Native American Cultures and Columbian Exchange

Arctic tribes

Eskimo and Inuit

Plains Indians tribes

Sioux, Comanche, and Wichita

Northeast/Great lakes tribes

Iroquois, Algonquin

Southwest tribes

Hopi and Pueblo

Southeast tribes

Cherokee and Creek

Arctic

Hunting, Gathering, and Fishing.

Plains Indians

Bison Hunters - Migratory (Teepees)

Horses (introduced from Europe)

Northeast/Great Lake

Hunting and Gathering

Slash and Burn Agriculture

“3 sisters” (corn, squash, beans)

Longhouses (Iroquois)

Southwest

Clay houses/Cliff dwellings

Maize agriculture

Southeast

Agriculture/Settled communities

Mississippian culture (Cahokia, mounds)

Why explore?

1. Competition
2. Individualistic Mindset
3. Needs & wants
4. Religious Worldview

Animals after Columbian Exchange

Changing Native cultures

Increased work efficiency

Explosion of food production

Plants after Columbian Exchange

Changing world eating habits

Population explosions & movements

Humans after Columbian Exchange

Ethinic/racial changes

African slave trade

Changing Land use & Labor systems

Diseases after Columbian Exchange

Native food production loss

Native political turmoil

Transatlantic slave-economy