.D1.Describe Native American cultures before and after the arrival of the Europeans.
Nomadic, lived off the land, environmentally friendly, hunters, gathers. Europeans kicked NA off their land, brought diseases that killed many NA. Pushed them onto reservations.
2.Describe reasons why Europeans started exploring in the late 1400’s.
Get to Asia, religion, new life.
3.List the major countries (including main explorers) that explored the New World and where they settled.
England-Eastern Seaboard of the US. France-Canada, Mississippi River. Spain-Mexico, Central America, South America. Portugal-Brazil. Netherlands-New York.
4.Describe reasons why Europeans came over from Europe and problems they faced.
Religious freedom, farm, cheap land, forced over as slaves. In debt so they started a new life. Disease, lack of food and resources, Native Americans, lack of knowledge of the land, wild animals, hostile weather.
5.Describe the impact the French and Indian War had on the American colonies.
French and Indians against the British, British won and the French was kicked out of the western hemisphere, the British taxed the colonists more, because the British were in debt from all the wars.
6.Describe the causes and effects of the Revolutionary War.
The taxes that Britain pushed on the colonists, the colonists wanted independence, the Boston massacre- British killed five colonists for almost no reason, the Boston Tea Party- Colonists dumped tea in the Boston Harbor.
7.Describe the purpose of the Declaration of Independence and what it talked about.
1776- Gave the colonists independence from Great Britain, the British were forced to Canada.
8.Describe the set up of the Articles of Confederation and why it failed as a government.
Government that was setup and gave the states most of the power, the country was more like a bunch of small countries, each state had their own currency.
9.Describe what the US Constitution does(including amendments).
1) Protects the rights of citizens, freedom of speech, freedom of press, right to a trial by jury. 2) Sets up our government, three branches - executive, judicial, legislative.
10.Describe the causes and effects of the Texas War for Independence.
Texas vs. Mexico, 2 rules americans were supposed to follow, become catholic and no slaves. Texas won and eventually became a state.
11.Describe the causes and effects of the Mexican-American War.
Causes: border dispute, we say Rio Grande they say Neuces, Polk moves troops to Rio Grande, Gexico moves troops to Neuces
12.Describe how the US grew as a nation.
defeated great britain, lusiana purchase 1803, spain bout florida 1821, anexed texas 845, 1848 mexican cesion, 1846 made deal with britain, gadson purchase bought from mexico, to make a railroad
13.Describe reasons people moved westward in the early parts of our history and the problems they faced.
Religion, gold and silver rushes, more land, adventure, personal troubles. Lack of supplies, no money, wild animals, disease, problems with 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, steal plow, mini ball, modern weapons that were more powerful and accurate, telegraph. Steam boat, railroad, mass production esembly line, loom.
15.Describe how the North and South developed differently.
The South's economy was based on agriculture and the North's was based on industry.
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.
Missouri Compromise of 1820- Missouri would be a slave state, and Maine would be a free state. Compromise of 1850- California becomes a free state. Fugitive slave act- Any white slave owner could go up north and take their escaped slaves back. Popular sovereignty- Letting people decide. D.C. could have slavery. Slave trade banned in D.C. Dred Scott Case- Got rid of popular sovereignty, and said you could have slaves anywhere. John Brown's Raid- Tried to raid a southern armory and his sons died. Lincoln's election- Lincoln was elected president and it lead to the secession of the South.
17.Describe the North's and South's goals in the Civil War.
North- Save the Union, end slavery in the south. South- Maintain their way of life and keep slavery.
18.Describe the advantages of the North and South during the Civil War.
South- Fighting on homeland, better generals and war leaders, more motivated to fight. North- Railroad systems, telegraph and communication systems, more troops, more supplies.
19.Describe what Reconstruction did to the South and the rest of the country.
Rebuilt and reorganized the South, and brought them back into the Union. Had to bring in new representitives. 13th Amendment- Ended slavery. 14th Amendment- Made minorities US citizens. 15th Amendment- Women's rights. Southern governments taken over by carpetbaggers (white northerners going to the south to take over the government) and scalawags (Southerners who helped the carpetbaggers). Carpetbag governments taxed the South and stole a lot of money from the South. Most blacks became share croppers, which was just a step up from slavery. The first school systems are organized. Jim Crow laws- seperated blacks and whites. Blacks had to sit in different areas at restaurants and on buses. They had to use different restrooms and drinking fountains.
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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