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Unit 1: The First Americans
Chapter 2: Native Americans
Lesson 2: Native Americans of the Woodlands
 
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A Rich Environment

The from the Atlantic to the Mississippi and from Canada to Florida provided abundant for the many different peoples living there. Farming tribes built and stayed in one place. Hunters, like the of Maine, moved from place to place. Many fished and traveled by canoe.

The Hodenosaunee

The Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, and Mohawk of upstate New York spoke . They called themselves the Hodenosaunee or "people of the longhouse," after their multi-family dwellings. Their fine beadwork was called . The clans were led by who governed the longhouses.

By 1300, discord grew as the number of Hodenosaunee increased.In 1520, constant battles over hunting grounds convinced and Deganawida, two leaders and peacemakers, to persuade the Hodenosaunee to form the Iroquois , a peaceful union of the tribes. Once the Tuscarora joined in 1722, it was renamed the .

The Grand Council

Guidelines, or laws called the , were developed by Hiawatha and to keep peace using discussion and compromise.

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