NA Regions

Native American Regions

The Northeast region goes from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes and from Virginia up to parts of Canada.

Poll

What do you think the weather was like?

• Rainy/Wet

• Hot/Sunny

• Cold/Snowy

• Mild/Cloudy

The Northeast region has very cold winters and mild summers (think New York)

HOMES

Because the Northeastern American Indians lived in an area with LOTS of trees, they built houses using lumber (wood).

These houses were called longhouses because they were between 50-150 feet long! 

Lots of families lived in them!

Multiple Choice

What material are longhouses built out of?

• Snow and ice

• Wood

• Grass

• Bricks

WATER

The ocean and rivers were important for the people of the Northeast. People travel along the river to fish, hunt, and trade.

TRAVEL

They made canoes from trees. They would carry the canoes overhead to get around dangerous waters

Open Ended

Explain why rivers and oceans were important to the people of the Northeast.