Early American Colonization - Comprehensive Term List
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APUSH Terms A selection of Early American Colonization Terms
Native American history
APUSH Terms A selection of Early American Colonization Terms
AMH2020
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Universal Soldier part 2
American Republic Notes
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1/14/13 11:19 PM It is unclear exactly how the west was settled Most likely humans came from northeast Asia during last ice age Most archeologists believe humans inhabited Americas by 13000 BCE Natives traveled through Rocky Mountains across the US Paleo-Indians: earliest Americans, established Native American life first. Traveled in bands through specific hunting areas Men hunted, women cooked and raised children Encountered other bands and exchanged goods, services, traditions, religion, etc. Reciprocity: the exchange of gifts and favors instead of one side expecting a profit and the other an expense These factors enabled a more general culture that was passed on to new bands. May have killed off many large animals due to hunting practices Archaic Societies:
ap us government
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nation-state - The modern form of political society that combines centralized government with a high degree of ethnic and cultural unity. "No dense concentrations of population or complex nation-states...existed in North America...." matrilinear - the form of society in which family line, power, and wealth are passed primarily through the female side. "...many North American native peoples, including the Iroquois. developed matrilinear cultures...." confederacy - An alliance or league of nations or peoples looser than a federation. "The Iroquois Confederacy developed the political and organizational skills...." primeval - Concerning the earliest origin of things. "...the whispering, primeval forests...."
American Pageant ch.1 notes/terms
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Morgan Clayton August 12, 2013 b.70 Chapter One Cornell Notes Bering Strait A sea strait. This sea separates Siberia from Alaska and also plays as a connection between Pacific and Artic Oceans. Discovered by Russian navigator Semen Dezhnev. Asian hunters- ancestors of the Native Americans, used this strait as a bridge to cross over to North America. Pueblos This culture was molded by corn planting. Lived in pueblos and had generations of farming instilled in the culture. Originated from the Mesa Verde region. Mound Builders Farmers. Native Americans. Their main crop was corn. Three main groups: Mississippian, Adena, and Hopewell. Mounds were built for religious purpose and ceremonies. Creeks, Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole
Enduring vision chapter 1 notees
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Chapter 1: I. Native Peoples of America, to 1500 Hiawatha was in depths of despair Five American nations known as Iroquois engaged in endless cycle of violence Fought one another & neighboring villages attacked relentlessly Tried restoring peace in own Onondaga nation when evil sorcerer caused deaths of his seven daughters Grief-stricken & wonders into forest Hiawatha series of visions First, a flock of ducks fly up from the lake & take the water with them. Hiawatha walked onto dry lakebed gather purple & white shells Saw shells called wampum: symbolic ?words? of condolence (sympathy) When properly presented, strings of wampum beads could soothe anyone?s grief, no matter how deep
French and Indian War Notes
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North American Alliances By the mid-eighteenth century, the face of North America was changing. The British soldiers, officials, and colonists were moving west from the Atlantic coast and starting to cross into the Ohio River Valley. The Spanish occupied a vast region extending from the Gulf of California, across the desert, and along the Gulf Coast to Florida. The French settled primarily in New France, the area that would later become Canada.
New World Beginnings
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New World Beginnings The Shaping of North America Recorded history began 6,000 years ago. It was 500 years ago that Europeans set foot on the Americas to begin the era of accurately recorded history on the continent. The theory of ?Pangaea? exists?suggesting that the continents were once nestled together into one mega-continent. The continents then spread out as drifting islands. Geologic forces of continental plates created the Appalachian and Rocky Mountains. The Great Ice Age thrust down over North America and scoured the present day American Midwest. Peopling the Americas The ?Land Bridge? theory? As the Great Ice Age diminished, so did the glaciers over North America.
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Mikayla Sherman Mr. Dunleavy APUSH-P1B September 2, 2011 Chapter 3 Buzzwords Faith Matters Church of England: Virginia?s established Church where six vestrymen, elected by taxpayers to the church until 1662 when they became independent of voters, managed finances, determined poor relief, and prosecuted moral offenses. Maryland was founded by Lord Baltimore for Catholics but still had to pay taxes to the Anglican Church and Protestants formed most of population. Act of Religious Tolerance (Tolerance Act): passed by Protestant-dominated assembly which made MD the second colony to affirm religious tolerance but did not protect non-Christians or separate Church and state.
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