Most of the Monongahela were killed by, or assimilated into,Įither the Iroquois or the Delaware tribes during warfare, as these Some time during the 1620s or 1630s before having significant direct contact Turn traded with newly-arrived Europeans. They also traded with other groups who in

Palisaded villages with central oval plazas, some of which consisted ofĪs many as 50-100 structures. They were maize agriculturalists and lived in well laid out The Monongahela Culture, who inhabited the Monongahela River Valley fromġ050 to 1635. Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio and West Virginia were the peoples of Tribal settlements during the Fort Ancient Culture. Strife increased, leading the tribes to consolidate their villages for This was a time when warfare and intergroup Or two generations, when the natural resources surrounding the previousĭispersed populations began to coalesce. Rarely permanent, as the people commonly moved to a new location after one To coalesce into larger settlements of up to 300 people. Year-round settlements of no more than forty to fifty These mound builders began settling in small, Groups in the Middle Ohio Valley adopted an agrarian culture, with maizeĪs their primary crop. In Ohio Country Native American history known as Fort Ancient , Who were acquainted as both allied companions and bitter adversaries. The city of Pittsburgh forms a fitting background for these two leaders, Indiana, West Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and New York.Ī statue of George Washington and Guyasuta The Scioto and Ohio rivers, and their influence reached into present-day The tribes that occupied this part of the continent were centered near Mountains, organized Native American settlements began about 1000 BC. The continent, with histories that dated back over a thousand years.Īs the Europeans referred to the northern territories west of the Allegheny There were many Indian nations scattered across The Native Americans Who Inhabited The Ohio CountryĪmerica, they encountered the various Indian tribes, who were the native

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