Continued from Friday
1.Describe Native American cultures before and after the arrival of the Europeans.
2.Describe reasons why Europeans started exploring in the late 1400’s.
3.List the major countries(including main explorers) that explored the New World and where they settled.
4.Describe reasons why Europeans came over from Europe and problems they faced.
Natural Disasters, lack of food, other people.
5.Describe the impact the French and Indian War had on the American colonies.
6.Describe the causes and effects of the Revolutionary War.
Being taxed, Boston Tea Party, lexington and concord.
7.Describe the purpose of the Declaration of Independence and what it talked about.
Declare independence from Britian.
8.Describe the set up of the Articles of Confederation and why it failed as a government.
State Governnment had more power.
9.Describe what the US Constitution does(including amendments).
Protects right and made sure branches were balanced.
10.Describe the causes and effects of the Texas War for Independence.
no slaves and you have to be catholic but nobody liked that rule.
11.Describe the causes and effects of the Mexican-American War.
We went into disputed land between mexico and texas
12.Describe how the US grew as a nation.
We bought
13.Describe reasons people moved westward in the early parts of our history and the problems they faced.
Cheap land, gold, more oportunities
14.Describe some new technologies/inventions that came about in the 1800's that changed the face of the US forever.
Cotton gin, steel plow, steam engine, railroads, better weapons.
15.Describe how the North and South developed differently.
Slavery, industries, cotton
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
17.Describe the North's and South's goals in the Civil War.
South wanted to maintain way of life.
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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