The highly organized farmers of the Ohio River Valley were called Mound Builders. They <span>were inhabitants of </span>North America<span> who, during a 5,000-year period, constructed various styles of earthen </span>mounds<span> for religious and ceremonial, burial, and elite residential purposes. </span>
The man who credited with teaching the patriots how to fight professionally is "Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben," since he came from a long military background with a great deal of training.