Vocabulary
The study of earth’s landforms, climate, and people.
Geography
A source where the person witnessed the event they are discussing. Examples include photographs, autobiographies, and diaries.
Primary Source
The first successful British colony in North America.
Jamestown, Virginia
This man sailed the ocean blue in 1492, accidentally "discovering" the New World.
Christopher Columbus
At the end of class, this is where you are supposed to wait for the bell to ring.
At your desk, behind your chair.
Unfair treatment due to religious or political beliefs.
Persecution
A structure made of compressed snow, used by the Inuit people of the Arctic.
Igloos
This region of the 13 Colonies was known for its use of plantations and slave labor.
The Southern Colonies
This explorer claimed a region in North America for the Dutch after "discovering" a major river there.
Henry Hudson
The hand signal if you need to go to the bathroom or get water.
Peace sign/two fingers up
A person who has no permanent home, instead traveling from place to place to find food.
Nomad
The leading theory about how the first humans got to the Americas.
Bering Land Bridge Theory
This religious group believed in harsh punishments, and founded the Massachusetts colony.
The Puritans
This Native American woman saved John Smith from being murdered by her father.
Pocahontas
The two things that need to be at the top of each set of notes.
Date and page numbers
An economic system where nations gain wealth through trade and colonies.
Mercantilism
The group of Indigenous People that primarily lived in what would become New York.
The Iroquois or the Haudenosaunee
This religious group believed in pacifism, and founded the colony of Pennsylvania.
The Quakers
This man introduced tobacco farming to Jamestown, essentially saving the colony.
John Rolfe
This is where we line up if we need to go out into the hall, such as for a fire drill.
Against the cabinets
A system of government where the people have the right to choose their leaders.
Democratic
An area of land that has common geographic or cultural features. Examples are: New England, The Sahara Desert, and The North Country.
Region
This island was purchased by Peter Minuit from the Wappinger Native Americans for about $24 worth of trinkets.
Manhattan
This woman was the Queen of England from 1559 to 1603. Her reign was known as a period of religious persecution in England.
Queen Elizabeth I
Three options for what you can do in class if you have free time.
1. Pride Work
2. Extra Credit/read
3. Do missing work/work for another class