Period 1 1491-1607
What killed almost 95% of the Native population during early Spanish settlement?
A- Disease (Specifically smallpox)
Name 1 one food item that was traded in the triangular trade
(fish,rice,meat,flour,sugar,molassses)
what were 2 reasons for the American revolution?
Taxation without representation, the ideals of freedom, and the hatred for king George III
100: Name the 2 main ways of transportation during this time.
Answer: Canals and railroads.
What is the belief that motivated Americans to expand westwards?
What is Manifest Destiny
200- What was the trade of diseases, ideas, food, crops, and populations between the Old and New World called?
A- The Columbian Exchange
What was a common disease that was spread during 1607-1754
(Malaria or Dysentery)
What was the difference between patriots and loyalists?
Patriots: Supported the push for independence
loyalists: remained loyal to England and British rule throughout the Amer. Revolution
200: What trade deal with France was negotiated during Jefferson’s presidency?
Louisiana Purchase
This man led a raid at the federal arsenal at Harper’s Ferry
Who is John Brown
300- What was the first government in the New World called?
A- The Virginia House of Burgesses
What was a war also known as metacom war
(King Phillps War)
First ten amendments that proved rights to the people were known as:
The Bill of Rights
300: Why was Temperance an issue?
Answer: Reformers targeted alcohol for the causes of social ills, temperance wanted people to pledge abstinence.
What is Sherman’s March
This campaign employed total warfare in an attempt to cripple Southern production and infrastructure to weaken the Confederate army
400- What were 3 key motivating factors for settlement?
A- Gold, God, and Glory
State 3 continents in the triangular trade
(Europe,Africa,America)
what was the Articles of Confederation
The United States’ first constitution that proved to be a failure after it revealed many weaknesses -
400: What was the “Era of Good Feelings”?
Marked by Nationalism, Optimism, and Good Will. Gave off a perception of Unity and harmony.
This bill created a framework for Reconstruction and the re-admittance of the Confederate states to the Union. It was pocket vetoed by President Lincoln
Wade-Davis Bill.
500- Describe the Encomienda System
A- A system of forced labor imposed on the natives by Spanish colonists (also involved converting the workers/slaves to Christianity)
Who led jamestown through forceful leadership
(John Smith)
what is the New Jersey Plan
A plan that proposed a unicameral (one-house) legislature with equal votes of states and an executive elected by a national legislature (at the Constitutional Convention).
What were the 2 main groups that migrated from Europe, where did they migrate to, and what were their occupations?
Answer: Irish( East and Farmers/Factory Workers) and Germans(Southwest and Laborers)
Q: This introduced legislation that would reinstate the Missouri Compromise line, forbid the abolition of slavery on federal land in slaveholding states, compensate owners for runaway slaves, and other amendments to support the institution of slavery.
A: Crittenden Compromise