1.Describe Native American cultures before and after th
e arrival of the Europeans.
they crossed the barian straight. spiritual and nomatic and survived completely off the land. wars. hunters. disease was big and so was weapons. we moved them to reservations. They got horses learned fur trade..
2.Describe reasons why Europeans started exploring in the late 1400’s.
gold, find shorter way to asia,riches, silk, spices, religious reason.
3.List the major countries(including main explorers) that explored the New World and where they settled.
spain, france, endland, portugal, netherlands.. portugal settled south america, netherlands settled in new york, england settled the 13 colonies eastern coast, spanish settled mexico floride central mexico sw u.s, 4 explorers: columbus- sailed the ocean to the americas. mgellen- first guy to circum navigate the world. cortez- went after the aztec and destroyed them. pizzaro- went after the inca and destroyed them.
4.Describe reasons why Europeans came over from Europe and problems they faced.
religious freedom, riches-gold, silver, lumber, fur, tobacco, cotton, start a new life, cheap land, reunite families, adventure... disease, native americans, lack of food, weather.
5.Describe the impact the French and Indian War had on the American colonies.
french and indians againts british the british one and the french got kicked out of canada, britian was in big debt.. britian started to inforce taxes on the colony..
6.Describe the causes and effects of the Revolutionary War.
no taxation with representation. boston tea party, paul revere's ride- lexigton and concord war after. boston massacare, the newspaper. declaration of independence. we got independence. families torn apart
7.Describe the purpose of the Declaration of Independence and what it talked about.
to declare independence from great britian officially.. 90% of the document said what king george did to us.
8.Describe the set up of the Articles of Confederation and why it failed as a government.
state government had all the power. federal government had like no power and thats why it kinda failed. it was like 13 different countries.
9.Describe what the US Constitution does(including amendments).
sets up our government: president, congress, and supreme court. check and balance system..Sets up our government. The different branches set up different parts of our government, such as... the president, congress, courts, etc. Checks and Balance system. We did not want a dictator. We wanted to make it that all three branches were balanced..none more powerful then another. The Constitution also protects our rights
10.Describe the causes and effects of the Texas War for Independence.
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 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!
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