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- 2. The Eastern Woodland people lived in the Northeastern part of the United States of America and were there for 10,000years.
- 3. They lived in Longhouses. They also lived in Wigwams .
- 5. A Longhouse was a large rectangular building with a framework of wooden poles covered with bark .
- 6. To build a Wigwam, the builder’s first job was to trace an outline on the ground .Then they dug holes along it.
- 7. More than thirty families could live in a Longhouse. Only two families could live in a Wigwam.
- 8. In the winter, men wore skirts and shirts made of buckskin from deer.
- 10. In summer women wore their grass woven skirts. Men wore breechcloths. The children wore nothing.
- 16. The women took care of the crops when the men were away for hunting trips.
- 17. The Native Americans of the Northeast built Palisades to protect their village. A Palisade was kind of like a fort.
- 18. Trees were very important. they used them for houses, canoes , and palisades.