Today we talked about what we need to study for the test again.1.Describe Native American cultures before and after the arrival of the Europeans.They came across the land bridge, they lived nomatic, hunting and gathering, they lived off the land.2.Describe reasons why Europeans started exploring in the late 1400’s.They wanted rishes and also they wanted freedom of religion.3.List the major countries(including main explorers) that explored the New World and where they settled.France(Canada), Britain(east coast), Spain(florida, west united states, mexico,and south america), Nietherlands(New york), Protigual(Brizal). Cortez, destroyed the Aztecs, Magellan,first person to travel the world at least his crew, Colombus, discovered the Americas, Pizzarro, distroys incas.4.Describe reasons why Europeans came over from Europe and problems they faced.They came over for Religious Freedom, a better life, and Riches. Also to escape politcal control from the Goverment. Adventurers came to find Adventure. Storms, Deases, Native Americans, Lack of food, Lack of equipment.5.Describe the impact the French and Indian War had on the American colonies.Ended 1763, It was French and Indians against Great Britain and Colonist, after that Britian started enforcing Taxes. No Taxation without Representation.6.Describe the causes and effects of the Revolutionary War.Taxes, Boston Masicuare, Boston Tea Party, Lexington, and Concord. We won Independence of United States of American7.Describe the purpose of the Declaration of Independence and what it talked about.The purpose of it is Declaring Independence from Britian. We wanted to show the world why we were going into a war with Great Britain.8.Describe the set up of the Articles of Confederation and why it failed as a government.Americas first Goverment that Failed it gave the states to much power. It was like having 13 countries instead of 13 states. They didn't work together.9.Describe what the US Constitution does(including amendments).US Constitution gives us our rights, Right to bare arms, Men are equal, every man and women could vote. District of Colombia could vote. There is 27 amendments. Astablishes the three branches the executive branch, the legislative branch, and Judicial branch.10.Describe the causes and effects of the Texas War for Independence.It was to win Texas from Mexico. They were their own country than became part of the United States11.Describe the causes and effects of the Mexican-American War.A border dispute, we believe the the Rio Grande was the border but mexico believed that the neuces and we went to War with mexico and won the Mexican Cession taking more than half of their land.12.Describe how the US grew as a nation.After the Revolutionary war we had all the land up to the mississippi River, claimed Florida, bought Louisiana purchase, won Texas and Mexican cession, Oregon Country.13.Describe reasons people moved westward in the early parts of our history and the problems they faced.For farming, riches, better life, religous freedom, and adventure. They had to worry about native americans attacking them.14.Describe some new technologies/inventions that came about in the 1800's that changed the face of the US forever.The cotton gin allowed people to produce more cotton, needed more slaves(negative), and prices of clothes goes down. Steam Engine allowed people to go down rivers faster and be able to go back up. Trains for transportation for Troops. Morse code and telegraph for comunication.15.Describe how the North and South developed differently.Nouth was more industrial and south was more agricultural.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 secessionMissouri Comprimise would become a slave state and maine will be a free state all states under latitude 36 30 would be slave and above free.Comp. of 1850 1. California- free state 2.popular sovereignty in territories 3. fugitive slave law 4. D.C. could have slavery 5. Slave trade banned D.C.Dred Scott Case- supreme court said that blacks weren't citzens so you couldn't ban slavery anywhere.John Brown's Raid- he invaded a fort and thought the slaves would join in but they didn't and he failed.Lincoln's election- after lincoln was elected and south stated to seced from USSouth's secession- seceded from U.S. made the confederate.17.Describe the North's and South's goals in the Civil War.North's Goal: to bring the Union back together bring the south back to the Union. After that to end SlaverySouth's Goal: To keep slavery or preserve their way of life.18.Describe the advantages of the North and South during the Civil War.North: Had Lincoln, railroads, more troops, and more supplies.South: Fought on their own land, better generals, better reason to fight(not good reason) to preserve their way of life.19.Describe what Reconstruction did to the South and the rest of the country.Rebuilt and reorganize the south joining them back to the union. Lincoln and Johnson wanted to be easy on South. After the Congressional election in 1866 that changed with Republican Radical Reconstruction. Rebuilt south socially, politically, and physically. Split south into five districts.13th ammendment ended slavery, 14th ammendment gave minority groups U.S. Citzens. 15th ammendement gave African American and minority males the right to vote. Freedmen's Bureau to set up to help former slaves.Southern goverments were taken over by northern people and southerners that worked with northerners. These goverments set up schools, raised taxes, built railroads, helped ex-slaves, and industrialized the South. Governments were accused of widespread corruption by southerners."The Corrupt Bargain" Reconstruction ended in 1877 with the compromise of 1877 which was basically let Hayes be president and they would end reconstruction. "solid south" established until 1964. "Redeemers" took over southern governments and established white, racist governments. 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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