First Americans
Archeologists are
People who study human behavior and cultures of the past through artifacts
BONUS QUESTION!!
What college did Mr. Crump go to?
Longwood University
Who was the major author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What was the steamboat and who invented it?
Provided faster river transportation connecting Southern plantations and farms to Northern industries and Western territories
Who was general of the Union army that defeated Lee?
Ulysses S. Grant
BONUS QUESTION!!
What grade was I in when Mr. Crump was my teacher?
7th grade
What resources were used by the South?
Natural: fertile farmlands, rivers, harbors, forests
Human: farmers, enslaved African Americans, indentured servants
Capital: tools, buildings
Who was the British king during the Revolutionary era?
King George III
What is an entrepreneur?
A person who organized resources to bring a new or better good or service to market to earn profit.
What were the issues that divided the nation?
Slavery, cultural issues, economic issues, constitutional issues
What were the 3 types of resources used by first Americans?
Natural resources: Things that come directly form nature
Human resources: People working to produce goods and services
Capital resources: Goods produced and used to make other goods and services
What did New England specialize in?
Fishing, shipbuilding, naval supplies, metal tools and equipment
What were Great Britain's reasons for taxation?
To help finance the French and Indian War and to help finance the maintenance of British troops in the colonies
What were the new territories added to the United States after 1801?
Florida, Texas, Oregon, California, Louisiana Purchase
BONUS QUESTION!!
How old am I?
18 years old
Who were the 5 American Indian tribes?
Inuit, Kwakiutl, Lakota, Pueblo, Iroquois
What did Women do during this time?
Worked as caretakers, house-workers, and homemakers
BONUS QUESTION!!
What sport did I play for 11 years?
Soccer
What were some Geographic and economic factors that influenced westward movement?
Population growth in eastern states, cheap and fertile land, economic opportunity, logging, farming, freedom, cheaper and faster transportation, Manifest Destiny
What was the name of the Act where people in each state would decide the slavery issue (popular sovereignty)?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
American Indians lived in all areas of North America. Where did each tribe live and what was their environment?
Kwakiutl: Pacific Northwest coast, rainy, mild climate
Lakota: Great Plains, dry grasslands
Pueblo: New Mexico and Arizona, desert areas, mountains
Iroquois: Eastern Woodlands, heavily forested
What was the name for men and women who did not have money for passage to the colonies and who agreed to work without pay for the person who paid for their passage?
Indentured servants
What were the key points in the Declaration of Independence?
Certain unalienable rights, government protects those rights, government derives power from the people, people can change a government that violates their rights
BONUS QUESTION!!
What school do I go to and what college will I be going to in the fall?
Currently at Godwin and will be going to Randolph Macon College
Which states remained in the Union- Border states (slave states)?
Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri