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The Narragansett
Land of New Beginnings
Taking a Stand
Cities Grow and Change
Vocabulary
100
Dancing, singing, renewing old friendships, elections, and settling of disputes happens at one of these
What is a powwow
100
The colonists protesting England's laws and taxes led to this war
What is the American Revolution
100
Frederick Douglas and Sojourner Truth were considered these because of their fight to end slavery
What is an abolitionist
100
The three largest cities in the NE that began as ports where ocean-going ships docked
What is New York City, Boston, and Philadelphia
100
An area of land set aside for Native Americans
What is a reservation
200
In 1675, Native Americans attacked English settlers. What was the result for the Narragansett?
What is scattering, moving to Canada, or joining other Native American groups
200
The first capital of the United States
What is New York City, NY
200
An addition to the Constitution which made slavery illegal in the United States
What is the Thirteenth Amendment
200
A way in which Pittsburgh's industry has changed
What is going from simply a steel producing town to one that has multiple types of industry
200
A fight to overthrow a government
What is a revolution
300
Who helped the European settlers make peace with the Narragansett by learning their language and earning their trust?
Who is Roger Williams
300
Two reasons immigrants came to the United States
What is 1) looking for jobs, 2) to own their own land, or 3) to escape war or hardship in their country
300
A leader in the fight for women's rights
Who is Elizabeth Cady Stanton or Lucretia Mott
300
The reason Pittsburgh, PA was founded where it is
What is it is at a point where 3 major rivers meet and as colonies spread westward water transportation for goods was essential
300
An item that is brought from abroad to be offered for sale
What is an import
400
What the Europeans gave the Narragansett during trade? What the Narragansett gave back?
What is iron axes and hoes, brass kettles, and other items from Europe; What is animal furs
400
The port through which most immigrants came to the United States
What is Ellis Island (New York)
400
The reason women wanted the right to vote
What is the belief that they should have the same rights as men
400
A way in which the people of the Northeast contribute to the economy of the region
What is making it a good places to live, work, and visit
400
The buying and selling of goods, especially in large amounts between different places
What is commerce
500
What 5 Native American groups formed by joining together into a confederacy
What is the Iroquois Confederacy
500
A Scottish immigrant who invented the telephone
Who is Alexander Graham Bell
500
A 1920 addition to the Constitution that gave women the right to vote
What is the Nineteenth Amendment
500
The location of the Statue of Liberty, The Empire State Building, and Broadway
What is New York City
500
What New York City, Washington DC, and Philadelphia all have in common
What is they were all US capitals at one point