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21 Cards in this Set
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Crispus Attucks
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Patriot and former slave who was killed by British soldiers in the Boston Massacre. (p. 186)
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Deganawida
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Huron-born leader of the Iroquois who helped organize the Iroquois Confederacy.
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Hiawatha
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Mohawk leader who, with Deganawida, helped organize the Iroquois Confederacy. (p. 178)
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Paul Revere
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Boston silversmith who, in 1775, warned colonists of the advance of British soldiers at the start of the American Revolution. (p. 182)
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George Washington
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Commander of the colonial army in the American Revolution and first President of the United States, 1789-1797.
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American
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The war fought by the American colonies to end British rule.
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Boston Massacre
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A protest in 1770 against British rule in which five American Patriots were killed. (p. 186)
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circle graph
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A graph that shows the sizes of different parts of a whole; also called a pie graph. (p. 198)
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conclusion
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A statement that pulls together several pieces of information and gives them a meaning. (p. 190)
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Iroquois
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A political union of six Native American groups founded around 1570. (p. 176)
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Line graph
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A graph that shows how a piece of information changes over time. (p. 198)
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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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Minutemen
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Volunteer colonial soldiers who served against the British in the American Revolution: they were said to be ready to fight at a minute's notice. (p. 186)
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Patriot
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A colonist who was opposed to British rule.
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population
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The number of people who live in a place or area. (p. 200)
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rural
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of the countryside; including farms, small villages, or unsettled land. (p. 209)
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sachem
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a council member of the Iroquois Confederacy. (p. 178)
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suburb
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A community outside of but near a larger city. (p. 202)
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sweatshop
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A factory where workers are employed at poor wages and in unhealthy conditions. (p. 195)
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tenement
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A crowded, poorly maintained apartment building. (p. 194)
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urban
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Of a city.
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