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21 Cards in this Set
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Iroquois Confederacy
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A union of people who join together for a common goal....a group of 6 tribes
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Longhouse
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a long wooden building in an Iroquois village that housed many families
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Clan
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a group of families who share the same ancestor.
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Great Law of Peace
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A document outlining the government of the Iroquois Confederacy.
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Sachem
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A council member of the Iroquois Confederacy.
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Import
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to buy goods from another country
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Export
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to sell goods to another country
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Patriot
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a colonist who was opposed to British rule; any person who loves his or her country
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Boston Massacre
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a protest in 1770 against British rule in which five American patriots were killed
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Boston Tea Party
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an event that occurred in 1773 when colonists boarded a British ship in Boston Harbour and threw its cargo of tea into the sea protesting the tea tax
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Minutemen
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volunteer colonial soldiers woh served against the British in the American Revolution; they were said to be ready at a minutes notice
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American Revolution
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the war fought by the American colonies to end British rule; 1775-1783
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Industrial Revolution
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from the late 1700s to the middle 1800s....new power driven machines replaced hand tools
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Invention
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something that is made or thought of for the first time
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telegraph
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a system or equipment used for sending messages by wire over a long distance....the message is sent in Morse code over wire by means of electricity
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tenement
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a crowded poorly maintained apartment building
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sweatshop
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a factory where workers are employed at poor wages and in unhealthy conditions
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megalopolis
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a group of cities so close together that they can be thought of as one huge community
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Boswash
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the area between Boston and Washington
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terrorism
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the use of fear and violence to gain political goals
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migrate
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to move from one place to another
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