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    Haudenosaunee or the “People of the Longhouse”. The Iroquois have greatly contributed to society through initiating the Iroquois confederacy also called the Iroquois League formed in 1570. The North American confederacy consists of five nations called: Mohawk‚ Oneida‚ Onondaga‚ Cayuga‚ and Seneca‚ which resided in what is now known as Upstate New York. These tribes joined together as the “ 5 civilized tribes” for strength and survival. Between 1715 & 1722‚ a tribe called Tuscaroras‚ who had moved North

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    Block: B Socials9 Study Guide: Final Exam Multiple choice sections: Chapter six: 1-20 1. Coniferous trees: Coniferous trees have small‚ waxy and usually narrow leaves (needles or flat scales). ’Coniferous’ means that it is a cone-bearing tree. 2. Appalachian region: Some of the landforms found in this region are low mountains‚ flat uplands‚ forests‚ rocky cliffs‚ and many islands. Climate can be described as cool and wet for most of the year. Variety of vegetation that grows in the Appalachian

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    The Sociology of Native Americans and Early American Colonists Culture Clash: Native Americans and European American Colonials Gender‚ Class‚ & Race in Early America Before the arrival of the first European settlers‚ numerous tribes of Native Americans were allowed to establish themselves across the American continents in isolation and without interruption from outside forces. When the Mayflower finally arrived in 1620‚ the English settlers and Native Americans were so vastly different it is

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    means of currency was not dominant over any other until well after the American Revolutionary War. The question arises‚ how did colonists handle fiscal transactions without a bank system in place? They did so in 3 different forms: Native American wampum‚ trading goods‚ and early forms of paper money such as “tobacco notes”. A fully functioning society is dependent upon a strong and opportunistic economy. Currency in Colonial America plays an integral part in forming the structure of society as

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    became standard and the use of the shells shifted to accomplish complex economic exchanges. Once wampum shells commonly began to be used‚ the Europeans not only saw shell trading with the natives but also within their own culture eventually becoming the center of currency for the Europeans of the area. This posed some problems as the Europeans were also trading with a world that did not recognize the wampum as a form of currency but rather gold and silver. They could not export it‚ pay off debts‚ or

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    History of Money

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    Good morning and Namaskaram. I‚ Aman Jaiswal of XIth std am going to talk about the History of Money or basically how money evolved. I know none of you like history‚ but I will make an attempt at making it as interesting for you as I can. The evolution of money commenced years and years and years…. And years ago! So here comes the definition. Intro: Money is any object or record that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts in a given socio-economic context

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    Changes in the Land

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    Reading Worksheet William Cronon‚ Changes in the Land History 2110 Indians 1. How did the Indians occupy the land? The northern Indians occupied the land much differently from those who lived in the south. The land was drier in the north‚ and the soil not as fertile‚ so agriculture was not a main source of subsistence. All Indians relied greatly on mobility throughout the seasons for survival. Those in the south were able to stay in one place for longer however because of the fertility

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    1. In 1617-19 nine out of ten natives died from deceases that were left by the European people‚ suffering horrible deaths. 2. Wampanoag decide to help the Mayflower pilgrims at first because the native people were getting sick and starving and knew that the Europeans were not out to cause trouble since they had brought their women and children with them. By the end of the winter Wampanoag noticed that the Pilgrims had lost 45 out of 112 people. Which prompted Massasoit to ally with the English because

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    The Impact of Ecology on History In the study of human history there are many details required to obtain a complete picture of how a group of people lived and why they lived that way. One of the lesser known yet essential aspects of life is the environment in which the people lived and how they interacted with said environment. In William Cronon’s Changes in the Land‚ Cronon highlights how the study of ecology is vital to understanding human history and demonstrates that by showing a clear picture

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    The Pequot wanted to control the wampum and fur trade during the 1620s the even tried to conquer other tribes amongst the Connecticut and the islands offshore. As of the year 1635‚ the pequots control had extended through force and warfare throughout dozens of tribes. The Dutch and the

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