Posted by Joey Hanson on September 2, 2011 at 1:28pm
1. Describe Native American cultures before and after the arrival of the Europeans.-Before: Crossed land bridge by Baring Strait. Live off the land before Europeans. Didn't waste anything. Nomadic means they moved around. Lived in their own groups/tribes. Farmers. Fishers.-After: Europeans wanted their land. Died from diseases. Undeclared wars with guns. We pushed them into reservations.2. Describe reasons why Europeans started exploring in the late 1400’s.-Find a quicker way to Asia. Wanted land, money, and power. Religion.3. List the major countries(including main explorers) that explored the New World and where they settled.-England, France, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands (dutch).-England: Eastern Sea board except Florida.-France: Canada/ New Orleans-Spain: Mexico/Central America/Western Part of United States/ Most of South America except Brazil.-Portugal: Brazil-Netherlands: New York Area.4. Describe reasons why Europeans came over from Europe and problems they faced.Reason why Europeans came over:Religous FreedomSearching for riches(ie farming, gold, or wood)Slavery both White and Afican AmericanIn masssive debtMeeting up with familyProblems:Lack of foodNative AmericansNot knowing the landWeatherWild Animals5. Describe the impact the French and Indian War had on the American colonies.French and Indians against the British and Colonies(but not an impact)The British were in massive in debt so they taxed the Colonies because the people in Britian thought the Colonies didn't pay enough taxes.The British also took over Canada after the British won the war.6. Describe the causes and effects of the Revolutionary War.Desire to be independent.The Colonies were pissed that the got taxed without a say in the government.Boston Massacre.Boston Tea Party.7. Describe the purpose of the Declaration of Independence and what it talked about.The Declaration of Independece said that America was an independent country.Most of the DOI was talking about what King George did to us8. Describe the set up of the Articles of Confederation and why it failed as a government.The states had most of the power and thats why it failed.9. Describe the two main things what the US Constitution does including Admendments.Constitution sets up the government10. Describe the causes and effects of the Texas War for Independence.Texas against Mexico. Texas won.Texas didn't like all the rules. After the war they were independent for a couple of years then join the US.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.
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