Posted by 4Melissa on September 2, 2011 at 10:34am
1.Describe Native American cultures before and after the arrival of the Europeans.2.Describe reasons why Europeans started exploring in the late 1400’s.Because they wanted a water route to asia, for trading, and riches did it in the name of god,3.List the major countries(including main explorers) that explored the New World and where they settled.Five countries France, Britain, Spain, Portugal, and Netherlands. Netherlands settled in new york area. Poturgese settled in Brazil, English settled on the east coast of the United states, France Canada and along the Mississippi river, Spain settled Florida, Mexico, Central America and west United states. four major explorers, columbus first to find america, magellan first to travel around the world, cortez destroyed the aztecs, pizzaro destroyed Incas in peru.4.Describe reasons why Europeans came over from Europe and problems they faced.religous freedom, better opputunities, riches, fishing, fur trading, farming, logging, whaling, to escape political reasons, shipped over for conviction, adventure. Weather, diseases, native Americans, lack of food and good water, lack of equipment, conflicts with other countries5.Describe the impact the French and Indian War had on the American colonies.ended in 1763, the french and indians against great britain and the colonies. Britain won then they started taxing colonies, started inforcing, no taxation with out representation, no taxes with out some body from the colonies in the parliment,6.Describe the causes and effects of the Revolutionary War.causes: taxes, boston massacre, boston tea party, lexington and concord, paul rivera famous ride, shot heard round the world effects we got independence,7.Describe the purpose of the Declaration of Independence and what it talked about.freedom from Britain, talked about George the third king if Britain and what they didnt like about him8.Describe the set up of the Articles of Confederation and why it failed as a government.government before the constitution that didnt work at all, gave more power to states than federal government, didnt work together, taxed for trading between states, struggled as a country under these9.Describe what the US Constitution does(including amendments).protects rights, freedim, speech, voting rights for white rich men, before admendments, extends rights, 27 amendements, establishes the us goverment branches, judical, executive, legislative.10.Describe the causes and effects of the Texas War for Independence.texas letting americans come in then they didnt want them because they didnt want them there anymore and the texans wanted independence form mexico texas in own country for a while became part of us11.Describe the causes and effects of the Mexican-American War.the border between us and mexico over Rio Grande and this other river, they attack us becaus they want the rio grande, we got the mexican section of land in the us,12.Describe how the US grew as a nation.we we bought florida form spain, then the Lousiana purchase Great Plains, texas, mexican section, oregon territory, and a little piece from mexico again Gadson purchase13.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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