Chapter 3
Lesson 2
Native Americans in
Pennsylvania
Agriculture
- the planting of seeds and growing crops.
Wampum
A string of small beads made from shells, to record decisions by members
of the Iroquois League
Longhouse
Long wooden building that was covered by bark or grass and
shared by several families
Palisades
Fenced walls made of logs
Tamanend
Once a famous leader of the Lenni Lenape
Native Americans Arrive!!!
Ice age ended
Glaciers, wind, and water shaped the
Allegheny and Pocono Mountains.
 Rich, fertile valleys
Survival!
Resources were used to build shelters, for
tool making and hunting and fishing
Nomadic lifestyle….moved around in
search of food.
3,000 years ago Native Americans began
to plant their own crops(agriculture)
Three Sisters – planting corn, beans
squash in same hole
1600’s … PA Native American
Groups
There were two groups of Native Americans in
Pennsylvania
 1. Algonquian- which included the Lenni Lenapi and
Shawnee
 2. Iroquois- which included the Susquehannock and
Iroquois .
The groups shared similar language and way of life.
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Facts:
Also known as the “Delaware”
Lived along the banks of the Brandywine
and Delaware Rivers
Lived in longhouses
Known for their fairness
Forced off their land by other tribes.
Part of the Algonquian group
Facts:
Called the Lenni Lenape their
grandfathers
Lived in longhouses
Lived by the Susquehanna River
Crops planted by women
Men hunted and fished
Made pottery
Part of the Algonquian group
Iroquois
Facts:
Lived in longhouses
To end fighting among themselves they
formed Iroquois League of Five Nations to
form rules for everyone to follow.
Became the most powerful group of
Native Americans in North America
Our Constitution is based on their rules.
Used wampum
Facts:
• Lived in Longhouses
• Built palisades for protection
• Always at war…couldn’t stay together
• Died out by 1763
• An Iroquois group