| Native Americans | The Age of Discovery | The 13 Colonies | Vocabulary and Key Terms | RACES |
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What is buffalo
Native Americans in the Great Plains used this for homes, food, and clothing.
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What is Gold, Glory, and God
The three main motivators for exploration.
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What is the Southern Colonies
The group of colonies where large plantations of tobacco and cotton were common.
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What is the average weather in a given area over a longer period of time.
Define climate
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What is Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, and Summarize
The 5 letters in RACES stand for...
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What is the Iroquois
The group of Native Americans that lived in present-day New York
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Who is Christopher Columbus
His journey inspired other explorers to try to come to the Americas.
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What is the New England Colonies, Middle Colonies, and Southern Colonies
Name the three groupings of colonies
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What is merchandise or possessions; things people want to own or buy
Define goods
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What is introducing the quote, choosing appropriate evidence, and saying where the answer was found in the text
The steps we need to take when citing evidence. (Hint: look at the RACES checklist)
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What is culture
A way of life shared by members of a society
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Who are the Spanish
This group of Europeans set up mission settlements with the goal of converting many Native Americans to Christianity
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What is religious freedom
The reason the Puritans (Pilgrims) left England for Plymouth, Massachusetts
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What is a crop that is grown to be sold for profit
Define cash crops
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What is historical context
The part in the social studies RACES paragraph where background information about the time period is given
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What is the Eastern Woodlands, Pacific Northwest, Great Plains, and Southwest
The four groups of Native Americans we discussed. (Name the four regions of the United States)
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What is the Columbian Exchange
The transfer of people, plants, animals, diseases, and knowledge between the "Old World" and the "New World"
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What is Pennsylvania
This colony was founded by people in the Quaker religion.
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What is something you can see when looking at it; it is natural, not manmade
Define physical characteristic in geography
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It means we prove why/how the evidence that we chose supports our claim/answer.
When we get to the "E" in RACES, we are supposed to explain our evidence. What does this mean?
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What is the Bering Strait
It is believed that Native Americans migrated to the Americas from Asia using this land bridge
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What is because explorers didn't have the technology they needed to make it to America safely.
The reason exploration didn't begin until the 1400s/1500s
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What is geographical/physical
Different cultures develop in different regions because each place has different ______________ features.
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What is the study of places and the study of relationships between people and their environment.
Define Geography (Both Parts Needed)
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What is using formal language, avoiding personal pronouns (I, My, Me, etc.), organization
The three writing rules that we should be mindful of in 7th grade.
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