6.Describe the causes and effects of the Revolutionary War.*Causes:-No taxation without represation!-Boston Masacure-Boston Tea Party-Lexington & Concord-Paul Revere's midnight ride*Effects:-Freedom & Independence-Deaths-Descruction7.Describe the purpose of the Declaration of Independence and what it talked about.-To declare independence from Great Britain-Everything we didn't like, taxing, etc. What King George all did!-Show world that we had reasons to seperate from them!8.Describe the set up of the Articles of Confederation and why it failed as a government.*Set up-Give states their power: Federal was really weak & State had more power.-Like 13 little country; each state had it's own currency; had tarrifs..-Whenever federal govt. needed money or anything else they would ask states & they always said no!9.Describe what the US Constitution does(including amendments).-2 main things**-Freedom of religion, speech, assembly, press, right to bare arms...-27 amendments-getting rid of slavery-how long a precidency can be..-Congress can only get a pay increase so often.-rights to african americans-voting rights: woman, minority males, age (18), people in DC (used to not be able to vote; not members of state)**Sets up our Government: Branches-Executive: President; approves laws-Legeslative Branch: Congress; makes laws-Judical: Supreme & Federal Courts10.Describe the causes and effects of the Texas War for Independence-Texans vs. Mexico & Texas won and Texas became own country for couple years.-A bunch of settlers coming into Texas & they were supposed to follow a bunch of rules, but they didn't follow them so Mexico said no more people & Texans wanted freedom.-Mexican-American War then happened!11.Describe the causes and effects of the Mexican-American War.-War broke out because of land; & U.S. won!-Both said we invaded eachother..12.Describe how the US grew as a nation.-1783 our land goes up to Mississipi river.-Next purchase 1803, LA purchase from France : Great Plains-FL purchase from Spain in 1821.-Next, Texas Annaxed in 1845-Made a deal with Great Britain and got Oregon Territory in 1846.-Mexican, American war is the Cali area! Mexican Creesion-Gadston purchase in 1863.13.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.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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