UNIT 1 - Early Americas & European Colonization
Which Native American tribe in New England had contact with the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay Colony?
The Wampanoags
During the American Revolution American colonists were mostly angry with which British Monarch?
King George III
The power of the Government of the United States comes from the ____________?
People!
What were some major events in America from 1800-1850
Andrew Jackson and the Removal of Native Americans, the Industrial Revolution, Westward Expansion and the Mexican-American Wars, The Monroe Doctrine, the War of 1812, etc.
Which battle of the American Civil War is considered the "most important" or the "turning point?"
The Battle of Gettysburg
Name some ways that Black individuals were treated poorly after the Civil War
Sharecropping, Loopholes in the 13th Amendment, the Rise of the KKK, literacy tests in order to vote, the ending of the National Freedman's bureau, etc.
Which Native American Boarding School was the first and most infamous?
Carlisle Boarding School
How does the 14th Amendment relate to immigration?
The 14th amendment states that anyone born in the United States is a US citizen, which applies to children of immigrants
How did the Native Americans first greet the British Colonists?
Native Americans, for the most part, tried to help the European settlers, most notably in Plymouth Colony from 1620-1621
Name one major event of the American Revolution.
Stamp Act, Townsend Act, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts, etc.
What is the purpose of the Constitution?
To establish a government/legal system for the United States
What historical belief stated that Americans' expansion to the Pacific Coast was inevitable and pre-determined by God?
Manifest Destiny
What was the Anaconda Plan?
The Union army planned to secure control over the Mississippi River to split the Confederacy in two, thus weakening the South's military and supply chains
Name some way Black rights and lives were advanced during Reconstruction.
13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, the National Freedman's Bureau, the election of Black men to United States Congress, Black men became police officers and community leaders, etc.
List some major impacts of Westward Expansion from 1850-1900.
Native American Reservations and Assimilation, the Sand Creek Massacre and the Massacre at Wounded Knee, Boomtowns, the Trans-Continental railroad, etc.
Immigrants from which country notably worked to build the Trans-Continental Railroad?
China
How were Native Americans treated by British colonists during the first contact between the British colonists and indigenous population?
The British did not respect Native American culture, their animals ruined their crops, and they extorted resources.
What were some major grievances American colonists had during the American Revolution?
Taxation without Representation, not being allowed to move beyond the Appalachian Mountains, constricted trade with other European nations and colonies
How does the Federal Government prevent one person from holding too much power
Term limits, elections, three-branches of governments with checks and balances
What was a major policy towards Native Americans as used especially by President Andrew Jackson?
Indian Removal (Indian Removal Act, The Trail of Tears, etc)
What is a "Boarder State" during the Civil War?
NAME ONE FOR BONUS POINTS
A state that allowed slavery but did NOT join the Confederacy.
Maryland, Delaware, Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia (Technically)
Which political group was actively trying to protect recently freed enslaved persons?
The Radical Republicans
What does "Kill the Indian, save the Man" mean?
Kill everything about a person that makes them Native American (Culture, language, religion, beliefs, clothing) and force assimilate Native Americans to white/western/American culture.
How were immigrants treated in American from 1850-1900?
With hostility and were discriminated against. Often given the worst jobs, restricted to cramped parts of cities, and we told not to apply to certain jobs.
It was often believed that immigrants were "taking" resources away from Americans
How were Native Americans directly impacted by British Colonization?
Native American land was taken, Native Americans were exposed to deadly diseases which killed 90% of the population
Which European Enlightenment thinker believed that when a country's government started oppressing citizens's rights, the citizens have a duty to create a new government?
John Locke
What are some aspects of the Constitution which makes the American Government unique?
two-house legislative branch, elections every 4 years, the Bill of Rights passed in 1791, etc.
What were some major technological advantages present in America from 1800-1850?
Railroads, Telegraph, Factories, Steam Engine, etc.
What were the major causes of the Civil War?
The Dred Scott Decision, The Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Bleeding Kansas, the Caning of Charles Sumner, The Raid of Harper's Ferry, the Election of Abraham Lincoln.
which of course were all motivated by SLAVERY
What were some major policies and events that the US government enacted on Native Americans
Native American Wars, Sand Creek Massacre, Wounded Knee Massacre, forced onto Reservations and unfair treaties, forced into boarding schools, removed from land, the eradication of the Buffalo
What were the major federal policies towards immigrants from 1870-1950s?
Restrictive, The U.S. Government restricted many immigrants and made it harder to become a U.S. citizen
How did the Native Americans resist British Colonization in New England?
Many New England Native tribes resisted British colonization by fighting back against colonists, most notably during the Pequot Wars in CT and King Philip's War in MA (the deadliest conflict in MA)
Which section of the Declaration of Independence was notably removed before its passing on July 2nd, 1776?
A section that blamed King George III for starting and continuing the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
What were the major/main problems of the Articles of Confederation?
The Articles of Confederation failed because they created a weak federal government with no powers. Under the Articles of Confederation the Government could not tax its citizens, regulate trade, or manage affairs without the State's consent
Name one major effect/impact of Westward Expansion from 1800-1850.
Native American Removal, the Mexican-American War, the Expansion of slavery (The Civil War), The Oregon Trail and the mining industry
List a major impact of the Civil War
Improved medicine and military technology, the end of Slavery, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the Homestead Act, etc.
Describe the "Jim Crow" era
The "Jim Crow" is the era of legal segregation in the South where Black Americans were treated horribly and were not allowed access to many of the rights that were supposed to be granted to Black Americans after the Civil War
How did Native Americans resist Westward Expansion from 1850-1900?
The Ghost Dance, physically fighting back (Battle of Little Big Horn), refusal to attending boarding schools, teaching and spreading Native culture, federal petitions, etc.
Name major causes for immigration to the United States from 1850-1900.
political turmoil in Asia and Europe, better wages in America, escaping religious persecution, etc.