Midterm Review Flashcards
The Cherokee
Indigenous people that live in the southeastern woodlands of the United States.
Paleo-Indians
The first people that settled America, Crossed over the Bering Land Strait.
The Cheyenne
Indigenous people of the great Plains.
Kivas
Underground Ceremonial Chambers.
Teepees
A type of tent used by the nomadic people of the Great Plains.
Iroquois League
Confederacy of Indigenous Tribes made up of the Mohawk, Oneida, Seneca, Onondaga, and Cayuga in the Northeast.
Direct Democracy
Form of Democracy in Which Citizens Vote directly on decisions and issues.
Hunter-Gatherer
People who Gathered berries and hunted for meat, typically nomadic.
Totems
Ancestor or Animal Spirits
Matrilineal.
Family lines are traced through the women.
Nez Perce
Indigenous people who lived on the Plateaus and cliffs of the Pacific Northwest.
Knights
Warriors who fought on Horseback.
Pueblo
An aboveground house made out of adobe, a type of clay.
Berbers
A group of People from Northern Africa who controlled the trade routes of West Africa.
Republic
A system in which power lies with the people and elected representatives.
Boston Massacre
A riot that ended in the deaths of five people.
Committees of Correspondence
An Organization of Patriots who Gathered and sent letters concerning the situation with the British.
Quartering Act
Act that forced colonists to house British soldiers.
First Continental congress
The first Continental Congress was when In 1774, the Continental Congress sent the Declaration of Rights to King George, but simultaneously told people to continue boycotting British goods and prepare militias for war. This occurred after the closing of Boston Harbor.
Second Continental Congress
The second Continental Congress occurred in 1775, and was the first attempt at a real republican government for the colonies. Congress authorized the Massachusetts Militia to become the first Continental Army and named George Washington the commander. Congress also sent the Olive Branch Petition to King George as a final bid for peace.
Patriots
Colonists who chose to fight for independence from Great Britian.
Mercantilism
An exploitative economic system where trade unfairly favors the colonizer.
Loyalists
Colonists who did not want to fight against Great Britain and supported the British crown.
Minutemen
Colonial militiamen who were said to be ready to fight with a minute’s notice.
Redcoat
The nickname given to British soldiers who wore red coats.
Tea act
Passed in 1773 and allowed the British East India Tea Company to sell directly to the colonies and made it illegal for colonists to buy tea from other countries, especially the Dutch.
Mercenaries
Sometimes foreign soldiers who are paid to fight.
Suffrage
The right to vote.
Constitution
A set oof basic principles and laws that states the powers and duties of the government.
Inflation
The decrease of the value of money often accompanied by an increase in the price for goods and services.
Ratification
The official approval of something.
Who were the Maya?
From 500 b.c. to 900 a.d, good architecture, used canals, were good at farming, located in southeastern Mexico.
Who were the Aztec?
From 1100 to 1521a.d., had a superior military, collected tribute and were good at trade. Had a very large capitol.
Who were the Inca?
From 1438 to 1532, were good at building, and had a good understanding of math.
