Test Thursday1. Exploration and Colonization2. Revolutionary War3. Westward Expansion4, Industrial Revolution of the early 1800's5. Civil War and Reconstruction1.Describe Native American cultures before and after the arrival of the Europeans.Before the Europeans came they were spuritial, nomatic, survived off of the land, environmentally friendly, hunted and gathered, farmers, fur trade,wars with other tribes, fisherman. After the Europeans came there was disease, weapons, moved to reservations, fur trade.2.Describe reasons why Europeans started exploring in the late 1400’s.Find a shorter way to Asia. Want to find gold, riches, silks, spices.3.List the major countries(including main explorers) that explored the New World and where they settled.Spain - Mexico, Floridia, Central America, Western area of USEngland - 13 Colonies and eastern coast of USFrance -Porticigal- BrasilNetherlands - New YorkColumbus, Magellen, Cortez, ParzarroColumbus went to Hispanola, thought he was going to India.Magellen is the first guy to go around the world.Cortez went after the Aztecs, destroyed the Aztecs.Parazarro destroyed the Inca.4.Describe reasons why Europeans came over from Europe and problems they faced.ReasonsReligious freedomRiches (gold, silver, lumber, fur, tobacco, start a new life)Reunite with familiesAdventureProblemsDiseaseNative AmericanLack of foodWeather5.Describe the impact the French and Indian War had on the American colonies.The French, Indians, and British fought in the French and Indian War. The war was over land. British won, french were kicked out of Canada. They started forcing taxes.6.Describe the causes and effects of the Revolutionary War.CausesNo taxation without representationBoston Tea PartyPaul Revires Ride ( Lexington and Concord)Boston MassacureEffectsFamilies torn apartcities left in ruins7.Describe the purpose of the Declaration of Independence and what it talked about.Declared Independence from Britian Talked about what King George was doing.8.Describe the set up of the Articles of Confederation and why it failed as a government.State government had all of the power. Federal government had no power is why the Articles failed.9.Describe what the US Constitution does(including amendments).Sets up our government. Excutive president, legislative congress, judicial supreme court. Checks and balances, each branch has certain powers, equal in power. Protects rights.10.Describe the causes and effects of the Texas War for Independence.Causes: Mexico requested people to move there, no slaves and no catholics, texans weren't following rulesEffects: Texas won, became a county, won independence11.Describe the causes and effects of the Mexican-American War.Causes:Sent us forces into what thought us teritorry, mexico attacked troopsEffects: We gained land12.Describe how the US grew as a nation.United State had land from east coast to river 1783Louisiana purchase from france1803florida purchase from mexico1821annexed mexico1845oregon territory made a deal with britian 1846mexican cession bought from mexico 1848gdsen purchase 185313.Describe reasons people moved westward in the early parts of our history and the problems they faced.gold, cheep land, new life, farming, adventure, fur trapping, silver, relegions fredom, better opportunities, manifest destineystarvation, no water, disease, native american attacks, wild animal attacks, weather, transportation issues, other people14.Describe some new technologies/inventions that came about in the 1800's that changed the face of the US forever.cotton gin - seperation of seed and cotton- lower prices for clothes- slavessteel plow - carve plains - cropsrail roads and steamengines- transport thing more quickley- prices come downmores code and telegraph - allowed people to talk to eachother fasterbetter more modern weapons15.Describe how the North and South developed differently.industy Northagriculture south16.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: Missouri slave state and manie free state 36-30 line would determine if it was free or slave Compromise of 1850: cailfornia a free state, fugirive slave law passed, popular sovereignty ( replace 36-30 line) popular vote of if want to be free or slave state, DC could have slaves but no slave trade, slave trade bannedin DC Dred Scott Case: sued for freedom he ended up still being a slave in court they weren't us citizens so they couldn't sue John Brown's Raid: John was an abolitionist his sons killed in raid at the armory hoped that the surround slaves would help fight Lincoln's election and South's secession- south seceded after Lincoln is elected because south feared that Lincoln would abolish slavery17.Describe the North's and South's goals in the Civil War.South's: protect slavery/maingtain way of lifeNorth's: unify the country and ending slavery18.Describe the advantages of the North and South during the Civil War.South: home turf, better generals, better causeNorth: more troops, transportation, states, population, factories, telegraph, money19.Describe what Reconstruction did to the South and the rest of the country.The period(1865 - 1877) of time after the Civil War in which the South had to be rebuilt and reorganized and brought back into the Union. President's Lincoln and Johnson wanted to be easy on the South. Republicans domintaed the north and the democrats dominated the south. Johnson was a democrat. Johnson was impeached by the house, and one vote short of totally being kicked out of office. Congressionl election changed in 1866. Rebuilt south socially, politically, and physically. Split South into five military district controlled by US Army. 13 abolished slavery,14 protection with laws,15voting for males amendments passed. Freedmen's Bureau set up to help former slaves find jobs and educated. Southern government taken over by carpetbaggers(northerners) and scalawags(southerners that helped carpetbaggers). These governments set up schools, raised taxes, built railroads, helped ex-slaves, industrialized in the South. Governments were accused of widespread corruption by southerners. Reconstrucion endedin 1877 with the Compromise of 1877. The South and Democrats in general accepted the controversial results of the 1876 Presidential election which gave Republican Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency over Sumuel Tilden. The republican in turn agreed to pull troops out of the South and end Reconstruction. After the North left the redeemers took over wouthern governments and established white racist governments. Sup up Jim Crow laws and segregation. Established the Solid South until 1964.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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