1.Describe Native American cultures before and after the arrival of the Europeans.
Came through the north went in north america then to south america. Hunted and gathered, they also farmed. Fur trade, fisherman, wars th soldiers. They had weapons from the Europeans.
2.Describe reasons why Europeans started exploring in the late 1400’s.
They were finding a shorter way and columbus was after gold. He tried to share christians.
3.List the major countries(including main explorers) that explored the New World and where they settled.
Spain-Florida and mexico and western of us , England-Easternal coast of us, France-, Portugal-brazil, Netherlands-New york
4.Describe reasons why Europeans came over from Europe and problems they faced. Religiuos reasons, riches-gold, silver, trees, fur trading and tabocca comes later, they started a new life. They face disease and the lack of food, the weather hurt them it was cold.
5.Describe the impact the French and Indian War had on the American colonies. The french and indians on one side and the british. The war was all about land. British one and french was kicked out. Britian got there prices raised because they were in debt from the war.
6.Describe the causes and effects of the Revolutionary War. No taxiation with representation. Boston tea party happened during the war-they dumped it all the tea overboard. Paul riveers ride- lextington the first shot was fired and started the war. Decleration of independece. mississippi was set as border with the misuori also.
7.Describe the purpose of the Declaration of Independence and what it talked about. King goerge said things we didnt like.
8.Describe the set up of the Articles of Confederation and why it failed as a government. State government had all the power.
9.Describe what the US Constitution does(including amendments). Sets up our 3 governtments. Exuatitive- Congress-declare war, Judicial, Legislative. we want to keep them check and balances between all branches.They also protect our rights-right to bear arms
10.Describe the causes and effects of the Texas War for Independence? Causes- texas told people to move in and said no slaves and to follow mexican rules. They ended up bringing slaves in anyways. Texans made the rules even more strict. Texans consider themselves more independent.
11.Describe the causes and effects of the Mexican-American War. We wanted to gain land.? when us started fighting the mexicans fought right back
12.Describe how the US grew as a nation. lusuianna purchase, Purchased florida, 1821 purchased florida from mexico, 1845 bought texas, purchased mexican, 1853 gadsen purchase-
13.Describe reasons people moved westward in the early parts of our history and the problems they faced? Cheap land was there, silver, gold, farming, fur traping, new life if were in trouble, religious freedoms. Which had problems that started starvation, disease, native american attacks, weather, transportation issues.
14.Describe some new technologies/inventions that came about in the 1800's that changed the face of the US forever? The cotton gin-made seperating the seed from cotton which sped things up and made clothes cheaper.- Problem was slaves came in. Steel plow made lowered prices because made the crop better. Steam engine. Morse code-will change the world forever. Better and more modern guns.15.Describe how the North and South developed differently? Industry was in the north and agriculture was in the south.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 secession? main came in as a free state,the 36 30 that was south was slave and north of line was free, fugitive slave law was passed to benefit the south. Dred scott - blacks were not us citizen so they cant vote. john brown- sons were killed. him and his sons kept weapons.17.Describe the North's and South's goals in the Civil War? Lincoln goal was to bring south back into the union. Also to end slavery. South wanted to remain their life which was slavery.18.Describe the advantages of the North and South during the Civil War. better generals, better cause and they would loose their slaves in the north with also they had more troops, north had rail road for supplies, North was talking through telgraphing, north had lots of iron. south only had better exports which caused them to loose.19.Describe what Reconstruction did to the South and the rest of the country. the south had to rebuild which was reconstruction and were brought back into the union. President lincoln and johnson wanted to be easy on the south. Andrew Johnson was one vote from getting kicked out. Rebuild south socially, politically, and physically. south split into 5 army district controlled by us. 13th, 14th, 15th ammendents were passed. guartateed them for their freedom. Governments set up schools, raised taxes, built railroads, helped ex-slaves, industrialized the south. governments accussed by southerns. The south and democrats in general accepted the contoversal results of the president election which gave Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency over samuel Tilden. Republican agreed to pull out troops from the south and end construction. Redeemers took over southern governments and established black and white government. Jim crow laws and segregation. Established the solid south.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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