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Chapters 1-5 Gr 6 Flashcards

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His search for the Northwest Passage gave France a claim to Canada

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Jacques Cartier

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He was the first explorer in modern times to reach North America’s mainland

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John Cabot

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The worlds largest bay is named for The man who discovered it

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Hudson

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The first Bible printed in America was his translation of the Scriptures into an Indian language

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John Eliott

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He translated portions of the Scriptures into the Mohawk language

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Joseph Brant

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He invented a written language for the Cherokees

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Sequoya

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He brought the gospel to the Indians until his death at the age of 29 from tuberculosis

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David Brainerd

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He was the founder of Rhode Island end of the first Baptist Church in America

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Roger Williams

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A plain or hilly region within the temperate zone that is covered by grasses

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Prairie

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Prairies experience more extreme weather conditions than other areas. true or false

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True

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The plants that are least likely to grow on the prairie

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Trees

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The most important animal to the Indians of the plains

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The bison

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The ground squirrel that lived in vast underground towns stretching over the prairie

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Prairie dog

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The largest land animal in the Western Hemisphere

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The bison

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Most Plains Indians lived in this structure

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Tepee

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Begin the ends of the Dakota tribe were also called this

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The Souix

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The very early but advanced civilization that is famous for their burial mounds

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The Hopewell

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The Indians from this tribe defeated Custer at Little Big Horn

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The Souix

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This tribe was named for the color of their moccasins

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The Blackfoot

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This tribe was the predominant tribe in the Florida Everglades

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The Seminole

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This tribe kept a pictorial chronicle of their history

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The Delaware

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These were the most famous Indians to settle Mexico

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The Aztec

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Five tribes of this group formed the League of Five Nations

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The Iroquois

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This tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the pilgrims

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The Wampanoag

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These Indians had an advanced civilization in Central America

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The Maya

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These are the most famous Indians of South America

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The Inca

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Canada’s capital city

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Ottawa

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Canada’s form of government

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Constitutional monarchy

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Early explorers of Canada were searching for a water route to Asia called this

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The Northwest Passage

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England gained control of most of North America as a result of this

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The French and Indian War

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Canada is the largest world producer of this resource

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Nickel

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Longest river in the United States

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The Missouri River

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The worlds largest gulf

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The Gulf of Mexico

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The hills that contain Mount Rushmore

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The Black Hills

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An important Atlantic current that begins in the Gulf of Mexico

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The Gulf Stream

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The largest river in the United States

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The Mississippi River

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A region in the Dakotas which has many irregular cliffs and spectacularly colored hills

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The Badlands

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The worlds largest freshwater lake

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Lake Superior

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Locate these places on a map

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The Yukon River, Rio de la Plata, St. Lawrence River, Ohio River, Columbia River, parana river, Arkansas River, Amazon River, Madeira river, Colorado River, snake River, Missouri River, Mississippi River, Orinoco river, McKenzie river, Rio Grande

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Map these locations

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Mexico, Hudson Bay, Bering Strait, Great Bear Lake, West Indies, bay of Campeche, Straight of Magellan, Baja California, Victoria Island, Rocky Mountains, Gulf of California, Atacama, Desert, Baffin Island, Andes Mountains, great Salt Lake, Cape Horn, Great Lakes, Mount McKinley, Great slave lake, Yucatán Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Appelachian Mountains, Island of Newfoundland

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The name for these Indians means friends or allies

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The Dakota

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A Shawnee chief whose name meant “shooting star”. He fought to keep all white men out of Indian territory

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Tecumseh

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Many pioneer families passed through this on their way west

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The Cumberland Gap

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The slopes from the eastern edge of the appellations down to the Atlantic coast plane

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The Piedmont Plateau

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Who’s motto is “Maintain the Right”?They also work hard and have dedication to justice

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Royal Canadian Mounted Police or

Canadian Mounties

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This province is known as a Canada’s breadbasket

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Saskatchewan

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This is the capital of Ontario and Canada’s largest city

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Toronto

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This seaway is the largest inland sea way in the world

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The St. Lawrence Seaway

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This country has the longest coastline of any country in the world

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Canada

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These are among the largest and most powerful birds in the world

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Eagles

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Many Eskimos live in these

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Igloos

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The northern lights are also called this

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Aurora borealis

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