American Indians

Lesson 3Northeast: Eastern Woodlands

Northeast: Eastern Woodlands

RAP1. What important discovery was made

at Cactus Hill?

2. What was the northeast area of North America called that was inhabited by the Iroquois?

Northeast: Eastern Woodlands

RAP1. What important discovery was made at

Cactus Hill? Archeologists discovered that humans lived at

Cactus Hill as early as 18,000 years ago With this new evidence scientists are not in

agreement as to when and how people entered the Western Hemisphere.

2. What was the northeast area of North America called that was inhabited by the Iroquois?

Northeast: Eastern Woodlands

RAP1. What important discovery was made at Cactus

Hill? Archeologists discovered that humans lived at Cactus

Hill as early as 18,000 years ago With this new evidence scientists are not in agreement

as to when and how people entered the Western Hemisphere.

2. What was the northeast area of North America called that was inhabited by the Iroquois?

Eastern Woodlands

Summary: People of the East Summary: People of the East

Take out 3 colors Highlight important terms (right hand side) – make

sure to highlight only the words Read the questions – label the questions as directed Read passage Once done highlight vocabulary words in the

passage Find the answer to the question and label as

directed Answer the questions in your own words on the back

or underneath.

Map

Find the Eastern Woodland region Color it green Label in the key

Find the where the Iroquois would have lived Color the section

light green Label it in key

Graphic Organizer

American Indian Tribe: Iroquois Location

Climate

Shelter

Transportation

Graphic Organizer

American Indian Tribe: Iroquois Location

Northeast (eastern woodland) Heavily forested VA, NY, Southern Canada

Climate

Shelter

Transportation

Graphic Organizer

American Indian Tribe: Iroquois Location

Northeast (eastern woodland) Heavily forested VA, NY, Southern Canada

Climate Mild Cold places (north)

Shelter

Transportation

Graphic Organizer

American Indian Tribe: Iroquois Location

Northeast (eastern woodland) Heavily forested VA, NY, Southern Canada

Climate Mild Cold places (north)

Shelter Longhouses

Transportation

Graphic Organizer

American Indian Tribe: Iroquois Location

Northeast (eastern woodland) Heavily forested VA, NY, Southern Canada

Climate Mild Cold places (north)

Shelter Longhouses

Transportation Canoes and on foot

Iroquois Longhouse

Iroquois Longhouse

Graphic Organizer - Resources

Natural (Come directly from nature)

Human (People working to produce goods and services)

Capital (Goods produced and used to make other goods and services)

Graphic Organizer - Resources

Natural (Come directly from nature) Fished in rivers Grew crops Hunted animals Wood from forests

Human (People working to produce goods and services)

Capital (Goods produced and used to make other goods and services)

Graphic Organizer - Resources

Natural (Come directly from nature) Fished in rivers Grew crops Hunted animals Wood from forests

Human (People working to produce goods and services) Fisherman, farmers & hunters

Capital (Goods produced and used to make other goods and services)

Graphic Organizer - Resources

Natural (Come directly from nature) Fished in rivers Grew crops Hunted animals Wood from forests

Human (People working to produce goods and services) Fisherman , farmers, & hunters

Capital (Goods produced and used to make other goods and services) Canoes, bows , and spears

Homework

For the next three days your homework will be the same. Each night you will pick one of the three options below. Once you have picked that option you may not reuse it. So choose wisely! Scene representing this region Acrostic poem using Iroquois or Eastern

Woodland Postcard: 3 x 5 note card

Acrostic Poem Use the name of the

tribe as the vertical word, and construct sentences out of things related to that tribe.

IROQUOIS

Example of Post Card•3 x 5 Note Card

•Picture of a tribal scene on the front

•Letter to a relative (Dear Mom and Dad,) describing your experience living as a tribe member. Include the name of the Region!