Cahokia was the largest city in USA before Columbus arrived. Its decline is mostly due to the lack of raw materials and climate changes.
Maria Renee Simon
America’s Forgotten City
Main Idea:
Enlighten people around the world about this mostly unknown vanished city in America.
Supports:
- Cahokia was the largest city in USA before Columbus arrived.
- Its decline is mostly due to the lack of raw materials and climate changes.
- This city has been abandoned and forgotten by many.
Essay:
Cahokia was the largest city in the United States and the greatest Indian creation before the arrival of Columbus. It has vanished and forgotten in 1492, however Cahokia was populated with around 20,000 residents and had huge man made mounds. Monk’s Mound is the biggest of the mounds and it is the most impressive monument in this unknown civilization. They also had logs where people used to mark a calendar, showing how knowledgeable the habitants were.