Eastern Woodlands

Describe the Eastern Woodlands.

• Hot, dry, and arid.

• Flat, grassy, few trees.

• Many rivers, lakes, and trees.

• Cold, barren, dry.

The Eastern Woodlands can be divided into two sub-regions. What are these called?

• North and South.

• Northeast and Southeast.

• East and West.

• South and Southwest.

The Iroquois used trees to build what?

• Longhouses

• Tipies (teepees)

• Small earthen huts

• Adobe brick houses

In addition to the longhouse, what other type of woodland home was used by the Eastern Woodlands tribes?

• Wigwams and birch bark homes

• Adobe Brick

• Mud houses

• Cinderblock

Describe trade.

• The buying, selling, or exchanging of goods.

• The movement of people

• The farming of crops

• The building of fences.

What was one MAJOR difference between the Northeast and the Southeast?

• The Southeast had no trees.

• The Southeast had a warmer climate.

• The Southeast had fewer deer.

• The Southeast had more bear.

Which tribe was NOT part of the Iroquois Confederacy?

• Mohawk

• Seneca

• Oneida

• Cayuga

• Apache

Who governed the Iroquois Confederacy?

• One chief

• A war leader

• The Great Council

• The president.

Which tribe lived in the Southeast?

• The Creek

• The California

• The Souix

• The Pawnee

How many representatives were on the Great Council?

• 1-3

• 5-9

• 8-14

• 50-100