Clash of Cultures

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Clash of Cultures

Complete the grid by describing the characteristics of three groups of peoples: Native Americans, colonists, and West Africans.

Native Americans

Northern Colonists

Mid-Atlantic Colonists

Southern Colonists

West Africans

Economic

Structure

Exchanged jewelry,

food and trading routes.

Built up farms, traded

fur.

Were mostly traders

and agriculturists.

Specialized in fur

trading,

Revenue from livestock,

tobacco, sugar, corn

provided bulk of the

income.

Gold from Ghana was

particularly famous.

Political

Structure

Tribal men formed

unities that stood in all

sorts of situations.

Women were allowed to

enjoy limited freedom in

some cultures.

Two separate houses

linked under a Royal

contract. A board of

directors made up one

group, while the other

was a larger house

consisting of deputies

elected on popularly

basis.

Was controlled by the

English and consisted

of several Unions.

House of Burgesses

held the power, with

permission for the

colonists to govern

themselves.

Were of modern Islamist

roots.

Social

System

A clan structure was the

basis of the system. A

tribe was split into large

family groups.

The land of the town

was leased off to

families based on their

social standings.

Indians held the

authority to sell land to

any new settler.

Churches and schools

were built by the

authority, albeit on a

slower rate. The living

style resembled a

certain essence of rustic

nature.

Most of the population

were farmers.