Vocabulary
Thirteen Colonies
American native cultures and tribes
Lifestyle in the Thirteen Colonies
Lifestyle in American cultures and tribes
100
A settlement in a new area; in this case, in North America.
A colony
100
Virginia and Georgia belonged to this colonial region.
Southern Colonies
100
People in this civilization were considered the first ones in North America to settle down in small villages during the Early Woodland Period.
The Adena culture
100
They soon became known as the "Bread Basket Colonies" because of the high-quality crops.
Middle colonies
100
This civilization just disappeared between 1275 and 1300. Some conspiracy theories believe that they had a close relationship with UFOs.
The Anasazi
200
Communal above-ground buildings that belong to Anasazi families or entire clans.
Kivas
200
Name at least 3 cash crops grown in the Southern Colonies
Tobacco, rice, cotton, and indigo.
200
Their name is derived from a Creek word meaning “people of different speech”
The Cherokee tribe
200
In these colonies, education in schools was very strict, children were often hit for punishment by teachers and the main subject was reading.
New England colonies
200
Instead of using horses, they used dogs which helped them carry their belongings.
The Navajos
300
Earth houses that were built by Navajo Indians
Hogans
300
If we look at the current American flag, these colonies are represented in
The thirteen stripes
300
They developed the most significant and successful military code of the time, which saved the lives of countless American soldiers.
The Navajo Indians
300
Many people from these colonies didn't bring their families with them from England and they wanted to practice their own religion or to make money.
Middle colonies
300
This tribe divided power between men and women: Men made political decisions meanwhile women made social decisions.
The Cherokee tribe
400
Someone that was hired to watch slaves as they worked; we could find this in Southern colonies.
An overseer
400
These colonies were considered within the New England region
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
400
They built large earthen pyramids over platform mounds. They were the only ones who got these pyramids which were similar to the ones found in Mexico.
The Mississippian culture.
400
Mention what type of economic system was used in New England colonies and one of the main economic activities developed there.
People used a barter system instead of money and the main economic activities were fishing, whaling, and shipbuilding.
400
They usually lived in circular villages and subsisted by hunting, fishing, and gathering wild plant foods.
The Adena culture
500
An official paper that allowed settlers to have permission from the King of England to start colonies in America.
A Charter
500
These people lived in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania and strongly believed everyone was equal (their girls used to attend college).
The Quakers
500
This refers to the difficult journeys that the Cherokee and other four tribes took during their forced removal from the southeast during the 1830s and 1840s.
The Trail of Tears
500
Describe the workforce used in Southern colonies within their plantation fields.
Slavery was legal
Children born to enslaved people became slaves themselves
Enslaved people were often abused or beaten by overseers.
500
As Cherokees settled primarily in Georgia, North and South Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee, what region had contacted them first as friends and then as foes?
The Southern colonies