Comprehension Questions
- When do archaeologists believe the first people came to North Dakota?
- Who were the first people to carry out farming as a business in North Dakota?
- Which three agricultural tribes banded together? Which members of the tribes did the farming?
- What was the major crop of the agricultural tribes? What was the first crop to be planted and the last to be harvested?
- Name some threats to the crops in the fields. What were two methods used to protect the crops?
- How did the nomadic tribes pay for the food they bought from the agricultural tribes?
Critical Thinking Question
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The area surrounding the confluence of the Missouri and Knife Rivers has been called “The Marketplace of the Central Plains.” What other slogans (sayings) could describe this area? Explain.