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Small grains such as wheat was “flailed” by early settlers.  What was this?

Cowkeepers was a British term for herdsmen and they were the Anglo (white) stockmen who took care of cattle in the colonies.  Many, however, were the black slaves who took care of the cattle herds. Those from Gambia had experience raising cattle in their African homeland.

The chieftain of Cahokia was called the ‘Brother of the Sun’ and his mound so that the sun would rise directly behind it in concert with their solar calendar which was used to chart the seasons and plan the harvest and planting times .

Native Americans were supreme agriculturalists and farmers in the early years of the history of America.

This state was a leading producer of rice and indigo.

By 1,000 AD, agriculture was based upon which three sister crops?

What were neat cattle?

Which crop was the predecessor to potatoes in the Pacific Northwest which made the Lewis and Clark crew very sick?

Native Americans used watch towers in an attempt to:

Nails grow from the: