"Reflecting the latest scholarship, this book looks at the different groups of Native Americans who lived on the land that would one day become New York State. Primary source documents, paintings, and artifacts guide readers in exploring the current understanding of the ways in which the Algonquian-speaking peoples and the Iroquois lived before the arrival of the first Europeans. Examines the effect that contact between the Native American and European cultures had on the people themselves and the development of the colony and state"--Provided by the publisher.

Title proper from title frame. Includes index. Includes chronologies. Includes glossary. "Rosen Learning Center.". "Rosen Digital.". Lesson plans and assessments included. Navigation tool bar includes audio narration, text highlighting by word or sentence, and automatic or manual page turn.

Early settlement of the Americas - The Algonquian peoples of the East - People of the Longhouse - Iroquois clans and families - The Iroquois Confederacy - The meeting of Native Americans and Europeans - The fur trade and the beaver wars - The French and Indian War - Native Americans and the American Revolution - Native American culture lives on.