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What is the Southeast Region?
The Southeast region is made up of Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama.
What is the Land and Climate Like Here?
The Southeast region has rich soil that helps with farming. The Atlantic Ocean and the the Gulf of Mexico both border different parts of the region.
It is very warm in the Southeast region so farming can be done much longer then in the Northeast region.
It is very warm in the Southeast region so farming can be done much longer then in the Northeast region.
What Native American Tribes Lived Here?
In the Southeast there are three large tribes that lived in the region.
The Creek, Choctaw, and Cherokee were Native American tribes lived around water ways like the Mississippi River. They interacted with many European settlers when they came to their region and adopted many of traditions.
The Creek, Choctaw, and Cherokee were Native American tribes lived around water ways like the Mississippi River. They interacted with many European settlers when they came to their region and adopted many of traditions.
What did Southeast Native Americans Live In?
In the Southeast region, Native Americans lived in Wattle and Daub houses.
These houses were made by weaving river cane and wood into a frame. The roofs were made of grass and bark.
Wattle and Daub houses were permanent structures, perfect for farming people. They were small houses, fitting about one family per home.
These houses were made by weaving river cane and wood into a frame. The roofs were made of grass and bark.
Wattle and Daub houses were permanent structures, perfect for farming people. They were small houses, fitting about one family per home.
What Food Did Southeast Native Americas Eat?
Southeast Native Americans were hunters and gathers for small animals like rabbits and turkeys. They also farmed a lot. Some of the farming methods they used were irrigation and crop rotation. They farmed crops like tomatoes, sweet potatoes, cotton, tobacco, and grits.
What Clothes Did Southeast Native Americans Wear?
In the Southeast region, people wore lighter clothing than the Northeast region because of the warmer temperature. Tribes dressed in bright colors and in the summer and many Native Americans did not wear clothes from the waist up. In the winter, many Native Americans wore clothing made out of moss and wool.
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