Today's goal will be to understand the culture and society of Native Americans before the Europeans established settlements in North America. Before we do our own research, lets look at some facts based on what Native Americans were like before Europeans began colonizing North America. The following video is from the History Channel.
Our Research
Now, what I would like you to do is dig deeper to find out what the tribes that we plotted on the map (way, way, way back when we used to have school) were like before Europeans invaded. Before we can research this, what questions should we ask to have a better picture of their society?
Now that we have these questions please research them and add what you find to the descriptions on our google maps.
Homework: I used to think... Now I think...
Now that you have a better picture of what these societies were like, for homework I would like you to explain what you used to think about Native American societies before the Europeans before this lesson and what you think now.