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