Chapter 3: Explorers Flashcards
A special way of doing something
Custom
An American Indian home that was longer than it was wide
Longhouse
A formal agreement or treaty between groups to work together
Confederacy
To work together
Cooperate
A system of ruling people
Government
Land that the United States government set aside for American Indians
Reservation
A special way that a group does some thing that is passed down over time
Tradition
A person who travels looking for new lands
Explorer
The course you take to get somewhere
Route
A story from the past, whose facts cannot be checked
Legend
A strong building or area that can be defended against enemy attacks
Fort
A place ruled by another confederacy
Colony
To settle lands for another country
Colonize
A settlement that has a church where religion is taught
Mission
An official member of a country
Citizen
A trip made for a special reason
Expedition
An area of land owned by a country either within or outside the country’s border
Territory
Not enough water
Drought
Money that is owed to another person
Debt
An individual who speaks more than one language who helps a person understand what is being said by someone speaking another language
Interpreter
A follower of a religion that believes in peace and equal treatment for all people
Quaker
A person who travels for a religious reason
Pilgrim
Money paid to a government
Tax
To complain
Protest
A person who loves and defends the country
Patriot
Freedom
Independence
A part of government that makes laws
Legislature
Something that takes place when people want to take over the government that rules them and create a new one
Revolution
A written plan of government that explains the beliefs and laws of a country
Constitution
Some settled near rivers for fishing and traveling
Cherokee Indians
Some settled near forests and used trees to build shelter
Iroquois Indians
Some settled near land with rich soil for farming
Other American Indians
Spanish conquistador (from Spain) who colonized New Mexico
Juan de Oñate
French fur trader (from France) who set up trading posts in St. Louis
Pierre Laclède
English founder (from England) who founded the colony of Georgia
James Oglethorpe
French explorer and fur trader (from France) who claimed the Mississippi River region
Robert de la Salle
A Quaker leader from England who founded the colony of Pennsylvania
William Penn
People’s rights, complaints against king George III of Great Britain, and a declaration of independence from Great Britain
The information contained in the Declaration of Independence
How was life difficult for the early colonists?
People got sick, there was a need for medicine, there was not enough food, there was a need for food, they feared attacks, and there was a need for security
