Native American Culture
Groups who move from place to place following their food source are called...
Nomads
This holiday serves as a celebration of the Spring harvest, marking the end of a cruel winter and the end of the "Starving Time"
Thanksgiving
This was the nickname for the Middle Colonies, referring to their significant wheat and grain production.
The "Bread Basket" Colonies
John Locke argued that all humans are naturally born with the rights to these three things...
Life, Liberty, Property
Great Britain used this method of governance during the Colonial Era.
This animal, introduced during the Columbian Exchange, revolutionized the way Native Americans hunted, especially in the Great Plains.
Horses
Through the Columbian Exchange, this wiped out a significant portion of Native American populations.
Disease
These were imported through the Columbian Exchange as a result of plantation farming in the Southern Colonies, and the need for manual laborers.
This Enlightenment thinker is famous for his advocacy for free speech, and can be considered an influence for the 1st amendment
Voltaire
This term describes individuals who vote and make decisions on behalf of the people local to their community.
Representatives
In this type of society, women are in charge of distributing labor duties and selecting a tribal leader or chief.
Matriarchy
When colonists first arrived to the East Coast of North America, they were expecting to find a surplus of this valuable resource.
Gold
A large swath of land used exclusively to grow and harvest cash crops is called a...
This Enlightenment thinker argued that without a separation of church and state, free speech could not be protected.
Voltaire
This document was written by the Pilgrims aboard their ship in order to determine how decisions would be made within their community once they landed.
The Mayflower Compact
Majority of Native Americans were settled in this region of North America
Southwest US, Mexico, Latin America
This Native American was responsible for helping the Pilgrims survive their first winter, and later settled with the Pilgrims after his tribe was wiped out by disease
Squanto
Sugar
This Enlightenment thinker argued that without government, the lives of the people would be short and brutish.
Thomas Hobbes
This term refers to dividing political responsibilities among different groups to prevent an accumulation of influence.
The separation of powers
Natives from the Pueblo tribe in the Southwestern US region would make their homes out of this material, known for being able to harden into bricks and repel heat.
Adobe
This event occurred when a group of colonists in Jamestown Virginia gathered together to form a militia in an attempt to kill Native groups near the colony, despite the governor calling for them to stop, accusing them of treason.
Bacon's Rebellion
This cash crop was crucial to the Southern colonies' economic development.
Tobacco
Enlightenment thinker Jean-Jacques Rousseau argued that in order for there to be an effective relationship between the government and its people, there must be a Social Contract in place. Describe the terms of the Social Contract.
In exchange for power and the ability to rule or govern, those in charge must provide safety, protection and security to those they are governing, or risk losing their authority.
After the Magna Carta, a "general council" was formed to make decisions regarding taxes and other important laws and acts. What is this council called today?
Parliament