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SS final part one
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| artifact | a man-made object |
| iroquois | league of nations from North America |
| clan | a group of interrelated families |
| confederacy | an alliance |
| culture | a way of life |
| extended family | grandparents, aunts/uncles, cousins, etc. |
| land bridge | a connection between two land masses |
| longhouse | the traditional house of the iroquois |
| matrilineal | family traced through the woman's side of the family |
| myth | a story to explain something in nature |
| nuclear family | parents, sisters/brothers |
| pre-columbian | the time before 1492 |
| prehistoric | before written records |
| reservation | land set aside for native americans |
| three sisters | squash, beans, maize |
| tobacco | a nicotine-rich plant |
| tuscarora | the sixth nation that joined the iroquois confederacy |
| what re the 5 nations | Seneca, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga, Mohawk |
| why was the iroquois confederacy formed | for protection and strength |
| where was samuel de champlain from and what did he discover | france; great lakes and canada know as "father of new france" |
| where was christopher columbus from and what did he discover | spain; america and west indies |
| where was hernando cortez from and what did he discover | spain; south americas and he conquered the aztecs |
| what did henry hudson from holland discover | Hudson Bay and north america |
| what did henry hudson from england discover | new york |
| where was prince henry the navigator from and what did he discover | portugal; he sponsored many explorations and made a navigation school |
| northwest passage | sea route from the atlantic ocean to the pacific |
| line of demarcation | an imaginary line in between spain and portugal |
| what were the three main reasons for exploration | god, glory, gold |
| columbian exchange | exchange of food and diseases between the new world and the old world |
| conquistador | a spanish conquerer |
| mercantilism | the belief of trade and benefiting the mother country |
| new england colonies | new hampshire, massachusetts, rhode island, connecticut |
| middle colonies | pennsylvania, new york, delaware, new jersey |
| southern colonies | maryland, virginia, north carolina, south carolina, georgia |
| who purchased new york in 1626 | peter minuit |
| jamestown | the first english settlement |
| what was the french and indian war also known as | the seven year war |
| 1607 | jamestown was founded |
| 1620 | mayflower sails |
| embargo | an official ban |
| tariff | taxes on imports and exports |
| battle of sartoga | turning point |
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