Unit 1 Vocabulary Part 1 Flashcards
A cone-shaped tent used by some Native American groups for shelter
Tepee
A confederation of five Indian nations, including the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca
Iroquois League
a Native American tribe who lived in what is now central New York State. During the American Revolution, they supported the colonists, and faced conflicts with the Mohawks, who supported the British.
Oneidas
The largest Native American nation in the Iroquois League, or Iroquois Confederacy. Their lands included parts of current-day western New York State and eastern Ohio. Allied themselves with the British
Seneca
United by their dislike of the Church of England, the Separatists wanted to either do away with the Church or sever all ties with it. The Separatists felt persecuted within their own country.
Separatists
a person who goes on a religious mission, usually to promote his or her religion.
missionary
(1621-1794) Trading company chartered by the Dutch government to conduct its merchants’ trade in the Americas and Africa (slavery).
Dutch West India Company
migrated from Asia to North and South America between 15,000 to 12,000 years ago.
Paleo-Indians
The search for safety, food, and shelter has resulted in mass movement, of people from one part of the world to another.
migration
which brought about great scientific and artistic learning. The achievements of this period led to the Age of Exploration, which led to the founding of the American colonies and eventually the United States.
Europe’s Renaissance period
almost all of the food that farmers produce is used to feed their own families
subsistence farming
a powerful kingdom in western Africa in the 1700s and 1800s. Today, it is known as Benin. It was conquered by another West African kingdom and, as a result, became involved with that kingdom’s slave trade. The kingdom began exporting slaves, who were usually captives from other kingdoms, to Europe.
Dahomey
“to travel, or navigate, all the way around something.”
circumnavigate
is the period that took place in the 1400s and 1500s. At this time, Europeans began exploring other parts of the world. Better navigation tools and a desire to find better trade routes to Asia led Europeans to set sail for new parts of the world. This led to European colonization and settlement of the Americas in the 1500s and 1600s.
Age of Exploration also known as Age of Discovery
the condition of being owned by another person and being made to work without wages. They were considered human beings and in some cultures had rights. A man or woman who were a slave were not inferior by nature, but unfortunate (enslaved through war). Slaves were often better educated and could teach senators in the Greek culture.
slavery
