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26 Cards in this Set
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bay
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a body of water partly surrounded by land
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culture
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the way of life of a group of people
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technology
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the use of skills, ideas, and tools to meet people's needs
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ancient
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having to do with a long time ago
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colony
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a place that is ruled by another country
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colonist
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someone who lives in a colony
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John Smith
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the leader of Jamestown who helped them survive in hard times
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Christopher Columbus
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sailed from Europe to America in 1492
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Powhatan
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the chief of the Powhatan
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John Rolfe
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Leader of the Jamestown colony who grew a new kind of tobacco that sold for a lot of money
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Pocahontas
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daughter of of Chief Powhatan who married John Rolfe
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Jamestown
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the first English settlement
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mesa
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a landform that looks like a high, flat table
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Anasazi
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a Native American group that lived in the desert
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cliff
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the steep face of a rock
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canyon
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a deep valley with very high steep sides
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Where did the Anasazi build their community?
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Mesa Verde in cliffs
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How did life change for the Native Americans after Jamestown?
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They lost their land and lost their lives
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Why was tobacco important to the colonists?
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It gave them something to sell to Europe and make money to survive
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Before Columbus, how did Native American children learn?
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through stories
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What did teh Powhatan teach the colonists to do?
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fish, hunt, and grow corn, beans, and squash
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What did John Smith do that DID NOT help the colonists?
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He went back to England
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What event led to peace between the colonists and Native Americans that lasted a long time?
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John Rolfe married Pocahontes
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Why did the Powhatan people help the colonists?
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because they knew they would die
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Why did the settlers name their colony Jamestown?
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They named it after James I, the king of England.
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Map Scale
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helps measure the real distance between places
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