Prior to European contact, the eastern third of what is today the United States
A. was politically controlled by the Cahokia Indians.
B. remained for the most part uninhabited.
C. had the most abundant food resources of any region of the continent.
D. contained no permanent settlements.
E. was populated by tribes that engaged in hunting and gathering but did not yet farm.
C
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