what was the first gum made out of
1 Ancient Greeks chewed the gum from the mastic tree. 2  Ancient Mayans (in South America) chewed chicle which was made from the sap of the sapodilla tree. 3  North American Indians chewed sap from spruce trees. 4  Chewing gum was made and sold in America from 1848 but it was very different to the gum we know today. Chewing gum was made and sold in America from 1848 but it was very different to the gum we know today. 2  It was made from spruce gum. 3  Mr Thomas Adams first introduced chewing gum made out of chicle in 1871.