Geography 2010A/B Study Guide - Clifford Sifton, Woolly Mammoth, Indigenous Peoples Of The Eastern Woodlands
4 Mar 2013
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Indians: climate differences required indians to adapt their agricultural system accordingly, athapaskans are direct descendants of indians. Indians in eastern us planted corn, beans, and squash (known as the three sisters) Initial contact: at first contact, there were many as 500,000 aboriginals by 1871, only 122,700, european settlers spread new diseases to the aboriginals (eg. huronia; the biggest tribe) John cabot is the first european explorer to land in canada. Culture regions: seven aboriginal culture regions, eastern woodlands: iroquois and huron, eastern subarctic: cree occupied; developed snowshoes, western subarctic: athapaskans occupied, arctic: inuits occupied, plains, plateau, northwest coast: indians harvest rich marine life. Quebec city, founded in 1608 by samuel de chaplain was the first permanent settlement in. First large wave of british immigrants are loyalist refugees from the us. Supported american war of independece (1775 - 1783) Second large wave of immigrants from the british isle (1790 1860)
