Narrangansett People
True or False. The Narragansett people lived in the US before Europeans.
True
Name 3 large cities in the Northeast.
Philadelphia, New York, and Boston
What is a colony?
a settlement of people who come from one country to live in another land
Name 3 states in the Northeast.
New York, Rhode Island, Connecticut
What is a slave?
A person who is owned as property by another person and is forced to work
What state did the Narragansett people live in?
Rhode Island
What do the Northeast cities of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia have in common?
All three began as ports where ocean going ships docked.
What is a revolution?
a fight to overthrow a government
What did the 19th amendment do?
The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote.
What is a powwow?
A Native American festival
What type of housing did the Narragansett live in?
Wigwams
What was Susan B. Anthony famous for?
Susan B. Anthony was a leader in the women’s rights movement.
What is commerce?
The buying and selling of goods, especially in large amounts between different places
What did the 13th amendment do?
The 13th amendment made slavery illegael in the US.
What does cooperation mean?
To work together to get things done
What type of government did the Narragansett have?
Territories lead by Sachem
Benjamin Franklin was a newspaper publisher, inventor, and statesman.
What is an import?
An item bought from abroad to be offered for sale
What did the 13th and 19th amendment have in common?
What is a reservation?
An area of land set aside by the United States for Native Americans
What caused changes in the lives of the Narangansett people?
An English settler came to buy a large section of land for a settlement and more English settlers came to live nearby.
What was Sojourner Truth famous for?
Sojourner Truth helped start the abolitionist movement that fought against slavery in the US.
What is an export?
An item sent from one country to be sold in another
What was the purpose of the American Revolution?
To win the American colonies’ independence from England.
What is an abolitionist?
A reformer who believed that slavery should be erased from the law