14th Century in North American History - List of Events

List of Events

  • 1200–1400: Middle Mississippian culture in the Eastern Woodlands
  • The Little Ice Age brought a period of severe decline to medieval Europe, causing the Great Famine.
  • The 14th century in America probably also brought decline of the Mississippian culture, especially in the northern states. Dendroclimatology suggests that severe droughts ravaged the American Southwest and especially the Southern Plains early in the period, leading to a rapid cultural decline.
  • Athapaskan-speaking people continue to migrate southward from the Canadian prairies toward the American Southwest.

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