Vocabulary 1
What is an object that is made or changed by a person, especially one that is of historical interest?
an artifact
What is a description of history written later, that relies on primary sources for evidence? Examples could be a textbook or articles.
a secondary source
What are the main motives for the European countries to colonize the Americas? Name three
land/territory
wealth
spread religion
national pride and fame
natural resources
Is this an example of cooperation or conflict?
The Spanish fought a war with the Powhatan tribe which made them very suspicious of the English people who were arriving, so they attacked the ship before they arrived.
conflict
What means people who lived there first?
Indigenous People
Who is a person bound to work without pay in the service of another for a specified length of time, especially in exchange for the cost of travel, food or lodging?
an indentured servant
What were the early interactions between British Colonists and Indigenous people like?
sample answers:
examples of cooperation--like giving food when faced with starvation or sharing land and resources
examples of conflict--fighting over land or upset over spreading disease
Is this an example of conflict or cooperation?
Powhatan sent corn to the English to help them from starvation.
cooperation
What means varied or different?
Who is an person who is owned and controlled by another person, usually forced to work free?
an enslaved person
How did sugar influence the colonies and what consequences resulted in sugar production?
sample answer:
Sugar was a status of the rich elite. Harvesting and manufacturing sugar was hard, backbreacking work which required many hours of labor. Sugar plantation owners had enslaved workers to work the sugar fields.
Is this conflict or cooperation?
The Wampanoags and Pokanokets were upset with the English. They brought disease and took their land. Pokanokets warriors killed English cows. Tension helped start the King Philip's War.
conflict
What is evidence of any kind that comes from the time being studied? They can be paintings, artifacts or historic buildings.
primary source
Who is a person skilled in making things with their hands, like a blacksmith?
skilled artisan
What is an example of a primary source?
tool
pottery
building
an artifact from that time period
Is this conflict or cooperation?
Powhatans have taken the English land. The English are planning to take out the Powhatans by any means possible.
conflict
What is a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typicalluy one that is far away?
a colony
Who is a person who buys and sells goods especially on a large scale or with foreign countries?
a merchant
How did the land or climate influence the economy of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
shipbuilding--forest/lumber
whaling
fishing
Is this conflict or cooperation?
The British Governor and the Munsee people signed a treaty that explained the sale of Staten Island.
cooperation