1. Describe Native American cultures before and after the arrival of the Europeans.
Native American Culture was way different then the eroupeans. native americans hunted the lands. As you got older you got more wise for native amerians. Eroupeans wanted to settle were they wanted and the native americans didnt want that to happen. Eropueans brought disease over with them and native americans didnt know how to cure it.
2. Describe reasons why Europeans started exploring in the late 1400’s.
The renosants wanted to learn more and more. They all wanted trade riches and power. The biggest trade place was Asia. Everyone wanted to go to asia to get all the goods.
3. List the major countries(including main explorers) that explored the New World and where they settled.
Spain, France, England, Portugal, The Neatherlands
Christopher Colombus Discovered the carribean Area. South america and Central America is where most of them settled. Also They settled in the south west U.S. Portugal Controlled Brazil Thats why they speak Portugeeze. France Settled in Canada and down the major river the Mississippi river. England settled in the eastern part of the U.S.
4. Describe reasons why Europeans came over from Europe.
Religious freedom was the main point. They just wanted something new. Land was another big one and riches and everything like that. Also they didnt wana stay here they wanted to come over here make money then go back.
5. Describe the differences between the New England, Middle and Southern colonies in there development.
The new england colonies in the northern part there was more buisness. They had to learn quickly About there new world. The Middle colonies were big in trade and religious , and farmed. The Southern colonies survived all off the land, slavery. They farmed Cotton Tobacco, and indego.
6. Describe the causes and effects of the French and Indian War.
The war was between them and France and great brittian. The first thing was to fight over the land. England Defeated France, and got the lands like canada. The french were completely kicked outa the americas after this war.
7. Describe the causes and effects of the Revolutionary War.
They stared enforcing taxes to the collinist. Restricked access to places. The boston teas party was another big one. The boston masecure happened. no taxasion without representation. Some of the effects were Independence from the war. Britian all moved up to Canada cause it was all there land now.
8. Describe the purpose of the Declaration of Independence and what it talked about.
To set themselves free from brittian.
9. Describe the set up of the Articles of Confederation and why it failed as a government.
The united states first government. They gave all the power to the states. Wat that means it was like everyone was there own country 13 little counrties. The congress werent being sensere and didnt have any money to do anything. Didnt work at all for the fedral government. It had very little power so it couldnt controll anything really.
10.Describe what the US Constitution does(including amendments).
The most important thing sets up our government. each state has its own constitution. makes the fedral government stronger than the states. the other most inportant thing is to protect peoples right. some of them are the right to remain silent, the right to bear arms, and you can have your own religion. Gave african americans the right to vote, washington DC the right to vote. Who is going to fallow the president after he does was another.
11. Describe the early development of US political parties.
well the first didnt start until george washigntons first term. He thought they would divide the counrty and he was right it did. During his second term they divide the counrty into fedralist and republican. Hamilton was a big buisness rich people contoll the counrty. Thomas jefferson wanted to be a farming nation, the normal people run the counrty not the rich. african americans vote democrat now.
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