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