Unit 1 Vocabulary
Unit 2 Vocabulary
Unit 1 Vocabulary
Unit 2 Vocabulary
Unit 1 Vocabulary
100
Columbus
The explorer made four trips across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain; in 1492, 1493, 1498, and 1502.
100
Ben Franklin
Postmaster General
100
Catawba
The catawba's were the first people to inhabit North and South Carolina. Largest group living in the Piedmont, connected to the Sioux tribes of the great Plain. Spoke various dialects of the Sioux Language
100
Albany Plan
Known as the Albany Plan Of Union. Proposed by Benjamin Franklin 1754 to form a Union of the Colonies
100
Croatoan
Left behind the word Croatoan on a tree
200
Cherokee
What is Cherokee, People who controlled 14,000 square miles, thoughout eight present-day southern states, dominating the southern Appalachian Mountains
200
Duties
To import taxes
200
Charter
A contract granted by the king to individuals or groups who were to be in charge of settlement and then govern the settlers
200
Bill of Rights
Written list of freedoms that a goverment promises to protect
200
Culture
The beliefs, traditions, music, art, and group of people share common exerience's
300
Charter
A contract granted by the king to individuals or groups who were to be in charge of settlement and then govern the settlers
300
Immigrant
Someone who moves into a foreign region or country
300
Clan
Extended family of people with common ancestory
300
Debtor
Someone who owes money
300
Dialect
A variation in the pronuciation of words in a language
400
Cortes
Spanish conqueror of Mexico
400
French and Indian War
1754 to 1763 competing for land
400
Colony
Group of people settle in a distand land but still under the rule of the native land
400
Lords Proprietors
Person granted a royal charter for the establishment and government
400
Expedition
A journy
500
Native
A Place or environment where a person was born or a thing came into being
500
Puritan
Early settlers of Massachusetts Bay Colony. Leader was John Winthrop
500
Conquistador
Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century
500
Royal Colony
Colony under direct control of the English crown
500
Jamestown
First Settlement in North America