North American Colonies Project
Part 1: Native American Resources
Access and review the Early Native Peoples interactive map link available through the HIS 110 [pic] page. Study the map identifying the regional distribution of Native Americans (also located in Ch. 1). Using the grid, identify the seven regions. Then indicate how each of the native tribes within the regions supported themselves prior to the arrival of European civilizations.
|Region: |Principle Basis of Subsistence: |
|Artic |Fished and hunted seals. |
|Northern Forests |Big game hunters. |
|Pacific Northwest |Salmon fishing. |
|Far West |Fishing, hunting small game, and gathering. |
|Southwest |Farming and trading. |
|Plains |Farming and hunting. |
|Woodlands |Farming, hunting, gathering, and fishing. |
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Part 2: Contributions Grid
Complete the Contributions Grid by describing the contributions of the three groups of peoples, Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans, to the creation of the British North American Colonies. List the aspects of each of these peoples—Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans—that contributed to the