Native Americans, Europeans and Africans Meet in NYS Unit 1 Vocabulary The Three Worlds: Native Americans, Europeans and Africans Meet in NYS

North American Indian people that lived in downstate New York Algonquians North American Indian people that lived in downstate New York

a part of an ocean or lake that cuts deeply into the land bay a part of an ocean or lake that cuts deeply into the land New York Bay

a line that people agree on that divides one place from another border a line that people agree on that divides one place from another

Christopher Columbus (1451? - 1506) Italian sea captain and explorer. Sailing for Spain, he reached the Caribbean in search of a sea route to Asia in 1492

two or more longhouse families clan two or more longhouse families

clan mother the head of a clan

the pattern of weather of a certain place over many years climate the pattern of weather of a certain place over many years

the land next to an ocean coast the land next to an ocean

colony a settlement in a new territory by a group of people sent there by their home country

confederacy a group of people who join together to help each other; a league of persons, groups, or states

1500's leader of the Iroquois who helped organize the Iroquois Deganawida 1500's leader of the Iroquois who helped organize the Iroquois

a boat made by burning out the center of a log dugout canoe a boat made by burning out the center of a log

Dutch West India Company a powerful trading company that established the colony of New Netherland

the way people use resources to meet their needs economy the way people use resources to meet their needs

our surroundings; conditions that effect life on our planet environment our surroundings; conditions that effect life on our planet

Five Nations Mohawk Oneidas Onondaga Cayuga Seneca

a huge sheet of ice that moves slowly across the land glacier a huge sheet of ice that moves slowly across the land

geography the study of the earth and the way people, plants, and animals live on and use it

Giovanni da Verrazano (1485? - 1528?) Italian sea captain and explorer. Sailing for France, he reached New York Bay in 1524

the Iroquois Constitution Great Law of Peace the Iroquois Constitution

Green Corn Festival a celebration held in August when the Three Sisters were ready to be eaten

a sheltered place along a coast where boats can dock harbor a sheltered place along a coast where boats can dock

Haudensaunee (Iroquois) people of the Longhouse

Hiawatha 1500's Mohawk leader who, with Deganawida, helped organize the Iroquois Confederacy

indentured servant a person who works for another without pay, for a set period of time, to repay his/her passage to the New World

Iroquois (Haudensaunee) North American Indian people that lived in upstate New York

Iroquois Confederacy a political group of Native American groups (Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, and Tuscarora) founded around 1570

land completely surrounded by water island land completely surrounded by water

(1491-1557) French explorer who traveled up the St. Lawrence River Jacques Cartier (1491-1557) French explorer who traveled up the St. Lawrence River

water surrounded by land lake water surrounded by land Lake Champlain

any of the shapes that make up the landform any of the shapes that make up the Earth's surfaces

the house of the Iroquois longhouse the house of the Iroquois

flat shoes made of soft leather moccasins flat shoes made of soft leather

mountain a landmass that rises well above its surrounding area, generally with steep and rocky sides toward the top

the place where a stream or river enters a larger body of water mouth the place where a stream or river enters a larger body of water

something that is found in nature and is valuable to humans natural resources something that is found in nature and is valuable to humans

a large body of salt water ocean a large body of salt water

a baby of Native American parents papoose a baby of Native American parents

a landowner of a large estate in New York granted by the Dutch patroon a landowner of a large estate in New York granted by the Dutch

a large area of flat or nearly flat land plain a large area of flat or nearly flat land

a large flat area that rises steeply above the surrounding land plateau a large flat area that rises steeply above the surrounding land

a council meeting held to solve a problem or make a decision powwow a council meeting held to solve a problem or make a decision

a natural stream of water larger than a brook or creek river a natural stream of water larger than a brook or creek

the leader of an Algonquian village Sachem the leader of an Algonquian village

Samuel de Champlain (1567-1635) French explorer who built a settlement along the St. Lawrence River, called Quebec, in 1608. In 1609 he arrived at a large lake, and named it Lake Champlain, after Himself.

The place where a river begins source The place where a river begins

tributary any river that flows into another, larger river

valley the low land between hills or mountains, often with a river at the bottom

shell money used by the Algonquians wampum shell money used by the Algonquians

a hut made from branches and bark wigwam a hut made from branches and bark