1. Exploration and Colonization2. Revolutionary War3. Westward Expansion4, Industrial Revolution of the early 1800's5. Civil War and Reconstruction1.Describe Native American cultures before and after the arrival of the Europeans.2.Describe reasons why Europeans started exploring in the late 1400’s.3.List the major countries(including main explorers) that explored the New World and where they settled.4.Describe reasons why Europeans came over from Europe and problems they faced.5.Describe the impact the French and Indian War had on the American colonies.6.Describe the causes and effects of the Revolutionary War.7.Describe the purpose of the Declaration of Independence and what it talked about.8.Describe the set up of the Articles of Confederation and why it failed as a government.9.Describe what the US Constitution does(including amendments). Freedom of speach. Freedom of the press. Right to bare arms. Sets up the 3 branches of government. Legislative, Executive, Judicial. Checks and Balances.10.Describe the causes and effects of the Texas War for Independence. Texas v.s. Mexico. Texas won and got independence. Was its own state for a while.11.Describe the causes and effects of the Mexican-American War. We won and got a lot of land.12.Describe how the US grew as a nation. Luisiana purchase. Florida purchase. Oregon Territory. Mexican Session. Gadsen Purchase.13.Describe reasons people moved westward in the early parts of our history and the problems they faced. Gold. Silver. Wanted to get away from other lives. Disease animals indians lack of food and water.14.Describe some new technologies/inventions that came about in the 1800's that changed the face of the US forever. Cotton gyn. Railroads. Steamboat. Telegraph. Mass Production. Assembly Lines.15.Describe how the North and South developed differently. North was industrial. South was agriculture.16.Describe major events, compromises and incidents leading up to the Civil War.-Compromise of 1820, Compromise of 1850, popular sovereignty, Dred Scott Case, John Brown's Raid, Lincoln's election, South's secession. 36-30 sepparated free and slave states for 30 thirty years. California- free. Fugitive slave law passed. Popular sovereignty- Popular vote. D.C. could have slavery. Slave trade banned in D.C. Sepreme court wanted to say that slavery can be anywhere. John Brown raided a armory. South seceded when lincoln was elected.17.Describe the North's and South's goals in the Civil War. Norths was to keep the union together. Souths was to keep slavery from getting abolished.18.Describe the advantages of the North and South during the Civil War. South was fighting on there own land and for a good cause, and they had better generals. North was to keep the union, had more stuff and had more exports. North had transportation and telegraph.19.Describe what Reconstruction did to the South and the rest of the country.Be able to give examples of stories from the video. For example, when asked what problems people faced moving west(#13), mentioning the Donner party would be great!
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