1.Describe Native American cultures before and after the arrival of the Europeans.Came across Bering Strait Nature very important nomadic fished farmed and very spirtual.2.Describe reasons why Europeans started exploring in the late 1400’s.To find a shorter way to Asia. After gold, riches, spirtual reasons.3.List the major countries(including main explorers) that explored the New World and where they settled.5 major countries: Spain-Mexico Florida Central America West US, England-13 colonies, France-Canada, Portugal-Brazil, and the Netherlands-New York. Cortez-went to the Aztecs and conquered them, Pizzaro-conquered the Incas of Peru, Megellin-First guy to curcumnavigate or sail the world, and Columbus-First guy to start explorization went to America in 14924.Describe reasons why Europeans came over from Europe and problems they faced.For religous freedom, riches-gold silver lumber beavers, start a new life, cheap land, reunite with families, and adventure. Problems-lack of food, indians, disease, and weather.5.Describe the impact the French and Indian War had on the American colonies.War was about land. Britain raised prices-taxes which made the colonists mad with no taxation without reprsentation.6.Describe the causes and effects of the Revolutionary War.Causes-Taxation without representation, Boston Tea Party, Paul Reveeres ride and the Battle of Lexington and Concord, Boston Massacre, quarting soldiers in their homes. Effects-We got our independence, Cities destroyed had to be rebuilt.7.Describe the purpose of the Declaration of Independence and what it talked about.Declared independence from Britian in a document. Said what we didn't like about King George.8.Describe the set up of the Articles of Confederation and why it failed as a government.State governments had all the power and the federal government had little power. Had different kinds of money and did tariffs on each other.9.Describe what the US Constitution does(including amendments).Sets up our government:Executive-president, Legislative-Congress, Judicial-Supreme Court. Checks and Balances System-All three branches have equal power. Protects our rights wtih the Bill of Rights and all other amendments.10.Describe the causes and effects of the Texas War for Independence.Causes-Mexico invited people to come to Texas but had rules no slaves and had to be Catholic and the Texas Americans didn't follow the rules and wanted to be Texans. Effects-Went to war with Mexico and won and a couple years later Texas annexed (joined) the United States.11.Describe the causes and effects of the Mexican-American War.Causes-We wanted land and we crossed Rio Grande by accident. Mexico thought we invaded. Effects-Mexicans lost a lot of land and America gained a lot of land. Along with a lot of deaths.12.Describe how the US grew as a nation.1783-United States . 1803-Louisana Purchase from the French and doubled America in size, 1821-boutht florida from Spain.1845-Texas joined US 1846-Oregon Territory from the British, 1848-Mexican Cession was pretty much taken from the Mexican, 1853-Gadsen Purchase was bought for the Transcontinental Railroad.13.Describe reasons people moved westward in the early parts of our history and the problems they faced.Religious freedom, trapping, different land, riches-gold, lumber, new life, manifest destiny. Problems-diseases, wild animals, indian attacks, weather, transportation, lack of food.14.Describe some new technologies/inventions that came about in the 1800's that changed the face of the US forever.Cotton Gin-separated seeds from cotton faster, Steel Plow, Steam Engine/Railroads, Morse Code/Telegraph, Postal Routes, and better more modern weapons.15.Describe how the North and South developed differently.North-industry. South-agriculture.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 secessionCompromise of 1820-Mosouri slave state and Maine anti-slave state anything comes in the 36 line north Anti slavery and south Pro slavery.Compromise of 1850: Fugitive Slave law-found a slave you had to send them back. Popular Sovereignty-Popular vote. D.C. could have slaves but no slave trade.Dred Scott Case-Sued for his freedom. He was still a slave because he wasn't a US citizen so he couldn't sue.John Brown's Raid-Abolitionist that he and his sons took over a armory and hoped that surrounded slaves would come and help but they didn't so his sons died and he did later. But it later brought hope to Blacks.Lincoln's Election and South's Secession-The south thought Lincoln after he got elected would abolish slavery so they secceded.17.Describe the North's and South's goals in the Civil War.North-unify the country agian bring south back into the Union and later was to stop slavery.South-Allow Slavery maintain their way of life.18.Describe the advantages of the North and South during the Civil War.North-More troop, more railroad millage, telegraph lines, factories like iron production, most of the money, and, food.South-Home land and knew it, better generals, and a better cause.19.Describe what Reconstruction did to the South and the rest of the country.A time after the civil war where the south rebuilt reorganized when they got back into the union. President LIncoln and Johnson wanted to be easy on the south after the south rejoined the union. Republican-north. Democrats-south. After 1866 congress took over with reconstruction. Rebuilt the south socially, politically-governments changed, and physically-rebuilt cites. South was split into 5 military districts controlled by US army. 13th-abolished slavery, 14th-everyone could be US citizens and got them equal protection of the law, and 15th-Black men the right to vote, amendments passed. Reconstruction ended in 1877 with the Compromise of 1877. Effects of Reconstruction: Established solid south until 1964, After the north left the redeemers took over the southern governments and established white racist governments, and set up jim crow laws and segregation.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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