Archaic period

Settler period

Woodland period

Mississippian period

dams.

missions.

burial mounds.

food storage areas.

food and drink.

fame and power.

gold and silver.

rivers and trials.

"God, glory, and gold"

"Salt, silk, and spices"

"Rum, slaves, and molasses"

"Trade, silver, and jewels"

Archaic

Mississippian

Paleoindian

Woodland

All of the settlements were in the south.

All of the settlements were along major rivers.

All settlements tried to avoid the Indian settlements.

All of the settlements were close to major bodies of water.

The Woodland Indians were the first native culture to develop a system of agriculture.

While later cultures lived in settled, permanent villages, the Paleo Indians lived a nomadic lifestyle.

The Archaic Indians lived in shallow, oval-pit houses and larger rectangular wattle-and-daub dwellings.

The Woodland Indians were more advanced than the Archaic cultures; their tools included the bow-and-arrow.

population increased

population decreased

population remained stagnant

population showed no changes

Paleo

Archaic

Woodland

Mississippian

Paleo

Archaic

Woodland

Mississippian