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39 Cards in this Set
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What is a craftsman?
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A person who has learned a special skill.
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What is a port?
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A place along a river or a coast where ships deliver and receive goods.
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What is raw material?
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Something that is taken from the earth to be made into something else.
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What is trade?
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An exchange of goods.
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Pine trees were used to make what?
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Masts for ships
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Why are pine trees popular for mast making?
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They are stronger and all in one piece.
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People explored the Northeast in search for beavers... why?
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They heard about a Great Lake where beavers lived by the millions.
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Who moved to the Northeast to work in shipyards?
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Craftsmen
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How did settlers in the Northeast get manufactured goods?
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By trading raw materials.
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West Indies people traded what with the European settlers?
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sugar, coffee and molasses
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The Northeast traded their raw materials with whom?
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West Indies and Europe
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What is a region?
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an area having one or more features in common that set it apart from others
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5 regions in the US are...
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Northeast, Southeast, West, Midwest and Southwest
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After many years of trapping there were no longer many beaver pelts left in the NE |
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European settlers settled along the coast of the NE |
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Trading posts grew into settlements |
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Settlers went in search of more beavers. They searched for the "great lake". |
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Trade began between the Native Americans, European settlers and Europeans. |
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Trading posts were set up along rivers |
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How did beaver trade affect the lives of people in the Northeast?
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they traded pelts for manufactured goods with they needed from Europe
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Why would people build trading posts along rivers?
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it was an easy place to load and unload beaver pelts from boats
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2 ways the Indians were skilled hunters:
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They knew every animal trail.
They knew the animals habits. |
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Where did most European settlers live when they came to the NE?
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On the coast or at the edge of the forests.
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What were the European settlers interested in that the Indians had?
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beaver fur
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Why did European settlers want the beaver pelts?
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So they could get valuable goods with the pelts and to make hats.
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What did the Indians get FROM the Europeans (trade)?
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cloths, biscuits and tools
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What did the Europeans get FROM the Indians (trade)?
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beaver pelts
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Why was the NE a good area to build ships?
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There were lots of pine trees in the area.
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What 2 important uses did settlers find for ships?
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fishing and trade
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What does a blacksmith do?
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makes iron nuts, bolts and braces
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What does a sailmaker do?
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sews miles of sails
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What does a carpenter do?
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cuts and shapes wooden boats
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What does a rigger do?
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climbs high to set the sails on boats
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What does a master shipbuilder do?
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carve the wooden model of a hull and the ships body
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what are the 11 NE region states?
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NY, Penn, CT, Mass, Vermont, Maine, NJ, NH, Maryland, Delaware and RI
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What is a river valley?
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The land through which a river passes.
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What colonies were best for farming?
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Penn, NJ and NY
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What were the German farmers in Penn. called?
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Pennsylvania Dutch
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Describe the Pennsylvania Dutch farmers.
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neat and clean farmers
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