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Paleo indians, the earliest known people of North America, cross the Bering land from Asia to present-day Alaska. This is in 12000 BCE -
Agriculture was introduced to Native Americans in 2500 BCE. The primary thing to grow was corn. Scientists believe that agriculture started with the Mesoamerican hunter-gatherer groups. -
The native americans started believing in religions. The most well-known one to us is the Great Spirit. Then there was Muslim and Ancestor Worship. This took place 1200 BCE -
Cahokia civilization is known for the most influential urban settlement of the Mississippian culture.It had complex society and avandced agricultre pracatices compare to its fellow civilizations. 800CE -
Leif Erikson. He was a Viking, and he made a short-lived settlement in Newfoundland, California. The native americans there were able to fight him off.1000CE -
In 1200CE, two peak civilizations were Zuni and Hopi. They both could survive in difficult environmental conditions, and both had well-established agricultural practices. -
Most civilizations in North America began to decline due to numerous reasons, including drought and insufficient agricultural resources. -
Columbus "found America" even though it was already inhabited by Native Americans. He also mistakenly thought they were indians, thinking he was in India. -
The Indian Removal Act made it that the current president was able to exchange Native American tribal lands in the eastern United States for lands west of the Mississippi River. This forced thousands of native Americans to move from their homes. -
The Dawes Act made it were all native americans had to move from their homes to reservations. This act is responsible for the loss of 90 million acres of netive american land.