1.Describe Native American cultures before and after the arrival of the Europeans.Came across Bering Strait Nature very important nomadic fished farmed and very spirtual.2.Describe reasons why Europeans started exploring in the late 1400’s.To find a shorter way to Asia. After gold, riches, spirtual reasons.3.List the major countries(including main explorers) that explored the New World and where they settled.5 major countries: Spain-Mexico Florida Central America West US, England-13 colonies, France-Canada, Portugal-Brazil, and the Netherlands-New York. Cortez-went to the Aztecs and conquered them, Pizzaro-conquered the Incas of Peru, Megellin-First guy to curcumnavigate or sail the world, and Columbus-First guy to start explorization went to America in 14924.Describe reasons why Europeans came over from Europe and problems they faced.For religous freedom, riches-gold silver lumber beavers, start a new life, cheap land, reunite with families, and adventure. Problems-lack of food, indians, disease, and weather.5.Describe the impact the French and Indian War had on the American colonies.War was about land. Britain raised prices-taxes which made the colonists mad with no taxation without reprsentation.6.Describe the causes and effects of the Revolutionary War.Causes-Taxation without representation, Boston Tea Party, Paul Reveeres ride and the Battle of Lexington and Concord, Boston Massacre, quarting soldiers in their homes. Effects-We got our independence, Cities destroyed had to be rebuilt.7.Describe the purpose of the Declaration of Independence and what it talked about.Declared independence from Britian in a document. Said what we didn't like about King George.8.Describe the set up of the Articles of Confederation and why it failed as a government.State governments had all the power and the federal government had little power. Had different kinds of money and did tariffs on each other.9.Describe what the US Constitution does(including amendments).Sets up our government:Executive-president, Legislative-Congress, Judicial-Supreme Court. Checks and Balances System-All three branches have equal power. Protects our rights Bill of Rights and all other amendments.10.Describe the causes and effects of the Texas War for Independence.Causes-Mexico invited people to come to Texas but had rules no slaves and had to be Catholic and the Texas Americans wanted to be Texans. Effects-Went to war with Mexico and won and a couple years later Texas joined the United States.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 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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