Unit 1:Native Americans
Define Culture
The way a group of people live
What was the name of the first successful English Colony in the New World?
Jamestown
How many colonies did Britain have in America?
13
What is Manifest Destiny?
The belief that the United States should expand coast to coast
Who did the North use as cheap laborers?
Immigrants, women, and children
What was the first plan of government in America?
The Articles of Confederation
What is a primary source?
An artifact created by someone who WAS there
Why did Spain explore the New World?
They were looking for God, Glory, & Gold
Who were the Patriots?
American colonists who wanted to separate from Great Britain
What are the 3 ways the US gained land?
Buy it, fight for it, take it by force
What is an abolitionist?
Someone who wants to get rid of or end slavery
Which group in Congress has equal representation?
The Senate
What is the purpose of Creation Stories?
To explain things that are hard to understand like the creation of the Earth
Which group came to America on the Mayflower and settled at Plymouth?
Pilgrims
Why did the Boston Massacre happen?
Colonists were upset about having to house (quarter) British soldiers
What did the US and Mexico disagree about that started the Mexican-American War?
The Border of Texas
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed slaves in the 'rebel states' or the Confederacy
What is the Electoral College?
The system that elects the President
What is the Columbian Exchange?
When the Old and New World traded plants, animals, diseases, and technology with each other
Which English Colony had the BEST relationship with Native Americans?
Pennsylvania
What was the main reason colonists were upset with the Taxes & Acts?
No Taxation without Representation
They didn't like that they didn't have a say in government
What did the Supreme Court say about the Indian Removal Act?
The Supreme Court declared that it was unconstitutional to remove the Native Americans from their homes
What was the purpose of Reconstruction?
To reunite and rebuild the South after the war
What is the main job of the Judicial Branch?
To judge the laws
Determines if laws are Constitutional
What was a negative result of the Columbian Exchange for Native Americans?
Europeans shared new diseases with them, and many of them died
Many groups like the Pilgrims and Puritans were looking for what in the New World?
Religious Freedom
What are our "Unalienable Rights"?
Life, Liberty, & the Pursuit of Happiness
How did Manifest Destiny impact women?
Women were able to gain more rights in the West
What did the 15th Amendment do?
Gave all men the right to vote
What right does the 8th Amendment protect?
No cruel or unusual punishments