Indigenous Peoples
What type of home did the Haudenosaunee traditionally live in?
Longhouse
In what year did Columbus reach the Americas?
1492
The movement of people from one place to another.
Migration
The transfer of plants, animals, diseases, and other things between the Americas and the Eastern Hemisphere following European contact.
The Columbian Exchange
On a graph, what is the horizontal axis called?
x-axis
What land connection allowed early humans to migrate from Asia to North America?
Bering Land Bridge
What are the Three Gs of European exploration?
God, Glory, Gold
A person bound by a legal contract to work for another person or business without a salary for a fixed number of years
Indentured Servant
The forced transatlantic voyage of captive Africans to the Americas.
The Middle Passage
A source created by someone who witnessed or experienced a historical event.
Primary Source
Why did different Indigenous groups develop different homes and ways of life?
Geography (They adapted to different environments, climates, and available natural resources.)
What three regions were connected by triangular trade?
Africa, Europe, and the Americas
The establishment of settlements and control over foreign territory.
Colonization
A Spanish explorer and soldier who conquered Indigenous lands and peoples in the Americas during the Age of Exploration.
Conquistador
A source created later by someone studying or explaining a historical event.
Secondary Source
The original Indigenous Peoples that Christopher Columbus interacted with when he touched down in the Americas.
Taíno
What was Columbus originally searching for when he sailed west?
Asia
To travel completely around the world or another large geographical area.
Circumnavigate
The name given to the three crops, corn (maize), beans, and squash, traditionally grown together by the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois).
Three Sisters
Two things you should look for first when examining a historical document, map, chart, or image.
Title and Source
This document between the Five Nations sought to end conflict, establish peace, and create a system of shared government and cooperation.
The Great Law of Peace
What type of ship was small and maneuverable and helped European explorers travel long distances?
Caravel
The body's ability to resist or fight off a particular disease.
Immunity
One disease brought by Europeans that devastated Indigenous populations.
Smallpox
Information that you pull from a document that supports a historical claim or conclusion.
Evidence