Before Europeans arrived, diverse Indigenous cultures thrived across North America. The Ancestral Puebloans (Southwest) built cliff dwellings, the Mississippians (Southeast) built huge mounds like Cahokia, and the Iroquois (Northeast) formed a powerful political league (the Iroquois Confederacy). Most tribes relied on hunting, fishing, and farming—especially maize (corn), which allowed populations to grow.
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The Compromise of 1877 settled a disputed presidential election. In exchange for Rutherford B. Hayes becoming president, federal troops were removed from the South. Reconstruction ended, and Jim Crow segregation laws soon followed. Review: Essential Question Revisited How did the struggle for freedom and unity define the United States from its beginnings through 1877? Before Europeans arrived