Terms
a way of life shared by a group of people, including art, music, food, and stories
culture
Leader of Jamestown colony who grew a new kind of tobacco that sold for a lot of money
John Rolfe
moving from one part of the country to another
migration
a person who live in a colony
colonist
Abraham Lincoln
a deep valley with very high steep sides
canyon
Chief, he helped the English colony of Jamestown to survive
Powhatan
Native American translator and guide for Lewis and Clark's journey
Sacagawea
a person who comes to live in another country
immigrant
a steep face of a rock
cliff
a place that is ruled by another country
colony
English colonial leader who helped the Jamestown, Virginia settlement to survive during hard times
Explorer, along with Meriwether Lewis, of the West and Northwest from 1804 and 1806
William Clark
pioneer
the use of skills, ideas, and tools to meet people's needs
technology
a part of an ocean or lake that is partly surrounded by land
bay
Italian sea captain and explorer who reached the Americas in 1492
Christopher Columbus
something that stretches across the continent
transcontinental
Martin Luther King Jr.
the far edge of a country where people are just beginning to settle
frontier
Pocahontas
American pioneer who played a big part in the exploration and settlement of Kentucky
Daniel Boone
the journey of thousands of African Americans from the South to the North in the early 1900s
Great Migration
Artist best known for making a series of paintings about the Great Migration in 1941
Jacob Lawrence