finished watching america the story of us
1. Describe Native American cultures before and after the arrival of the Europeans. moved around and followed buffalo, monatic (moved around) hunters, lived off the land, family was vey important, farmers, hunters and gatherers, fisher people. europeans brought dieseases, they kept on moving them to different places cause they wanted their land.2. Describe reasons why Europeans started exploring in the late 1400’s. christopher coulmbus was looking for a quicker way to get to china to trade.
3. List the major countries(including main explorers) that explored the New World and where they settled. five countries: England, France, Spain are the 3 major, Portugal and Netherlands. Protugal settled in Brazil, Spain in Mexico, central america, western america and some of south america. France had canada and the lower part of US. England settled in the east coast and netherlands in the new york area.
4. Describe reasons why Europeans came over from Europe.
5. Describe the differences between the New England, Middle and Southern colonies in there development.
6. Describe the causes and effects of the French and Indian War.
7. Describe the causes and effects of the Revolutionary War.
8. Describe the purpose of the Declaration of Independence and what it talked about.
9. Describe the set up of the Articles of Confederation and why it failed as a government.
10.Describe what the US Constitution does(including amendments).
11. Describe the early development of US political parties.
12. Describe the accomplishments of Washington, Jefferson, and Jackson as President.
13. Describe the causes and effects of the War of 1812.
14. Describe the causes and effects of the Texas War for Independence.
15. Describe the causes and effects of the Mexican-American War.
16. Describe reasons people moved westward in the early parts of our history.
17. Describe major events, compromises and incidents leading up to the Civil War.
18. Describe the advantages of the North and South during the Civil War.
19. Define Reconstruction and give positive and negative effects Reconstruction had on the US.
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