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Europeans had been extremely good farmers for many thousands of years before the Americas were discovered and they needed no training in farming. The problem was that European crops (that is corn, meaning wheat, barley, rye, oats, millet and so on) did not grow well along the eastern coast of North America.
The settlers had never seen the native crops (mainly maize, called "Indian corn" by settlers) and did not know how to cultivate it - it was the native plants that they learned about from native Americans.
In more recent times the term "Indian corn" has been shortened in American English to "corn", which is really the Old English term for European cereal crops - hence generating confusion about what is actually meant.
Yes because they needed to know how to survive out there and they also taught them to hunt.
-Kelsey Wyatt
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Why might the native Americans want to help the colonists?
the native americans didn't specificly help the colonists. all they did was simply show the colonists how to plant and crop and care for a farm.
Did priests teach farming and building skills to American Indians?
No. American Indians taught priests and all other colonists how to farm and survive in North America. I am not sure what you mean by building skills, but different Native Americans already had many ways of building their residences before the colonists arrived.
What is the average size of a farm in America?
418 hectares which is 1,033 acres for us Americans
Why do you think the assimilation policy of the dawes act failed?
The Dawes Act was implemented in the United States in 1887, with the goal of dividing up Native American lands so that individuals would live separately from their tribes, thus becoming US citizens. The overall goal of the act was to assimilate Native Americans into European American culture. However, it did not work. Native Americans continued to carry on their beliefs, and passed them down from generation to generation.
What did the Native Americans do that benefited America?
I am a Native and us natives live a good life just like you white people we are the exact same but to racis people we supposably dance around a fire and kill people with our bow arrows so there you got your answers. very good Native of what or where though? Archeological studies of various sites throughout the world show that man ate a varied diet depending on where thay lived ,from vegetarian ,fish to meat.
What did Europeans learn from Native Americans?
To get a general idea, the Native Americans taught the Europeans how to farm, kill certain animals, make jewelry (such as bead necklaces), and many other things. In return, the Europeans taught the Native Americans how to use advanced technologic weapons (guns), and taught them the idea of religion.
Why were enslaved africans brought to the Americas?
when the europeans first came to the Americas they brought diseases which the native Americans weren't immuned to. therefore they died and the europeans had no one to work and farm the lands. they knew that africans had immunity so they enslaved them and brought them to the Americas. another reason native Americans died was because the europeans had guns and were in constant warfare with them.
What did Native Americans teach early English settelers in Plymouth colony?
Where good places to fish were and how to farm foods such as squash, corn, and pumpkins
Why did the pilgrims and native American have a thanks giving?
because the pilgrims taught the Native Americans how to farm.
What did missionaries teach the Indians?
From the missionaries, the Indians learned how to farm and how to take care of farm animals. Many missionaries also tried to "civilize" the Native Americans by teaching them a Western, monotheistic religion rather than the Native polytheistic religion that seemed incorrect and pagan to Western missionaries.
What did the plateau native Americans eat?
Native Americans ate what was provided by the land. They ate meat that they could hunt and catch and vegetation that they could farm or gather.
How did the native Americans help pilgrims surivive?
native Americans thought the pilgrims how to fish, farm, herd, to build houses,and to hunt. hope this helped you :D
How did the Americans lean how to grow things?
Before Europeans came to America, Naive people used to live in America. Native people used to farm, fish, etc.......So as far as you question goes, Americans learned to grow crops at the same time as the rest of the world did.
Why might the native Americans want to help the colonists?
the native americans didn't specificly help the colonists. all they did was simply show the colonists how to plant and crop and care for a farm.
What were the benefits of native Americans knowing how to farm?
balanced dietdidn't need to move place to placea variety of foods
Which system required Native Americans to farm ranch mine or pay taxes for the profit of individual Spaniards?
Encomiendas
Was learning to farm a cause or effect of native Americans?
Many tribes of the America's farmed long before Columbus was born; in fact central American tribes had (horticulture) research stations built to study growth requirements of potatoes. They also farmed cocco, tomato's, corn, etc.The "Milpa" crop system grows far more calories per acre than traditional European farming; but, you cannot use a machine to farm that way so it is not used.I would also add, that Europeans learned a lot about farming from Native Americans.
