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US History-Unit 1
Colonial America- US History
Question | Answer |
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Geography | Study of the lands - specifically features & people |
Government | the group of people that has power to make laws and important decisions for a community, state, or nation |
Colony | a country or area under the full or partial control of another country |
Trade | the act of exchanging something for something else |
Democracy | A system of government in which all people are involved in the political process, usually through voting |
Agriculture | the science or practice of farming |
Crops | A plant that is grown as food to be eaten immediately or sold immediately - including fruits, vegetables & grains |
Manufacture | Making a large number of goods to be sold |
Native American | A member of a native tribe living on the American continent before Europeans arrived |
Natural Resource | Materials grown in nature, that can be used for economic gain |
Economy | Wealth and resources of a country, in terms of production and consumption of goods |
Industry | Economic activity involved in processing and selling raw materials, or conversion of raw materials into manufactured goods |
Great Plains/Central Plains | Midwest |
Rocky Mountains | West side of the USA |
Appalachian Mountains | East side of the USA |
Manifest Destiny | westward expansion to the Pacific |
Sun Belt | Americans move south and west |
What is the environment like in the north? | small farms, short growing seasons, rocky soil |
What is the environment like in the south? | large plantations, longer growing season, use of slaves |
Iroquois | Eastern Woodland, longhouse, 3 sisters |
Pueblo | Southwest desert, cliff dwellings |
Mayan | Mexico, stone pyramids, calendar |
West Africa | powerful coastal kingdom, Timbuktu(salt/gold) |
Europe | Renaissance leads to exploration, better technology |
Henry the navigator | sailing school, improved maps |
Leif Ericsson | Vikings in Newfoundland around 1000 A.D. |
Christopher Columbus | 1492, world is round, Asian trade route, forced labor used by 3rd voyage at Hispaniola |
Treaty of Tordesillas | divided South America between Spain and Portugal |
Columbian Exchange | the trading of new ideas and goods between the Old World and the New World |