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What is Richard Henry Lee
an American statesman from Virginia who made the motion, known as the Lee Resolution, for independence from Great Britain.
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What is League of the Iroquois
Five Native American tribes sharing the same language form a defensive league, the tribes Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca call themselves the Five Nations of the________.
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What is French and Indian War
A war fought between too powers in Europe and America, also known as the 7 years war.
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What is Allegiance
loyalty or commitment of a subordinate to a superior or of an individual to a group or cause.
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What is ritual
a religious ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order.
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What is Robert Livingston
negotiated the Louisiana Purchase from the French, he was appointed Chancellor of the State of New York.
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What is Mound Builders
prehistoric Native American, named for their practice of burying their dead in large mounds.
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What is skirmish
an episode of irregular or unpremeditated fighting, especially between small or outlying parts of armies or fleets.
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What is Natural Rights
rights that believe it is important for all humans and animals to have out of natural law.
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What is culture region
an area having a distinct pattern of culture.
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What is Roger Sherman
Served as the mayor of New Haven, elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, introduced the Connecticut Compromise.
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What is Pueblo
The Spanish Conquistadors of the Southwest used this term to describe the communities housed in apartment structures built of stone, adobe mud, and other local material.
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What is Treaty of Paris
ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France, as well as their respective allies.
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What is unalienable rights
the rights that can never be forfeited.
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What is Kachina
a spirit being in the religious beliefs of the Pueblo peoples.
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What is George Washington
served as a general and commander-in-chief of the colonial armies during the American Revolutionary War, and later became the first president of the United States.
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What is Adobe
houses (also known as pueblos) are Native American house complexes used by the Pueblo Indians of the Southwest. Adobe pueblos
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What is confederacy
a league or alliance.
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What is traitor
someone who betrays a cause.
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What is social class
a division of a society based on social and economic status.
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What is sachems
a North American Indian chief, or the chief of a confederation of the Algonquian tribes of the North Atlantic coast
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What is tribe
a social division in a traditional society consisting of families or communities.
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What is Declaration of Independence
documents that declared the U.S.A a free nation.
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What is barter
exchange goods for other goods without money
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What is potlatch
ceremonial distribution of property and gifts to affirm or reaffirm social status, as uniquely institutionalized by the American Indians of the Northwest Pacific coast.
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