a person who comes into a country from another country because he or she wants to make a new home there

was formed to unite six different groups of people in place

rectangular buildings made from the wood and bark of elm trees

Iroguois council members that were chosen by powerful women from each group

where millions of immigrants stayed after they had landed in our country.

the immigrants first stop. From 1892-1954 this island welcomed 17 million people to the United States.

poorly built apartment buildings where most immigrants lived

Clothing factories where immigrants worked. They were often rooms of tenements that were dark and airless. The pay was very low and they worked long hours.

warned the minutemen to arm themselves against British soldier

colonists who were opposed to British rule

colonists boarded British ships and dumped chests of tea into Boston Harbor

led the colonists in the Boston Massacre

Patriots who were training to fight and promised to be ready at a minute's notice

a war between Great Britain and the 13 colonies that lasted 6 years

was asked to lead the army in the American Revolution. He was also our first President.

of the countryside; including farms, small villages, or unsettled land

a group of cities so close together that they can be thought of as one huge community

a community just outside a city

to travel a distance each day from one's home to one's workplace

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Term	Definition
immigrant	a person who comes into a country from another country because he or she wants to make a new home there
Iroquois Confederacy	was formed to unite six different groups of people in place
longhouse	rectangular buildings made from the wood and bark of elm trees
Sachems	Iroguois council members that were chosen by powerful women from each group
New York City	where millions of immigrants stayed after they had landed in our country.
Ellis Island	the immigrants first stop. From 1892-1954 this island welcomed 17 million people to the United States.
tenements	poorly built apartment buildings where most immigrants lived
sweatshops	Clothing factories where immigrants worked. They were often rooms of tenements that were dark and airless. The pay was very low and they worked long hours.
Paul Revere	warned the minutemen to arm themselves against British soldier
Patriots	colonists who were opposed to British rule
Boston Tea Party	colonists boarded British ships and dumped chests of tea into Boston Harbor
Crispus Attucks	led the colonists in the Boston Massacre
Minutemen	Patriots who were training to fight and promised to be ready at a minute's notice
American Revolution	a war between Great Britain and the 13 colonies that lasted 6 years
George Washington	was asked to lead the army in the American Revolution. He was also our first President.
rural	of the countryside; including farms, small villages, or unsettled land
urban	of the city
megalapolis	a group of cities so close together that they can be thought of as one huge community
suburb	a community just outside a city
metropolitan area	a city and it suburbs together
commute	to travel a distance each day from one's home to one's workplace

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