​They were here first

• Scientists believe that the first people to come to North America came across a frozen land bridge between Alaska and Asia.

• ​the Physical environment influenced where and how native americans lived.

• ​Native Americans used the Resources they found to survive

​Natural Resources

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• Natural resources are things that come directly from nature and is used to meet wants or to produce goods and services.

• Examples: Fish caught, wild animals hunted, and crops grown by native americans.

• They used shelters using plants grown or ice or soil or animals.

• made clothing from plants and animals

• They may have been nomadic--moving from place to place based on seasons--if they hunted animals

​North East Indians

• ​Otherwise known as eastern woodland indians because they lived in areas with dense forests.

• ​Tribes such as Iroquois

• ​agricultural (farming)

• ​blended farming with hunting, fishing, and gathering food