https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw vocab en-us 2018-09-17 15:52:55 UTC 2019-02-21 20:50:02 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/314061422/53da08e7333fe2fb076af003e699f085/images.jpeg brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/282421292 Body of a nation, state, or community.

]]> 2018-09-17 15:57:51 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/282421292 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/282454683  a set of rules that guides how a country, state, or other political organization works.]]> 2018-09-17 16:44:30 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/282454683 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/282457658 an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions.]]> 2018-09-17 16:49:14 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/282457658 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/282462559 sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.]]> 2018-09-17 16:56:27 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/282462559 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/282466340 the first ten amendments to the US Constitution]]> 2018-09-17 17:01:52 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/282466340 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/284457962 an article added to the US Constitution.

]]> 2018-09-21 16:29:16 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/284457962 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/293924874 the name of a family of Northeast Native American languages. Its speakers include the Penobscot, Massachusett, Mohican, Shawnee, Miami, and Illinois tribes. Collectively these tribes are called Algonquin.]]> 2018-10-17 15:42:49 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/293924874 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/293927604  a large group of territories and people who are ruled by a single sovereign leader or nation.]]> 2018-10-17 15:46:02 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/293927604 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/293931104 a confederation of five Indian nations, including the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca. ]]> 2018-10-17 15:50:39 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/293931104 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/293932883 a chamber, built wholly or partly underground, used by male Pueblo Indians for religious rites.]]> 2018-10-17 15:53:13 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/293932883 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/293934635  a type of home that a number of different Native American tribes built, especially tribes who lived in the forests of the Northeast.]]> 2018-10-17 15:55:37 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/293934635 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/293957069  substances, materials, and living things that occur on or within the earth and that have economic value.]]> 2018-10-17 16:29:01 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/293957069 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/293958816 the Spanish word for “village.” The Pueblo Indian emerged around 100 CE.]]> 2018-10-17 16:31:40 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/293958816 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/293959843  a cone-shaped tent used by some Native American groups for shelter.]]> 2018-10-17 16:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/293959843 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/293961107  is a guardian or ancestor that watches over people.]]> 2018-10-17 16:35:09 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/293961107 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/310500450 Astrolabes are ancient scientific instruments used by astronomers and mariners.]]> 2018-12-03 16:31:15 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/310500450 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/310503052 Used by Spanish and Portuguese sailors in the 1400s to 1600s, caravels were small sailing ships.]]> 2018-12-03 16:35:22 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/310503052 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/310504498 Circumnavigate means "to travel, or navigate, all the way around something."

]]> 2018-12-03 16:37:47 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/310504498 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/310505323 A compass is a navigational tool for finding direction on Earth's surface. ]]> 2018-12-03 16:39:09 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/310505323 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/310506846  They were called conquistadors, which in Spanish means "conquerors." The conquistadors were powerful soldiers on a mission to gain wealth and territory for the nation of Spain by conquering other peoples.

]]> 2018-12-03 16:41:27 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/310506846 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/310548875
An expedition is a journey taken for a specific purpose.]]> 2018-12-03 17:50:39 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/310548875 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/310550074 The lateen sail represented a significant breakthrough in water transportation.]]> 2018-12-03 17:52:26 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/310550074 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/310550576 A mutiny is an active rebellion or resistance to a military authority by someone who is under the command of that authority. ]]> 2018-12-03 17:53:19 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/310550576 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/310688892   This sea route, if it existed, was said to connect the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. ]]> 2018-12-03 23:03:39 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/310688892 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/310689642  A patron is an individual or a group who provides financial, moral, or political support to someone in need.]]> 2018-12-03 23:06:32 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/310689642 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/310689794  A quadrant is a tool that allows people to accurately measure the altitude of the sun or a star above the horizon. ]]> 2018-12-03 23:07:34 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/310689794 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/317990655  They were called conquistadors, which in Spanish means "conquerors." The conquistadors were powerful soldiers on a mission to gain wealth and territory for the nation of Spain by conquering other peoples.]]> 2019-01-07 17:45:03 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/317990655 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/317993171 The encomienda was the system that the Spanish government used to try to control Native Americans in the American colonies in the 1500s.]]> 2019-01-07 17:49:03 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/317993171 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/317994833 The term environment refers to the physical surroundings in which plants, animals, and humans live.]]> 2019-01-07 17:51:45 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/317994833 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/317995914 An epidemic is an outbreak of an infectious disease that affects an unusually large number of people and lasts for a long time. ]]> 2019-01-07 17:53:33 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/317995914 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/318000586 An indentured servant is a worker who agrees to provide a service for a specified time in return for some form of payment.]]> 2019-01-07 18:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/318000586 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/318864958 The Middle Passage was a term used to describe the middle part of an enslaved person’s journey from Africa to the Americas.]]> 2019-01-09 16:29:45 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/318864958 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/318871191 A mission is an organized effort by Christians to spread their religious faith.]]> 2019-01-09 16:39:00 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/318871191 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/318875654 Trade is the exchange of goods and services by sale or barter.]]> 2019-01-09 16:45:21 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/318875654 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/318877894 The forced migration of millions of captured and enslaved people from Africa to the Americas is known as the transatlantic slave trade. ]]> 2019-01-09 16:48:49 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/318877894 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/318879384 The triangular trade was a series of transatlantic trade routes that—when plotted on a map—roughly resembled triangles.]]> 2019-01-09 16:51:16 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/318879384 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/319028098 Vaquero is the Spanish word for a cattle herder, and vaqueros in Mexico were the first cowboys in North America. ]]> 2019-01-09 21:32:18 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/319028098 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/328391614 Anglicanism is a blending of Roman Catholicism and Protestantism. Because the Anglican Church grew out of the Church of England.]]> 2019-02-06 17:47:44 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/328391614 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/328395369 A colony is an area of land or a settlement that is ruled by another country.]]> 2019-02-06 17:53:33 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/328395369 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/331368834 Economists use the term commodity to refer to a particular kind of good. ]]> 2019-02-14 16:10:48 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/331368834 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/331510271 The Dutch West India Company was a trading company.]]> 2019-02-14 20:16:39 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/331510271 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/331511714 Imagine for a moment the amount of work that would be involved in setting up a colony on a distant land. You would have to transport people and goods over long distances. You would need to earn a living in the colony, so you would need farming equipment or other tools. You also might be required to make several trips back to the home country to stock up on supplies. These were the realities that European countries faced when they considered starting colonies in North America.]]> 2019-02-14 20:19:46 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/331511714 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/331512967 The Massachusetts Bay Company was the British joint-stock company that founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony. ]]> 2019-02-14 20:22:32 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/331512967 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/331514115
The Mayflower Compact was a document drawn up by the Pilgrims who sailed to Plymouth on the Mayflower.]]> 2019-02-14 20:25:07 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/331514115 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/331515397 Mercantilism is an economic theory that was practiced by European powers from the 1500s to the 1700s. Nations that practiced mercantilism believed that a nation could become more powerful if it followed certain economic principles.]]> 2019-02-14 20:28:09 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/331515397 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/331516556 The word pilgrim means someone who takes a long journey, usually to a religious site—a journey known as a pilgrimage. ]]> 2019-02-14 20:30:42 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/331516556 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/331517197 The term Protestant Church refers to several different sects of Christianity that began to split off from the Catholic Church during the Protestant Reformation, which took place in the 1500s. ]]> 2019-02-14 20:32:14 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/331517197 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/332746274 A staple crop is a crop that is most commonly grown in a particular region.]]> 2019-02-19 15:45:46 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/332746274 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/332748546 The Virginia Company was the English company that founded the colony of Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607.]]> 2019-02-19 15:49:06 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/332748546 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/332752546 Like many other early American colonists, Anne Hutchinson was born in England. She came to America in 1634 and settled with her husband and children in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Hutchinson had her own beliefs about religion. She felt that a relationship with God was a personal one and that you didn’t need to go to church to maintain that relationship.
Birth:

1591

Death:

1643

Place of Birth:

Lincolnshire, England

Place of Death:

East Chester, New York, United States

]]> 2019-02-19 15:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/332752546 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/332777526 John Rolfe was a colonial official and planter who played a vital role in the economic success of the Jamestown colony.

Birth:
1585
Death:
c. 1622
Place of Birth:
Norfolk, England
Place of Death:
Virginia, United States

]]> 2019-02-19 16:31:47 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/332777526 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/332780543 Peter Stuyvesant was the son of a Calvinist minister and a director in the Dutch West India Company.

Birth:

c. 1592

Death:

February, 1672

Place of Birth:

Scherpenzeel, Friesland, Netherlands

Place of Death:

near New York City, New York, United States

]]> 2019-02-19 16:36:03 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/332780543 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/332781716 Roger Williams was an English colonist who founded the colony of Rhode Island.

Birth:

1603

Death:

1683

Place of Birth:

London, England

Place of Death:

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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The Separatists were a strict Puritan sect within English Protestantism.]]> 2019-02-19 16:39:47 UTC https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/332782888 brucew_26 https://padlet.com/brucew_26/yfrsmd9f88dw/wish/332785120 Thomas Hooker was a pastor who came to America in 1633, landing in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Birth:

1586

Death:

1647

Place of Birth:

England

Place of Death:

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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