We continued reviewing the test
1.Describe Native American cultures before and after the arrival of the Europeans.
-Before-Nomadic, hunting and gathering, farmers, lived off the land. After-get pushed out and/or killed, disease killed many off, forced to live on a reservations, war.
2.Describe reasons why Europeans started exploring in the late 1400’s.
-Wanted to find a quicker way Asia for spices, silks, and gold, want to take over places, expand religion.
3.List the major countries(including main explorers) that explored the New World and where they settled.
-Spain, France, England, Portugal, the Netherlands. Columbus, Magellan
4.Describe reasons why Europeans came over from Europe and problems they faced.
-Religious freedom, riches, escape problems in Europe, better life in general, adventure. Prob- Native Americans, lack of food, disease, winters
5.Describe the impact the French and Indian War had on the American colonies.
-after the war, taxes started to be enforced, taxation without representation,
6.Describe the causes and effects of the Revolutionary War.
-Causes: Britain enforcing taxes, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Lexington and Concord. Effects: Freedom, deaths, destruction.
7.Describe the purpose of the Declaration of Independence and what it talked about.
- To declare our independence from Britain. It talked about what Britain, designed to show the world that we had reasons to seperate.
8.Describe the set up of the Articles of Confederation and why it failed as a government.
-States were given more power than the federal government, known as the Un-United States of America. It failed because the states had too much power and the federal did not have enough.
9.Describe what the US Constitution does(including amendments).
-Gives us our rights-freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly, freedom of press, right to bear arms, right to appear in front of a jury in court, getting rid of slavery, presidential term limits, voting rights. Sets up our government-executive (president), legislative (congress), judicial (Supreme).
10.Describe the causes and effects of the Texas War for Independence.
-Causes: Americans invading Mexican War (not abiding laws). Effects: Texans vs. Mexico, Texan became an individual country which was later annexed by the US
11.Describe the causes and effects of the Mexican-American War.
-Causes: Border disputes (Rio Grande or Neuces river?). Effects: US wins Mexican Cession
12.Describe how the US grew as a nation.
-Manifest Destiny-God given right to move westward. Louisiana Purchase-1803, Florida-1821, Texas Annexed-1845, Oregon Country-1816, Mexican Cession-1846, Gatson Purchase
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 secession
17.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!
Will continue on Tuesday
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