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nd that could be used to buy the necessaries of colonial life. Vocabularyclan dramatic saplings supplications tomahawkconfederation sachem shaman tepee wampumQuestions 1. How would you recognize an Indian? 2. If there are any Indianmounds in your locality, learn what you can of them. 3. Name andlocate the three main groups of Eastern Indians. 4. Which of the threewas important in early colonial history? Why? 5. Describe threekinds of Indian homes. What are the advantages of our homes over theIndians’? Of theirs over ours? 6. What products of Indian industryhave you seen? Describe them. 7. How did the Indians buy and sell?8. Describe some of the religious ceremonies of the Indians. 9. Wastheir religion in any respect like Christianity ? CHAPTER IttTHE EARLY MISSIONARIES
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