Thurs. Aug. 26

1.Native American Cultures Before Europeans

Indians didnt waste any part of the animals and the elders had more respect than the younger people they got here after the ice age on a frozen brige and migrated all the way down to south ameica after the europeans came they brought over diseases that Indians weren't used to so they died

2.Reasons why Europeans

They wanted to christianize people, better and faster ships plus compasses land riches religous freedom money power and to escape debt

3.Reasons why Europeans started to explore in the 1400's

Major countries and explorers that explored new world and where they settled

Spain, France, England, Portugal, Dutch Leif Erickson discovered New Foundland sailed for Vikings Colombus sailed for Spain he found the Carribean area Vasco DeGama from Portugal Magellan first crew to go around the world Spanish settled in Central and South America and southwest United States

4.Why Europeans wanted to come and live here

Differences between new england, middle and southern colonies

New England used all their wood for ships because they didnt have good soil also wanted good education middle also had a lot of trading and had decent soil for fertilizing crops south remained heavily off of the land and needed cheap workers

5. Differences between New England, Middle, and southern colonies

New england colony was more industrial because it didnt have fertile soil, middle colony was both industrial and agriculture did a lot of trading, southern colonies was very depenent on agriculture because of good soil

6.Causes and Effects of French and Indian War

Between French and the 13 colonies George Washington told the French to move out but they refused, it was basically about who would control the new land England beat the French so the had more land great britian took canada over from the french

7.Causes and Effects of the Revolutionary War

Boston tea party, boston massacre, taxes we got indepence after the war ended because Britains fled to Canada

8. Purpose of the Declaration of Indepence

main purpose was to set them selves free from britian and the type of government we should have

9. Set up of Articles of Confederation and why it failed as a government

It was the united states first government system it didn't want a strong government so all power went to people and states the congress wasn't being listened to so they couldn't make or do anything only one house was congress lack of money and power

10. what the u.s. constitution does and what are the amendments

sets up our government with three branches, makes federal stronger than states the first ten amendments are the bill of rights, right to remain silent freedom of speech and religion, right to bear arms

11. early development of u.s. political parties

political parties didnt start til after washington's first term he preached against them but he also leaned towards one side, hamilton and jefferson both of his parties hamilton wanted rich to run things and jefferson was more focused on normal people

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