Essentials of United States history . eath, so that no one wouldbe left to avenge the men, orelse adopted into the conquer-ing tribe. All captives werecruelly tortured. 5. Women. — While manwas the provider and the pro-tector, woman was the planted the corn, thebeans, the squashes, and thetobacco; cultivated them withhoes made of shells or of bones;harvested the crops; andpounded the grain into brought the game into thevillage, dressed it, and preserved it for future use. Therewere neither horses nor cattle in America, before the whitemen came, so on a journey the woman car
Essentials of United States history . eath, so that no one wouldbe left to avenge the men, orelse adopted into the conquer-ing tribe. All captives werecruelly tortured. 5. Women. — While manwas the provider and the pro-tector, woman was the planted the corn, thebeans, the squashes, and thetobacco; cultivated them withhoes made of shells or of bones;harvested the crops; andpounded the grain into brought the game into thevillage, dressed it, and preserved it for future use. Therewere neither horses nor cattle in America, before the whitemen came, so on a journey the woman carried the burdensand also prepared the camp. Almost as soon as the girlscould walk, they were given tasks which grew longer andharder as their strength and stature increased. The boyshad no duties, but ran and wrestled and shot at a markwith bows and arrows. According to the red mans idea this was not an unfairdivision of labor. If the man carried the burdens, he couldnot protect his family; if he risked his life to procure game, it. The Indian Hunter. From the Statue by J. Q. A. Ward inCentral Park, New York City. 6 ESSENTIALS OF UNITED STATES HISTORY was only right that the wife should prepare it for food; andhe thought that by some mysterious power she had greatersuccess in raising crops from the soil than he. In his roughway he was usually kind to his family, and if there was troublein the household, the man and not the woman had to find anew home. As we have seen, women controlled their homesand sometimes they even became the rulers of their tribes. 6. Religion. — The red man was very religious. Every-thing that was new, or strange, or that he could not under-stand was the work of the Great Spirits or manitous. Sohe worshiped the thunder, the wind, the fire, the sun, andsought their aid and appeased their wrath by long fasts andby burnt offerings. He also believed in witches and thoughtthat all dreams, however ridiculous, were sent for his guidanceand instruction. When
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