Wed. September 7

Talking about tomorrows test.Now going over what we did yesterday.1.Describe Native American cultures before and after the arrival of the Europeans.Nomadic, spiritual, hunted and gathered, fur trade, women took care of the children in most tribes, wars with other tribes.Disease, weapons and war, moved them to reservation,2.Describe reasons why Europeans started exploring in the late 1400’s.Riches, spiritual, shorter ways to asian,3.List the major countries(including main explorers) that explored the New World and where they settled.Spain:mexico/florida/south america/south west us,Pizzaro, Cortez, Columbus, England:Colonies/eastern coast, France, Portugal: Brazil, Netherlands:New York:canada Magellan sailed around the world first4.Describe reasons why Europeans came over from Europe and problems they faced.Religous Reasons, Gold, Silver, Lumber, Fur, Tobacco, New Life, Better Opportunities, Adventures. Native Americans, Lack of Food, Death, Disease, Weather.5.Describe the impact the French and Indian War had on the American colonies.Higher Taxing and taxes being enforced6.Describe the causes and effects of the Revolutionary War.Taxing, Boston Tea Party, Paul Revere's Ride, Lexignton and Concord, Boston Massacre, Declaration of Independece, Courtering of souldiers in peoples homes. Independence7.Describe the purpose of the Declaration of Independence and what it talked about.To Declare Independence. Listing things that he did to us and what we didn't like8.Describe the set up of the Articles of Confederation and why it failed as a government.State Government had all the Power, Federal Government had almost no power9.Describe what the US Constitution does(including amendments).Sets Up the Government, protect peoples rights10.Describe the causes and effects of the Texas War for Independence.We got Texas after they were liberated from Mexico and after they were the Lone Star Republic, were annexed11.Dscribe the causes and effects of the Mexican-American War.Polk was an imperialist and fought the mexicans in the war. We got the Mexican Cession from them.12.Describe how the US grew as a nation.Between the mississippi and atlantic, luisiana purchase, annexed texas, origan territory, mexican cession, gadsen purchase13.Describe reasons people moved westward in the early parts of our history and the problems they faced.cheap land, gold, adventure, fur, religious freedomdisease, native americans, weather, wild animals lack of transportation, other people.14.Describe some new technologies/inventions that came about in the 1800's that changed the face of the US forever.cotton gin, slavery, steel plow, steam engine and railroads and steam boat, telegraph, postal routes, miniball, better weapons15.Describe how the North and South developed differently.North: industrial South:agricultural16.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 secession1880 1850, fugitive slave act, popular sovereignty, DC could have slaves, but no slave trade, sons killed in raid lincoln was elected south seceded, new territories created the problems\17.Describe the North's and South's goals in the Civil War.abolish slavery, and unify country again, keep slavery18.Describe the advantages of the North and South during the Civil War.south: Home Turf, Better Generals (generally), better causeNorth:Communication, Factories and Iron Production, Money, Food,19.Describe what Reconstruction did to the South and the rest of the country.When the south was rebuilt and was brought back into the union (United States)Republican North and Democratic SouthAndrew Johnson was impeached by house but not by the senate.13th Amendment slavery 14th amendment blacks become citizens garenteed them equal protection of the laws 15th amendment black males can votethe southern governments were taken over by "carpet baggers" and "Scalawags"Taxes were pocketedHayes becomes president and reconstruction endsBe 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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