A | B |
Equator | Divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres |
Longhouses | Homes of the Iroquois |
Iroquois League of 5 Nations | Alliance between Iroquois nations |
Native Am. developed different dwellings | The houses adapted to different environments and resources |
Dutch | Established New Amsterdam for fur trading |
Henry Hudson | Sailed up the river that connects New Amsterdam to Ft. Orange |
Slaves were needed on plantations | Because of the amount of cotton that needed to be picked |
New England developed shipbuilding | Because of their resources--forests and ocean harbors |
Southern colonies became FARMERS | Because the climate and geography were perfect for plantations |
New England Colonies exports | Fish, Oysters and Whales |
Mayflower Compact | Document written by the settlers of the Plymouth Colony |
Slaves worked on... | Southern Plantations |
Migrations of Africans and Europeans DIFFERED | Because Africans came against their will |
MAIN cause of English settlement in 13 Colonies | to gain religious freedom and a better life |
Jamestown | FIRST permanent English settlement in North America |
Tobacco | Most important crop in VIRGINIA during the 1600's |
Conquistadors | Spanish who explored the Americas |
Because ofColumbus's voyage to America | European nations began to explore the Americas |
Crusades | Made Europeans aware of the RICHES of ASIA |
Iroquois Confederacy | Formed to establish PEACE between the 5 tribes |
Native Americans developed DIFFERENT CULTURES | To ADAPT to their ENVIRONMENT |
Asia | First people in America believed to have come from here |
Equator divides the world into... | NORTHERN and SOUTHERN hemispheres |
PURPOSE of Longitude and Latitude | To determine EXACT LOCATION |
Key | The part of the map that explains the symbols |