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

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

3. 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

4. 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

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

6. two or more longhouse families
clan
two or more longhouse families

7. clan mother
the head of a clan

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

9. the land next to an ocean
coast
the land next to an ocean

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

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

12. 1500's leader of the Iroquois who helped organize the Iroquois
Deganawida
1500's leader of the Iroquois who helped organize the Iroquois

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

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

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

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

17. Five Nations
Mohawk
Oneidas
Onondaga
Cayuga
Seneca

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

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

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

21. the Iroquois Constitution
Great Law of Peace
the Iroquois Constitution

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

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

24. Haudensaunee (Iroquois)
people of the Longhouse

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

26. 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

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

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

29. land completely surrounded by water
island
land completely surrounded by water

30. (1491-1557) French explorer who traveled up the St. Lawrence River
Jacques Cartier
( ) French explorer who traveled up the St. Lawrence River

31. water surrounded by land
lake
water surrounded by land
Lake Champlain

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

33. the house of the Iroquois
longhouse
the house of the Iroquois

34. flat shoes made of soft leather
moccasins
flat shoes made of soft leather

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

36. 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

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

38. a large body of salt water
ocean
a large body of salt water

39. a baby of Native American parents
papoose
a baby of Native American parents

40. 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

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

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

43. 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

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

45. the leader of an Algonquian village
Sachem
the leader of an Algonquian village

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

47. The place where a river begins
source
The place where a river begins

48. tributary
any river that flows into another, larger river

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

50. shell money used by the Algonquians
wampum
shell money used by the Algonquians

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