1.Describe Native American cultures before and after the arrival of the Europeans.They lived off the land. They didnt wasted anything from hunting and gathering. Wars with other tribes.After the Europeans came they brought disease with them. We wanted what ever they had.2.Describe reasons why Europeans started exploring in the late 1400’s.They were trying to find a faster way to Asia when Columbus came upon the United States. Comlumbus was after golds and riches.3.List the major countries(including main explorers) that explored the New World and where they settled.Portugal, Gabrieal, Netherlands New York, English, Spanish Mexico, Texas Western USColumbus(First guy to start exploration) Magelan(traveled to South America and sailed around the world) Pizzaro(Destroyed the Incas) Cortes(Saw the gold Destroyed the Aztecs)4.Describe reasons why Europeans came over from Europe and problems they faced.Religious freedom, gold, silver, lumber, fur trading, tobacco, start a new life, better opportunities, cheap land, reunite with family, adventureProblems faced: Indians, disease, lack of food, weather5.Describe the impact the French and Indian War had on the American colonies.French and Indians VS. British, British won french kicked out of Canada and had to go back to France.They enforced texes6.Describe the causes and effects of the Revolutionary War.No taxation without representation. Theere government. The Boston Tea Party. Paul Raveres warning people to get ready because the British were coming, shot hurd around the world, Boston Masacre. We got independence, we pushed Great britain to Canada our border is Mississippi, cities had to be rebuilt.7.Describe the purpose of the Declaration of Independence and what it talked about.We efficially declared Independence from Great Britian. Shows why we were fighting and saying were not crazy.8.Describe the set up of the Articles of Confederation and why it failed as a government.State Government held the power. The scrapped these and came up with the U.S. Constitution.9.Describe what the US Constitution does(including amendments).Executive sets up President.Congress Pass bills. Checks and Balances keeps all 3 branches equal. Bill of rights protects our privacy 18 year olds were allowed to vote10.Describe the causes and effects of the Texas War for Independence.Texas people had a couple of rules, you had to become Catholic, no slaves, and you have to follow Mexican ways. The allamo was the battle of cry.11.Describe the causes and effects of the Mexican-American War.President pope insitgated the Mexicans by sending troops into the area they didnt know who owned and the Mexicans Attacked the US troops. It wasnt until the 1930s that we actuallty tried to be friends with Mexico.12.Describe how the US grew as a nation.13.Describe reasons people moved westward in the early parts of our history and the problems they faced.Cheap land gold new lifeCheap land and better opportunities. Gold and silvers. Manifest destiny said that we had the right to move west according to the Lord himself. The face lots of deaths animal attacks weather murder.14.Describe some new technologies/inventions that came about in the 1800's that changed the face of the US forever. Cotton Gin Eli Whitney Steal Plow, Steam engines and trains. Morce Code and the Telegraph. Better more modern weapons.15.Describe how the North and South developed differently.Industrial was the North South was 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 secessionLess Slave states then Non Slave states. The 36 30 line north would be free and anything south is slave. California wanted to come in as a free state and it increased the population cuz of the gold rush. Fuguitve slave law was passed to help benefit the South. Popular Sovereignty aka popular vote, but they are voting for slaves. Let the people of the new state to be free or a slave state. Dred Scott case, John brown was an abalisionast that took over a weapon stock and he hoped that the slaves would help his sons were killed and he was caught and hung. Lincoln was elected in 1860 and the south start to seceed. The south seceeded because they thought that Lincoln was going to abollish slavery.17.Describe the North's and South's goals in the Civil War.The Norths goal was to free all slaves and move the North and South together as one continent. The south wanted to be its own Continent and have slaves.18.Describe the advantages of the North and South during the Civil War.South-Better Generals better cause.North-More railroads, more troops, more money better communication, more food19.Describe what Reconstruction did to the South and the rest of the country.Be able to give examples of stories from the video. For example, when asked what problems people faced movingThe period of time after the civil war in which the South had to be rebuilt and reorganized and brought back into the union. Presidents Linclm and Johnson wanted to be easy on the South. Reconstruction endeded in 1877 with the Compromise of 1877. The south and Democrats in general accepted the controversial results of the 1876 Presidential eletion which gave republican Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency over Samuel Tilden. The republican in turn agreed to pull the troops out of the south and end Reconstruction. Established the " Solid South" until 1964. After the North left, the Redeemers took over Southern governments and established white, racist government. Set up Jum Crow laws and segregation.
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