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3. SPain France England big three colonizing countries. Leif Erickson northern viking, Christopher Columbusitalian sailor in the caribbean for the queen of portugal, Vasco da Gama portugese and went around africa. Magellan was spanish and circumnavigated the world. SPanish settles south and central america and texas and such. Spain had all but brazil which was portugese. French settled in canada and along the mississippi
4. Describe reasons why Europeans came over from Europe: To break away from the bad government and more religious freedom. They also wanted toleave for the great oppurtunities like land, trade, riches, and just tolive. First intention was to not stay but they colonized.5. North was all business and commerce cause hard winters killed plants and also had more education. Middle colonies had a lot of trade and religions and farming cause more fertile land. South had cash crops and slavery and such
6. french indian war....french and indians against colonists to control colonies. England pwned the french and got lots of land. France kept canada but who cares it's canada. After that the french pretty much got thrown out of the americas
7. No taxation without representation. Colonists mad about being taxed with no voice in parliament
8. declaration of independence was designed to declare ourselves apart from britain. longest part outlines the things the kind did to us.
9. ARticles of Confederation=first government system. failed. miserably. set up no required taxes seperate armies for each state and just sucked. all the power was at the state level. like 13 countries not states. lasted under ten years. no money. couldn't do anything.
10. The Constitution sets up our government with a President the Senate, Congress and the Supreme Court.
11. Washington said no political parties but his cabinet already started bickering. In washingtons second term nation divided into federalists and democrat-republicans.
12. Washing first president set many traditions and precedents
13. War of 1812
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16. Gold and silver are worth a lot so california experienced a huge gold rush. people from all over went west to try to find riches or even open spaces and adventure. Government encouraged this hoping to claim new territories. Also wanted the expedition to go west to explore (lewis and clark).
17. The major events leading to the civil war were related to slavery. 1816 election of lincoln. southern states wanted slavery north wanted it gone lincoln was the last straw cause they knew he would fight slavery. cotton gin raised demand for more cotton so they wanted more slaves. 3.5 milllion slaves during civil war.
18. North's advantages- more people, so a larger army, more skilled and more supplies such as food. South- fighting on own land
19. Effects of reconstruction- positive- black slaves had more freedom, amendments 13 14 and 15 helped them. Freedmans bureou helping blacks get smart and get jobs and such.
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