- 1. What are the main historic events that took place in 8th Grade US History that helped shape the United States up to 1877?(10 points)-Chapters 1-4
Rev war-1775 to 1783, war between Britain and colonies, colonies were frustrated with taxes and unfair laws, EXPANSION- in 1803, TJ bought land of Louisiana, he thought soldiers needed land for survival, he wanted Americas freedom to spread across the globe, Mexican American war- Americans wanted to take Mexico’s land, fought from Cali and Mexico city, American won by taking over Mexico city and forcing them to surrender, war was from 1846 to 1848, we paid a lot of $ to take over the land we wanted
- 2. How did the US change during the late 1800's and early 1900's?(10 points)-Chapters 5-8
Cattle ranch, moving west, immigration, Native Americans, segregation
- 3. What impact did the Progressives have on the United States?(10 points)-Ch. 9
Amendments 16th- gave congress the power to tax income, 17th- popular selection of senators, 18th- prohibited the sale of alcohol beverages, 19th- equal suffrage and right of women to vote, child labor law
- 4. Describe US Foreign Policy in the late 1800's and early 1900's and be able to give examples.(10 points)-Ch. 10
Old diplomacy- isolationism, new diplomacy, big stick diplomacy – striving for peace and letting other nations aware of its military power, dollar diplomacy President William Howard Taft—to further its aims in Latin America and East Asia through use of its economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries.
- 5. What impact did World War I have on the United States?(10 points)-Ch. 11
We became a power house, we were usually in debt, we exported more than we imported, and women worked more outside the house,
- 6. What impact did the United States have on World War I?(20)
Had good military, good foods, good guns and tanks, good medical supplies fresh troops,
- 7. What positive and negative impact did the 1920's have on the United States?(20 points)-Ch. 12-13
KKK, immigration, racist, ppl went into debt because they were using credit, technology
Red scare is where we were afraid of communism spreading
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