Important People Native American Tribes War Diplomacy Culture
100
What is Richard Henry Lee
an American statesman from Virginia who made the motion, known as the Lee Resolution, for independence from Great Britain.
100
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________.
100
What is French and Indian War
A war fought between too powers in Europe and America, also known as the 7 years war.
100
What is Allegiance
loyalty or commitment of a subordinate to a superior or of an individual to a group or cause.
100
What is ritual
a religious ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order.
200
What is Robert Livingston
negotiated the Louisiana Purchase from the French, he was appointed Chancellor of the State of New York.
200
What is Mound Builders
prehistoric Native American, named for their practice of burying their dead in large mounds.
200
What is skirmish
an episode of irregular or unpremeditated fighting, especially between small or outlying parts of armies or fleets.
200
What is Natural Rights
rights that believe it is important for all humans and animals to have out of natural law.
200
What is culture region
an area having a distinct pattern of culture.
300
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.
300
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.
300
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.
300
What is unalienable rights
the rights that can never be forfeited.
300
What is Kachina
a spirit being in the religious beliefs of the Pueblo peoples.
400
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.
400
What is Adobe
houses (also known as pueblos) are Native American house complexes used by the Pueblo Indians of the Southwest. Adobe pueblos
400
What is confederacy
a league or alliance.
400
What is traitor
someone who betrays a cause.
400
What is social class
a division of a society based on social and economic status.
500
What is sachems
a North American Indian chief, or the chief of a confederation of the Algonquian tribes of the North Atlantic coast
500
What is tribe
a social division in a traditional society consisting of families or communities.
500
What is Declaration of Independence
documents that declared the U.S.A a free nation.
500
What is barter
exchange goods for other goods without money
500
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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