The Story of Land Flashcards

1
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Bering Strait

A

People crossed here during an ice age

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2
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Native Americans

A

Indigenes

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3
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Indigene

A

people who come from the local area

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4
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95% of Indigenes were eradicated after contact with Europeans because of?

A
Warfare
Biological Warfare (contact with old world diseases)
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5
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Mostly relied on crop based farming instead of livestock. What were they?

A

Corn, Squash and Beans

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6
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Spain invaded the Aztecs

A

this introduced horses to North America

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7
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Bison

A

buffalo

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8
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Push Factors for Europeans leaving Europe

A

Geography is unpleasant
Social Structures are locked in
Saving the world by spreading your religion

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9
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Pull Factors for Europeans coming into America

A

Guaranteed chances to grow food
free yourself from poverty
Catholics were already in the new world and the protestants didn’t agree with their beliefs.

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10
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Who did Jamestown belong to?

A

British

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11
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Introduction of Western Goods

A

Gunpowder, Whiskey and Corn (other grains)

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12
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Who were the two countries fighting in the American war of Independence?

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British and America

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13
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Who did the Natives join?

A

The Native Americans joined the side of whoever promised them the most.

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14
Q

What were the two ways Natives sealed with treaties?

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The path of peace (BlackKettle)

The path of war: Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull

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