there will be a new field. After 1 or 2 years the dead tree burrowed again. The people planted crops in the slash and burn field. Some people used fish and other fertilizer. The people who didn’t use fertilizer make a new village every 10 years

6. Some ways that they lived Even though they raised much of their food hunted beaver & bear and gathered nuts, berries, greens and went fishing. The Native Americans used beaver fur & bear skins to make warm robes, capes & blankets

7. The 2 main languages ALGONQUIAN THE MOSTLY LIVED ALONG THE COSTAL PLAINIROQUOIAN THE LONGHOUSE WAS A SYMBOL FOR THEM

8. More about Algonquians Some lived more inland or around great lakes In each tribe there was one to twenty villagers wgwams In each village there was ten to twenty wgwams On high ground they had villages On high ground they had villages

9. More about Iroquois There was a group of 5 tribes They were acting like the Americans one for all and all for one They had longhouses Counsel Counsel made laws In the begging they always had war One person named Aman and said there should be peace and they should be strong

10. Credits Ms. Gossler Textbook Eli Bodhi