Which of the following is a mischaracterization, spread by European settlers, of the Native Americans who resided in North East?
Explanation
Answer: C - The Europeans mischaracterized the Native Americans on the East Coast as nomadic, even though they had lasting structures and houses that resembled those the Europeans would eventually build. The Europeans, particularly the English, cited the lack of discernible Native American settlements as one of the reasons they could occupy their land. However, local Native American groups lived in houses and farmed, so their lifestyle was not as different from settlers' as popular accounts described. While Native Americans tribes would relocate once soil was depleted, the settlements that they created would stand for years. Few tribes had a written language since most depended on oral tradition for preserving culture.
