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asia
Where the fist americains were commonly beleived to walk from
artifact
an object left beind by an ancient civilization
archeoligist
a person who learns about people throughthe things they left behind
economy
the system of buying and selling goods in a culture
primary source
created during the time period you are studing such as: pictures/ diary enntries
secondary source
items created by people who were not at an event (textbooks, movies)
great law of peace
this set of laws is remembered through oral tradition, but many of its ideas also show up in united states documents
columbian exchange
the term given to the exchange of live items between europe and n/s america by the explorers
trade
main reason for early exploration
northwest passage
a waterway that the french beleived existed through north america
spain
created the first permant colonie in north america
goals of the spanish
gold god and glory
conquistadors
a spanish explorer who claimed land and desroyed native cultures
economy of the french
fish and fur
mercantilism
idea that the only purpose of colonies was to make the mother country rich
economy of northern colonies
trading fishing whaling and towns
economy of the middle colonies
based on trade and commercial farming of grain
economy of the southern colonies
commercail faarming of indigo rice cotton and tobacco
mayflower compact
self government in the northern colonies in which men agreed to make and obey laws
quakers
settled in middle colonies: brought a sence of tolerance creating the most diverse colony
house of burgesses
first elected assembly in north america
apprentice
a person learning a skill from a master craftman
indentured servant
a person who exchanges a number of years of labor in exchange for passage to the new world
subsistence farming
farming only enough to feed your family
nomad
a group or person who travels in search of food and has no permant home
indigenous
people native to a region
middle passage
the brutal ship voyage from africa to the caribbean for slaves. many died due to harsh conditions.
charter
a document giving a colony permission to establish itself. it set down the rules for the colony
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Updated
2010-06-03T19:42:35Z
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