8th Grade Review1.Describe Native American cultures before and after the arrival of the Europeans. spiritual, nomatic, lived off land, hunted and gathered, fought with other tribes2.Describe reasons why Europeans started exploring in the late 1400’s. religion, silks, gold, riches, faster way to Asia3.List the major countries(including main explorers) that explored the New World and where they settled.Spain (mexica, florida, texas, west usa) England(13 colonies), France ,Portugal (Brazil), Netherlands(New York) COlumbus(came to the americas) ,Magellin(first guy to go around the world),Cortes(mexico), Pizzaro(concoured inkas in peru)4.Describe reasons why Europeans came over from Europe and problems they faced.religion, adventure, gold, lumber, fur, tobacco, new life,cheap land,....native americans, disease, lack of food, weather.5.Describe the impact the French and Indian War had on the American colonies. started forcing taxes,6.Describe the causes and effects of the Revolutionary War. taxation with no representation,Boston tea party,lexinton and concord,BOston masaquer,....we got independence7.Describe the purpose of the Declaration of Independence and what it talked about. To declare independace from the british...What we didnt like before8.Describe the set up of the Articles of Confederation and why it failed as a government.STate government had all the power, had their own currency, t9.Describe what the US Constitution does(including amendments). sets up our government, checks and balance system,10.Describe the causes and effects of the Texas War for Independence. mexico opened up for people to come but you had to turn cathlic and not bring slaves,11.Describe the causes and effects of the Mexican-American War.12.Describe how the US grew as a nation.13.Describe reasons people moved westward in the early parts of our history and the problems they faced.14.Describe some new technologies/inventions that came about in the 1800's that changed the face of the US forever.15.Describe how the North and South developed differently.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 secession17.Describe the North's and South's goals in the Civil War.18.Describe the advantages of the North and South during the Civil War.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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