Who's Who
Week 11 Vocabulary
Week 11 Potpourri
General Social Studies
States & Capitals
100

He was the leader of the Virginia militia who built Fort Necessity and was sent to deliver a message to the French to leave the Ohio Country.

George Washington

100

When someone is killed for political or religious reasons

Assassination

100

Who won the French and Indian War?

The British

100

A crop grown in large quantities to be sold for a profit, such as tobacco, cotton, or sugarcane.

Cash crop

100

The capital of this state is Dover.

Delaware

200

She was kidnapped by a Native American tribe and became part of the Seneca tribe; Later in her life she was given a chance to return to the British colonies but she refused.

Mary Jemison

200

Animals that were hunted for food or furs

Game

200

Which side did the Iroquois Confederacy join?

The British

200

Someone who agrees to learn a trade and work in exchange for room and board.

Apprentice
200

What is the capital of Maine?

Augusta

300

He was the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, part of the Ohio Company, and he sent George Washington to deliver a message to the French.

Robert Dinwiddie

300

Purchasing land and selling it at a higher price

Land speculation

300

The French and Indian War was fought over land in the _____________________.

Ohio Country

300

Sailors who attacked and robbed ships at sea

Pirates

300

The capital of this state is Columbia.

South Carolina

400

He was the leader of the Iroquois confederacy and was also known as the "Half King"

Tanaghrisson

400

When people keep trading to acquire the same items

Trade dependency

400

This ended the French and Indian War in 1763.

Treaty of Paris

400

This explorer was sponsored by Spain and was the first European to reach the Pacific Ocean.

Pedro Cabral

400

The capital of this state is Lincoln.

Nebraska

500

He was a French military leader who was killed near Fort Duquesne; His death started the French and Indian War.

Joseph Coulon de Jumonville

500

A gun that uses gunpowder and lead balls for ammunition

Musket

500

They purchased land in the Ohio Country to sell to settlers at a higher price.

The Ohio Company
500

The constitution of the Iroquois people

Great Law of Peace

500

What is the capital of South Dakota?

Pierre