1.Describe Native American cultures before and after the arrival of the Europeans.got here by teh bearing straightspiritualnomadiclived of the landcompelteley green peoplefarmedfur tradewarriors and warsfishermendiseas was common wen europeans camefaught themmoved them to reservationsthey had wat we wanted and we took it2.Describe reasons why Europeans started exploring in the late 1400’s.trying to fid a shorter way to asiagold riches spicesreligion tried to justify by this3.List the major countries(including main explorers) that explored the New World and where they settled.portugal is brazilnetherlands is new yorkfritish eastern coast of the us east of the appsspanish mexico wester us central uscolumbus wnt to hispanola on his first vayage he never new he found a new continentcortez went after the aztects and their goldpizaro he destroyed the incans over gold and richesmigelan was the4 first to circum navigate the world his crew make it all the way but he dide4.Describe reasons why Europeans came over from Europe and problems they faced.Europeans come over because of religion freedom, riches/ gold silver lumber/trees and fur later on tabaco. to start a new life, cheap land, reunite with families, adventuredisease, native americans, lack of food, weather, storms adn such in general,5.Describe the impact the French and Indian War had on the American colonies.taxes were being forceed,6.Describe the causes and effects of the Revolutionary War.no taxation without representation, boston teaparty, lexington and concord, the boston masacure, teh media, british soldiers would have to be housed by colonists,7.Describe the purpose of the Declaration of Independence and what it talked about.to declare indipendence, talked about teh things britan did to us8.Describe the set up of the Articles of Confederation and why it failed as a government.state had all the power, taxed each other and made own curransiepoorly united9.Describe what the US Constitution does(including amendments).sets up govt, executive, legislative, and judicial branches, checks and ballance systemfredom of press speach speady trial voting rights10.Describe the causes and effects of the Texas War for Independence.texans wernet following laws of meico11.Describe the causes and effects of the Mexican-American War.mexico unhappy about the texas warRio Grande is the boarderpres sent troops to wat was thoutght usmexico thought it was meican area12.Describe how the US grew as a nation.louisiana purchas in 1803florida came next purchased it from mexicothen texas ofter the warorogan deal with fgreat britanmexican cession we took it and then gave them money it was forcedlas was gadsen purchaseuntill alaska and hawaiigot the gadsen purchase because the railrode would go through13.Describe reasons people moved westward in the early parts of our history and the problems they faced.rel14.Describe some new technologies/inventions that came about in the 1800's that changed the face of the US forever.15.Describe how the North and South developed differently.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 secession17.Describe the North's and South's goals in the Civil War.18.Describe the advantages of the North and South during the Civil War.SouthThey knew their land and had the home advantagethey had better generalsbetter cause to fight for / north didnt have that much of a cause to start with but to save unionnorthmore states which is more troopsrailroad milagetelegraph lines and comunicationfactories and iron productionfarm acerage more diversified19.Describe what Reconstruction did to the South and the rest of the country.the south had been torn appartafter the war south had to be rebuilt and reorganized and brought back into the united stateswas lincolns idea he was going to take it easyrepublicans in the northdemacrats in the southAndrew Johnson took overhe was a demacratreconstruction was given tt congress1866 electionrepublicans take more control over congressphysical, socially, and pollitically rebuiltsouth split into five millitary districts controlled by us armythis was done to keep order13 14 15 amendments passedabolished slavery, made them citezenship garunteed equal protection under the laws, and gave males the right to votewhite women felt unhappyfreedmens bureau set up in south to help free menhelp jobs and education stuffcarpetbaggers and scalawags took control of the suth govthey raised taxesthe south didnt like itwide spread coruptionnot great book keepingthey would take money all the timethey were in recessionpresidential election republican wonteh president was allowed with the ending of reconstructionthe south went bac to white rasits in controlbad for the blackssegregation laws set upestablished the solid south1964 south allways voted demacrat
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