Americas 1650-1850 Flashcards
American Revolutionary War Definition
the war that decreed the United States’ independence from Britain; lasted from 1775 to 1783
Apache Definition
a group of Indigenous American tribes in the southwestern United States
Chinook Definition
a group of Indigenous American tribes in the northwestern United States
Citizenship Definition
the relationship between an individual and a political state to which this person owes allegiance
Colonization Definition
the act of large-scale settling and establishing economic and political control over an already settled land
Colonizer Definition
a person who takes part in the act of colonization
Convert Definition
to adopt a specific belief or faith
First Contact Definition
the first meeting between two communities that previously did not have contact with one another
Lewis and Clark Definition
two men who undertook an expedition to explore the American continent after the Louisiana Purchase
Navajo Definition
an Indigenous American tribe in the southwestern United States
Northwest Ordinance of 1789 Definition
an American legal document that explained how new land would be incorporated into the country
Pueblo Definition
a group of Indigenous American tribes in the southwestern United States
Pueblo Rebellion
a rebellion of the Pueblo people against Spanish colonizers
Resources Definition
money, goods, land, or other things that can be used to function effectively or achieve something
Smallpox Definition
a disease similar to the flu that can result in death; vaccines today prevent it from occurring
Tribal Land Rights Definition
the right of a tribe to take care of and use their land and the resources within it
United Indian Nations of the Old Northwest Definition
a group of Indigenous tribes, including the Cherokee and the Iroquois, that formed a confederacy to advocate for their own interests
Westward Expansion Definition
the movement of people, farming, and industry into the American West in the nineteenth century
Cayuse Definition
an Indigenous American tribe in the northwestern United States
Cholera Definition
an infectious and often fatal disease caused by drinking infected water
Coquille Definition
an Indigenous American tribe in the northwestern United States
Manifest Destiny Definition
the idea that the United States is destined to have a geographical reach from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans
Oregon Trail Definition
a trail that connected Missouri with Oregon and facilitated colonizer expansion across the North American continent
Tribal Sovereignty Definition
the right of Indigenous people to govern themselves
Unangan (Aleut) Definition
an Indigenous tribe in what is now the state of Alaska and the Arctic region of Russia
Whaling Definition
the act of hunting whales for profit
Black Hills War (also known as The Great Sioux War of 1876) Definition
a war fought between the Lakota Sioux (in alliance with the Northern Cheyenne) and the U.S. government between 1876 and 1877
Bounty Definition
a reward of money to capture, hurt, or kill someone
Compensation Definition
money or goods received in exchange for something
Iroquois Confederacy Definition
an alliance of six Iroquois-speaking Indigenous societies that controlled large amounts of land in eastern North America and sided with the English during the American Revolution
Lakota Sioux Definition
an Indigenous American tribe in what is now North and South Dakota
Ratify Definition
to make official and legally binding
Systematic Racism Definition
a form of racism embedded in a society or organization
Treaty Definition
a formal agreement between two countries
Treaty of Fort Laramie Definition
an agreement made in 1868 between the Lakota Sioux and other Indigenous tribes and the U.S. government
Cash Crop Definition
a crop, such as cotton, that is grown for profit and production, rather than food
Genocide Definition
the killing of a large number of people from the same ethnicity or culture in order to exterminate the group
Labor Definition
the act of work, usually for a figure of authority
Social Reformer Definition
someone who tries to make improvements to societies and institutions
Chattel Slavery Definition
the enslaving and owning of human beings and their children; in the system of chattel slavery, people were treated like livestock and families were enslaved for generations
Encomienda System Definition
a system in which a Spanish soldier was given the rights to the labor of a certain number of Indigenous people who lived in the area
