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nomadic
Native lifestyle; constantly on the move for searching food
settled
Native lifestyle; staying in one place, content where they lived
Woodlands
settled; lived in wigams; food: fish, maize, squash, hunted animals; known for great mounds, alliances
Plains
nomadic; lived in teepees; food: buffalo, seeds, berries, roots; known for powerful tribes
Southwest
settled; lived in adobes, cliff dwellings; food: small animals, wild plants; known for advanced pottery and weaving
Great Basin and Plateau
nomadic; lived in teepees, brush huts, hogans; ate buffalo, nuts, berries; known for petroglyphs
West Coast
settled; lived in cedar houses; food: salmon, oysters, other fish; known for totempoles
mounds
made of earth; filled with weapons, pottery, jewelry; often used as tombs; used for religious ceremonies
adobe
dried clay and straw mixture; used by the SW Natives for their houses
totem poles
carved from large trees; depicted local legends, important events; pictured local gods; others marked the gravesites of important leaders; used by the West Coast Natives
animism
the belief that sprits live in objects in nature
Vikings
courageous seamen from northern Europe; the first to visit North America around AD 100
Leif Ericson
best known of the Viking adventures; found a new land (the US) and named it Vinland
Christopher Columbus
thought that sailing west could reach the Orient; thought the money gained by new trade could be used to help Christians fight the Muslims that were invading Europe
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
the King and Queen of Spain that sponsored Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
gave proof that the land Columbus found wasn't the Orient, but a a "new world"
conquistadors
Spanish conquerors; tried to find wealth in America
Armada (1588)
Spanish; invasion fleet(s) sent to destroy England
Juan Ponce de Leon
Spanish; first to explore FLORIDA; was searching for the Fountain of Youth
Hernando de Soto
Spanish; discovered the MISSISSIPPI RIVER
St. Augustine
the oldest permanent city settled by Europeans in the US
Francisco Coronado
Spanish; first to explore the GRAND CANYON
John Cabot
English; CLAIMED THE EAST COAST of North America for England
Sea Dogs
group of daring English sea captains who struck at the heart of Spanish power
Sir Francis Drake
English; MOST FAMOUS SEA DOG; favorite of Queen Elizabeth I; 2nd man to sail around the earth
Queen Elizabeth I
secretly encouraged pirating raids on the Spanish, loved Sir Francis Drake
Jacques Cartier
French; DISCOVERED THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER
Robert de La Salle
French; CLAIMED THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND THE LAND IT DRAINED FOR FRANCE
Samuel de Champlain
French; Father of the New France; further explored the St. Lawrence River and the GREAT LAKES REGION
New France
land around the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River that was rich in furs
Huguenots
French Protestants; highly skilled, industrious; fled out of France and settled into English territory
Sir Walter Raleigh
English nobleman; THE LOST COLONY/Roanoke Colony
Lost Colony of Roanoke
English settlement that mysteriously disappeared
Jamestown
settled in 1607; named after King James I; English settlement
King James I
king whom Jamestown is named after; English king
Powhatan (Indians)
a group of Woodland Indians; lived near Jamestown; chief is also called Powhatan
Pocahontas
a Native American notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia; later married John Rolfe. NOT John Smith
John Smith
man who helped Jamestown survive; "if you don't work, you don't get to eat"
starving time
the famine that plagues the settlement during the winter of 1609-10; many deaths
indentured servants
agreed to be servants to gain passage to the colonies to repay debts, or to learn a trade; many Africans servants
House of Burgesses
first representative government in America, 1619
Philip II
strongest champion of Roman Catholicism in Europe
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