Chapter 3-

The First New Jerseyans

Vocabulary Quiz - 10/8

Chapter 3 Vocabulary- 

Bering Strait- Narrow body of water between Siberia and Alaska that separates the continents of Asia and North America

Nomad- A person who moves often to search for food

Agriculture- Planting and growing crops

Delaware River Valley-Area of land within the states of New Jersey, Delaware, and Eastern Pennsylvania

New Jersey Region- Area of land occupied by the Lenni Lenape

Culture- A way of living

Sachem- Chief

Longhouse- A large rectangular house built from thin tree trunks and covered with bark and grasses

Ohtas- cornhusk doll spirit honored by the Lenni Lenape

Matrilienage- a system in which a mother’s family connection determine her children’s rights to using land

Forage- to search

Manetuwak- a living spirit