Native American Life in Pennsylvania: Agriculture, Wampum, and Tribes
Chapter 3
Lesson 2
Native Americans in
Pennsylvania
Agriculture
- the planting of seeds and growing crops.
Wampum
A string of small beads made from shells, to record decisions by members
of the Iroquois League
Longhouse
Long wooden building that was covered by bark or grass and
shared by several families
Palisades
Fenced walls made of logs
Tamanend
Once a famous leader of the Lenni Lenape
Native Americans Arrive!!!
Ice age ended
Glaciers, wind, and water shaped the
Allegheny and Pocono Mountains.
Rich, fertile valleys
Survival!
Resources were used to build shelters, for
tool making and hunting and fishing
Nomadic lifestyle….moved around in
search of food.
3,000 years ago Native Americans began
to plant their own crops(
agriculture
)
Three Sisters – planting corn, beans
squash in same hole
1600’s … PA Native American
Groups
There were two groups of Native Americans in
Pennsylvania
1
. Algonquian-
which included the Lenni Lenapi and
Shawnee
2.
Iroquois-
which included the Susquehannock and
Iroquois .
The groups shared similar language and way of life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDHf1mH
P2c4&list=PL1x86IFIADThNSawwEju8dnQBwaz
NEn6P&feature=player_detailpage
Facts:
Also known as the “Delaware”
Lived along the banks of the
Brandywine
and
Delaware
Rivers
Lived in longhouses
Known for their fairness
Forced off their land by other tribes.
Part of the Algonquian group
Facts:
Called the Lenni Lenape their
grandfathers
Lived in longhouses
Lived by the
Susquehanna River
Crops planted by women
Men hunted and fished
Made pottery
Part of the Algonquian group
Iroquois
Facts:
Lived in longhouses
To end fighting among themselves they
formed
Iroquois League of Five Nations
to
form rules for everyone to follow.
Became the most powerful group of
Native Americans in North America
Our Constitution is based on their rules.
Used wampum
Facts:
•
Lived in Longhouses
•
Built
palisades
for protection
•
Always at war…couldn’t stay together
•
Died out by 1763
•
An Iroquois group
Explore the rich history of Native Americans in Pennsylvania, from their arrival after the Ice Age to the cultivation of agriculture, use of wampum for decision-making, and the unique lifestyles of different tribes like the Algonquian and Iroquois. Discover fascinating details about their traditions, dwellings like longhouses, and interactions with other tribes in the region.
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Chapter 3 Lesson 2 Native Americans in Pennsylvania
Agriculture - the planting of seeds and growing crops.
Wampum A string of small beads made from shells, to record decisions by members of the Iroquois League
Longhouse Long wooden building that was covered by bark or grass and shared by several families
Palisades Fenced walls made of logs
Tamanend Once a famous leader of the Lenni Lenape
Native Americans Arrive!!! Ice age ended Glaciers, wind, and water shaped the Allegheny and Pocono Mountains. Rich, fertile valleys
Survival! Resources were used to build shelters, for tool making and hunting and fishing Nomadic lifestyle .moved around in search of food. 3,000 years ago Native Americans began to plant their own crops(agriculture) Three Sisters planting corn, beans squash in same hole
1600s PA Native American Groups There were two groups of Native Americans in Pennsylvania 1. Algonquian- which included the Lenni Lenapi and Shawnee 2. Iroquois- which included the Susquehannock and Iroquois . The groups shared similar language and way of life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDHf1mH P2c4&list=PL1x86IFIADThNSawwEju8dnQBwaz NEn6P&feature=player_detailpage Native American Tribes
Facts: Also known as the Delaware Lived along the banks of the Brandywine and Delaware Rivers Lived in longhouses Known for their fairness Forced off their land by other tribes. Part of the Algonquian group
Facts: Called the Lenni Lenape their grandfathers Lived in longhouses Lived by the Susquehanna River Crops planted by women Men hunted and fished Made pottery Part of the Algonquian group
Facts: Lived in longhouses To end fighting among themselves they formed Iroquois League of Five Nations to form rules for everyone to follow. Became the most powerful group of Native Americans in North America Our Constitution is based on their rules. Used wampum
Facts: Lived in Longhouses Built palisades for protection Always at war couldn t stay together Died out by 1763 An Iroquois group
