Posted by 3ShelbyJ on September 6, 2011 at 10:31am
Contuing to discuss the 8th grade reveiwwho was responalbewhy did they do thiswhat did Untied Stateds do in respone?what do you remember about that day, if you dont remember what do you think about it?1.Describe Native American cultures before and after the arrival of the Europeans.- hunters gathers, fishers.2.Describe reasons why Europeans started exploring in the late 1400’s.- They wanted a faster trade routes, for the betterment of thier homeland, they did it in the name of God.3.List the major countries(including main explorers) that explored the New World and where they settled.- France, Britain, Spain, Portgold, Netherlands. the Netherlands settled in New York, Portgold settled in Brazil, England settled in the east coast, France settled in Canada and along the Mississippi river, Spain settled in Florida, New Mexico, Texas mostly west coast, Britain settled in the east coast. Megallen, clombus.4.Describe reasons why Europeans came over from Europe and problems they faced.- relgious freedom, for better life, riches farming, gold, fishing, trading. to escape government. wanted adventures. Storms, draught, diseses(small poxs) native americans, lack of food.5.Describe the impact the French and Indian War had on the American colonies.- ended in 1763, against Great Britain and the Colonists, The Colonists and Great Britain won, after they started taxes, then started forcing them. no taxsation without represtation, in their government.6.Describe the causes and effects of the Revolutionary War. Causes- Taxes, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, lexington and concord. Effects- Independence.7.Describe the purpose of the Declaration of Independence and what it talked about. - Our declaration of our independence from Britain.8.Describe the set up of the Articles of Confederation and why it failed as a government.- Americans first attempt at US government. Every state was out to benifit themselves.9.Describe what the US Constitution does(including amendments).- Freedom of speech, relgious. right to bare arms. It protects peoples rights. 27 admendments. It establish the US, sets up the 3 branches.10.Describe the causes and effects of the Texas War for Independence.- Texas was part of mexico and US wanted Texas. Texas wanted independence so they went to war, and the us won.11.Describe the causes and effects of the Mexican-American War.- james k polk said weve been attacked by mexico. he wanted US to exspand. polk said that we wanted land from Mexico12.Describe how the US grew as a nation.- got florida from spain in 1821, got texas from mexico 1845, 1846 got organ.13.Describe reasons people moved westward in the early parts of our history and the problems they faced.- they found better land and gold, and silver, better life, religous freedom, hunting, manifest destiny. Not finding any riches like gold and silver, dieases, lack of food, lack of transportation, wild animal attacks, native americans.14.Describe some new technologies/inventions that came about in the 1800's that changed the face of the US forever.- cotton gin you get more cotton more quickly which means more money which means more slaves, steam engine, trains, before automoblies they were the fastest transportation in the US, morse code the telograph, newer weapons, inerchangable parts in the factory lines allowing mass production.15.Describe how the North and South developed differently.- more industy, south was more ag.,16.Describe major events, compromises and incidents leading up to the Civil War.-Compromise of 1820, Compromise of 1850, Dred Scott Case, John Brown's Raid, Lincoln's election, South's secession.-1820- Maine asked to become a state and so did Missori, Missori would come has a salve state, Maine would become a free state, state territories wanting to become states. 1850- California become a free state, popular sovereignty, fugivtive slave law, slave trade, slave trade was band in D.C.17.Describe the North's and South's goals in the Civil War.- Norths goals- to unite the union, ending slaving, Souths goal- to keep slavery,18.Describe the advantages of the North and South during the Civil War.- North-more weapons, great leader, more states which means more people, more factories, more money, iron production, had more food. South- more exports, faught on their land,19.Describe what Reconstruction did to the South and the rest of the country.-
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