- Fact 2 - These Indians were static
tribes of hunter fishers. Men were in charge of hunting for food
and protecting the camp and the women were in charge of the home
and land
- Fact 3 - Names of Border States:
New Hampshire
- Fact 4 - Origin of the name of the
state: As a reference to the state region being a mainland,
different from its many surrounding islands.
- Fact 5 - Features of the area:
Appalachian Mountains; western borders have
rugged terrain, long sand beaches on southern coast; northern
coast rocky promontories, peninsulas and fjords.
- Fact 6 - Shelters, Homes and
Houses: Permanent, static homes were longhouses and temporary
shelters were Wigwams.
Wigwams are small cone-shaped houses with an arched roof made of
wooden frames that are covered with woven mats and sheets of birchbark which
are held in place by ropes or strips of wood
- Fact 7 - Longhouses were permanent
houses and homes used by hunter farmers. These houses were built
up to 200 feet long, 20 feet wide and 20 feet high. They often
had 2 storeys - a raised platform created the top storey which
was ideal for sleeping.
Longhouses were similar in design to wigwams, their frames being
made with poles and covered with bark.
- Fact 8 - The Indians of
Maine included the Maliseet, Passamaquoddy, Abenaki, Penobscot,
Micmac, Malecite, Passamaquoddy, Pennacook and the Penobscot
tribes.
- Fact 9 - The Maliseet tribe
territory is illustrated by the following map. The Maliseet are
also known as the Malecite tribe. In the Jay Treaty of 1794, the
Maliseet were granted free travel between the United States and
Canada because their territory spanned both sides of the border.
They were hunters, fishers and farmers. They planted crops of
corn (maize), beans and squash.
- Fact 10 - The Passamaquoddy tribe
territory is illustrated by the above map.
- Fact 11 - The Abenaki tribe were feared as fierce
warriors. The Abenakis is an Algonquian language speaking Indian
tribe. They were one of the five members of the Wabanaki
Confederacy which consisted of the Abenaki, Míkmaq, Penawapskewi,
Pestomuhkati and Wolastoqiyik tribes.
- Fact 12 - The Penobscot were a
war-like tribe and the largest group of the Abenaki Confederacy.
A French mission was established among them in 1688 on the site
of the present city of Bangor. The Penobscot supported the
French, until 1749, when a peace treaty with the English was
signed. The treaty created bad feeling with other Abnaki
peoples, who remained firm supporters of the French.
- Fact 13 - The Micmac, aka Mikmaq, were a war-like
tribe and members of the Abenaki Confederacy. The tribe were
allies with the French fighting against the English in the
1700's until peace treaties were signed
- Fact 14 - The Passamaquoddy tribe
were hunter, fishers and farmers. They hunted inland in the
winter and in the summer grouped together on the coast to farm
corn, beans, and squash. They harvested seafood and sea mammals
including porpoise.
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