New World History and Geography: Test 3
Atlantic Ocean
1. Second largest body of water 2.Saltiest Ocean 3. Most important ocean for commerce 4. Once contained the major fishing grounds of the world 5. Many varieties of shellfish and the useful seas creatures are found in the Atlantic
Cumberland Gap
A famous narrow passageway between mountains used by pioneers as they traveled west
Iroquois
A group of Indians that formed a confederacy known as the League of Five Nations
Everglades
A marshy area of tall grasses and swamps in southern Florida
Piedmont Plateau
An area that slopes from the eastern edge of the Appalachians to the Atlantic Coastal Plain; most of the land is hilly and rolling
Roger Williams
He founded Rhode Island and America's first Baptist church
Sequoya
He invited the written language of the Cherokees
David Brainerd
He preached to the Indians with the help of his interpreter and died at the age of 29
Tattamy
He translated the preaching of David Brainerd
Joseph Brant
He was a Mohawk chief who translated Scripture into his people's language
Tecumseh
He was a Shawnees chief who fought to keep all white men out of Indian territory
John Campanius
He was a Swedish Lutheran missionary who translated some of Martin Luther's writings into the Delaware language.
Hopewell
Indian tribe known for their burial mounds
Wampanoag
Indian tribe that joined the Pilgrims for Thanksgiving
Delaware
Indian tribe that kept a pictorial chronicle of their history
Shawnee
Indian tribe whose name means "southerner"
Iroquois
Indians that lived in longhouses
Seminole
Indians who lived in the Everglades
John Eliot
The "apostle to the Indians"; first Bible printed in America was his translation of an Indian language
Mammoth Cave
The largest known underground cave system in the world
Appalachain Mountains
The most prominent landform in eastern North American, extending 1,500 miles from Canada to Alabama
Atlantic Ocean
The second largest ocean
Bald Eagle
United States national bird
