by which the native americans walked from Siberia to Alaska called Bering

move from one place to a new place, large numbers of people moving

The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

A way of life developed by a group of people

The formal vehicle through which policies are made and affairs of state are conducted

A water route from the Atlantic to the Pacific through northern Canada and along the northern coast of Alaska. Sought by English and French navigators since the 16th century.

a written grant by a country's legislative or sovereign power, by which an institution such as a company, college, or city is created and its rights and privileges defined.

Europeans: "The Invaders"
Native Americans: "The First People"
West Africans: "The Enslaved People"
The coming together or meeting of these cultures

A system of beliefs shared by a group with objects for devotion, rituals for worship and a code of ethics

The European desire for gold and land, the need for new maps and navigational instruments, a search for routes to Asia and to spread Christianity

The act of colonizing, a small community or village

Something that makes you want to leave your home country ex.- war, poverty

Positive attractions of the migration destination

The indigenous people who were in America before Europeans Came to the Americas

The study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries.

A society with reliable food surplus, specialized occupations, social class distinctions, cities, complex governments, trade, and an organized writing system