Economic Structure Trade networks: arrowheads‚ wampum‚ Roanoke‚ and food Prospered through the cultivation of grains and cereals Fishing‚ lumbering‚ farming‚ and ship building Cash crop- mainly tobacco Expansive lines of trade Political Structure Iroquois confederacy Mayflower Compact‚ expansion of political freedom and self-rule Colonial assemblies to address problems and make decisions usually within each town or village Royal colony‚ House of Burgess‚ Proprietary Colony Politics advanced Social
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their own. Though‚ Native Americans believe that “no man owns land‚ which it belongs only to Mother Natureâ€. (Johnson) The Native Americans would wage wars ;however‚ they were futile in their attempts Native American And The Us Government The Iroquois Nation was a nation of five tribes‚ which was comprised
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Berkin‚ Carol Revolutionary Mothers: Women in the Struggle for America’s Independence Knopp‚ Alfred A.: Random House Pp. 194 In Revolutionary Mothers: Women in the Struggle for America’s Independence the author‚ Carol Berken‚ revisits the Revolutionary War exploring the many diverse roles that the women of all ethnicities‚ cultures‚ and classes were called upon to assume during the eight year struggle for independence. Most often when we address the Revolution the focus is on the notable
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The social Study Project The Coureurs Des Boi The Coureurs Des Bois is a French meaning of runner of the forest. The Coureurs became friends with the First nations and hunted by themselves. They would load their canoe with goods from France‚ then travel north and west on the waterways. They met First Nations people and traded them furs and gave them weapons. When they came back in New France they sold fur and the trading thing started all over again. The Coureurs Des Boi woods man
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1. How did the Mexica people establish their authority over the peoples of central Mexico? How did the Mexica treat conquered peoples? The Mexica used military conquest to establish their authority over the peoples of central Mexico. They wanted to catch prisoners of war rather than kill their enemies so they could sacrifice their prisoners to appease the gods‚ and they also demanded tributes from the peoples and lands that they had conquered. 2. What are some of the distinctive features of Mexica
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distinctive pottery. Their political system is based on chiefdom with powerful ruling class. The Iroquois Confederacy is a powerful association of 5 different Native American groups occupying the Eastern Woodlands region. The political authority is granted to councils of sachems. They live on hunting‚ fishing and gathering. Their society is matriarchal in which women are influential. The Iroquois is able to withstand attacks from opposing Native American groups and European colonists by skillful
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(Not entirely sure if he was English himself) Treaty of Tordesillas- Spain celebrated Columbus’s arrival in America by taking of lot of land in North America. They compensated the Portuguese with some parts of Asia and Africa and also Brazil. Iroquois Confederacy- Composed of several tribes and nations of the natives in North America. Had extreme political and military skills that made them feared among other natives and even the colonists. Encomienda- Allowed Government to "give" Indians to
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the army’s Senior Major General. Henry Knox used to be the owner of a bookstore but later he became a Major under George Washington and then the Secretary of War. James Clinton was an important lead in the 17779 Sullivan Expedition to conquer the Iroquois settlement in the state. He commanded the American troops at Fort Clinton in their loss of the battle. Nathanael Greene was the most strategic officer in the army. He led a successful campaign against the British‚ which made him the commander
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Final Exam Review Sheet 1. Formal economic theory is based on assumptions such as: a. the value of a particular commodity decreases as it becomes more scarce. b. only occasionally do people maximize their material well-being. c. people‚ when exchanging goods and services‚ naturally strive to maximize material well-being and profits. d. families will compete against each other to assert rights of ownership and allocation. e. in societies where there
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· The War For Independence o Introduction § At the start of the war Britain had the best-equipped and most disciplined army‚ along with a navy that was unopposed in American waters § Due to the native officer corps and considerable experience in colonial wars‚ the Patriot forces proved formidable § Initially the British thought they could regain political control by having one military victory § This strategy did not work due to the geography on eastern North America § Patriots
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