1.Describe Native American cultures before and after the arrival of the Europeans.
They moved around, some people were hunters and gathers.The Europeans wanted their land, brought diseases, defeated them in wars
2.Describe reasons why Europeans started exploring in the late 1400’s.
They wanted to trade, kill off the indians.
3.List the major countries(including main explorers) that explored the New World and where they settled.
England, France, Spain, Portual, Netherlands were the main 5. Spain had the biggest Empire. French had Canada. Spain had Flordia. Christopher Columbus.
4.Describe reasons why Europeans came over from Europe and problems they faced.
Slaves were forced over. They were in trouble and in debt. They faced diseases, a lot of people died of starvation, Native Americans, Not knowing there land.
5.Describe the impact the French and Indian War had on the American colonies.
They war was fought over land, The British won the war against the Great Britian and the colonist, Great Britian took over Canada and France was kicked out.
6.Describe the causes and effects of the Revolutionary War.
Parlament is there Congress, Boston Massacaur, They pushed for independence, Boston Tea Party dumped thousands of dollars of tea into the Boston Harbor. They gave us Independence from Great Britian.
7.Describe the purpose of the Declaration of Independence and what it talked about.
When we officially were independent
8.Describe the set up of the Articles of Confederation and why it failed as a government.
Articles of Confederation was set up that gave the states a lot of power. The Federal Government was to weak to get anything done.
9.Describe what the US Constitution does(including amendments).
1 Protects our Rights, Freedom of speech, Freedom of Press, no bad judgement, a white rich man could vote. Women, blacks, people of Washington D.C. had to be 21 those kind of people could not vote for president. Judicial, legistaltive, Exactive Branchs.
10.Describe the causes and effects of the Texas War for Independence.
The war between Texas and Mexico. No Slaves and they broke that. Texas won and got there independence.
11.Describe the causes and effects of the Mexican-American War.
Mexico attacks back at us after we invaded Mexico. It was a war about getting our land and we weren't going to give up. There was a lot of hate towards us.
12.Describe how the US grew as a nation.
After the Revelutionary War Great Britian got all land with Mississippi River, From Spain we bought Florida, 1846 making Oregon part of the United States. Texas made the United States when we bought Texas from Mexico.
13.Describe reasons people moved westward in the early parts of our history and the problems they faced.
They moved because of the gold rush, adventure, a scape all problem that they were having. They faced a lot of problems like they had to deal with all the differnt weather, Native Americans, dealing with other people, not having enough supplies.
14.Describe some new technologies/inventions that came about in the 1800's that changed the face of the US forever.
Cotten Gin because they could get more cotten made, bought prices down, the steal plow allowing more food to be produced, more weapons, the telegraph to allow better communication in minutes, the steam boat could transport things a lot quicker, assably line, gun makers they were made in big qualitys, the loom that would eventualy lead to the computer.
15.Describe how the North and South developed differently.
The north was more based on industery.
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
Compromise of Missouri would be a slave state, Maine would be a free state. Compromise of 1850 California would be a free state. popular soverty is the idea of let the people of the state deside if the state will be free or a slave state that would last for 7 years. The supreme Court said that blacks were not allowed to be in the court room. John Brown was a symbol the southerns don't want them to think about freedom because it will keep them working. Lincoln's election lead to secession Delaware, kentucky,and Missouri did not secede.
17.Describe the North's and South's goals in the Civil War.
18.Describe the advantages of the North and South during the Civil War.
19.Describe what Reconstruction did to the South and the rest of the country.
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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