U.S History Prologue

U.S History Prologue By: Ka’iupono Joseph,

Land BridgeEarly Americans crossed the land bridge between

Alaska and Russia They crossed from the Rockies and went

southwardThey crossed because the Mammals were

migrating to the Americas.The ocean levels were 300-400 ft higher than they

are now

Land Bridge

Climate ChangeMammoths weighed up to 16,000 pounds and

could feed 2 dozen hunters for the whole winterHunters would sharpen spears out of bone/stoneAs the climate changed the mammals especially

the mammoths started to die off because of the dramatic change in whether

The sea level also changed and the land bridge melted

First communitiesArchaic people started to settle along river coasts

and along fish plentiful coasts and could sustain themselves for the whole year

They found places so plentiful that they scooped fish into their buckets.

They learned to make fishing nets and fishing hooks, made boats from bark and animal skin

Some people started to build pottery to carry water and to cook food

Early American Community

Mound BuildersPoverty point was a community of mound buildersLeaders drew up plans to built earthworks Adena’s flourished along the Mississippi and

Illinois river valleysHopewell’s flourished along the Ohio and Illinois

river valleysThere built mounds the shape of squares, circles

and cones

Mound Builders

Early Americans; SedentarySedentary: to stay in an area or to

colonizeEarly Americans became sedentary

around the Neolithic period.This started as early as 2500 B.C.

possibly early then that.Sedentary occurred because early

Americans discovered the ability to farm.

Americans & Their EnvironmentDid Early Americans have control over their

environment: Yes, No, Maybe?Answer: YESFactor:They Formed a hierarchyHad major Trade and religionBuried their chiefs Built long wooden palisades

Examples of the factorsThey Formed a hierarchy. Example: Temples and

warehouses and homes of elite leaders were located on top of mounds formed in the ground.

Formed trade and religion. Example: In 1000 The city of Cahokia was a major center of trade and religious activities.

Buried their chiefs. Example: 200 C.E one mass grave had about 300 pounds of bones found in yellow stone national park.

Built long wooden palisades: 1150 C.E. built around center of city, these were up to 100 ft tall.

Population and growth after 800Corn Cultivators

• Corn cultivator’s wanted extra helping hands with plowing, hoeing, weeding, and harvesting.For example they need the man power to plant more of there vegetation to keep there community flourishid.

• Corn cultivator’s promoted population growth.  Hunter’s supported abortion for mobility and reduced numbers of people to feed. These two different

• Corn cultivator’s promoted population growth.  Hunter’s supported abortion for mobility and reduced numbers of people to feed.

corn cultivators and Hunters

• Corn cultivator’s increased population by clearing woodland and plating more corn. 

•  Over years the two groups got into conflicts and corn cultivator’s prevailed over the hunter’s because of the fact they out numbered them.  

• Corn cultivator’s and Hunter’s build a Mutual advantage trade system was made between Corn cultivator’s and Hunter’s.

Cahokia

• Cahokia was a major center of trade and religion.There believes were manly around god.

• It was the first urban center of the U.S.

• They started to become civilized and have a hierarchy. Chiefs were buried upon 20,000 beaded shells along with animal corpse sculptures.

• Was probably the largest earthen structure in America’s