Today we finished watching our movie over america the story of us.\1. Exploration and Colonization2. Revolutionary War3. Westward Expansion4, Industrial Revolution of the early 1800's5. Civil War and Reconstruction1.Describe Native American cultures before and after the arrival of the Europeans.+ very nature folowistic2.Describe reasons why Europeans started exploring in the late 1400’s.+ to find a shorter way to asia3.List the major countries(including main explorers) that explored the New World and where they settled.+ spain(central/south america), england(colonies), french(west/canada), netherlands, and portugaul4.Describe reasons why Europeans came over from Europe and problems they faced.+religious freedom, riches (lumber, gold, silver, tobacco), it was a new start, families, adventure. diseases were a problem for them, weather hurt them5.Describe the impact the French and Indian War had on the American colonies.+British colonies vs. french and indians. The british started taxing colonies.6.Describe the causes and effects of the Revolutionary War.+britian was taxing colonies to make up for lost money from wars, boston tea party, boston masacure. Effect freedom loss of family and destroyed cities.7.Describe the purpose of the Declaration of Independence and what it talked about.+Freedom, negative things against britian/george the 3rd.8.Describe the set up of the Articles of Confederation and why it failed as a government.+it gave the states a lot of power9.Describe what the US Constitution does(including amendments).+protects rights, gave our national government athority, three branch check and balance10.Describe the causes and effects of the Texas War for Independence.+mexico opened up texas to americans and then got outnumbered and americans didn't like their rules11.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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