Unit 1
What were the three colonial regions in early America? And describe their geography/climate
New England-Cold, Rocky Soil, Fishing and Lumber
Middle-Warm, Good soil, Few Slaves and tobacco
South-Fertile Soil, Hot, Many Slaves and Agriculture
Describe the Articles of Confederation and what destroyed it.
Government that gave most power to the state and made a weak federal government. Fed could not tax or make an army.
Shay's Rebellion led to its end.
Who bought the Louisiana Purchase and what was the benefits of getting it.
Thomas Jefferson, more land, mississippi river, new orleans, trade routes
What is Manifest Destiny and what were they spreading?
Idea to move west. Spread liberty and religion
What was the divide between the North and South called? What were the main differences.
Sectionalism,
Economy- North-Industry/South-Farming
Morales-Slavery/Anti-Slavery
What is a Patriot? What is a Loyalist?
Patriot wants American independence
Loyalist wants to stay with Englan
What were the two agreements that solved population issues and representation issues from the Constitutional Convention?
Great Compromise
3/5th Compromise
What were Washington's warnings?
Avoid debt, stay neutral, no political party fighting
What was happening in California and how did people get to there.
What group of people were discriminated against there
Gold Rush, Oregon Trail
Chinese were treated badly.
What is the 1st Middle Passage and 2nd Middle Passage?
1st-International slave trade
2nd-US domestic slave trade
What were the causes of the American Revolution?
No taxation without representation, tyranny, restricting colonists from moving west of Appalachian Mountains
What are the three branches of the government and their powers.
Executive-Enforce laws
Legislative-Write Laws
Judicial-Interpret Laws
What is John Adams most remembered for?
Alien and Sedition Acts- Caused political fighting and hurt the Democratic Republicans.
What were three of our reform movements and people that led them?
Suffrage Movement-Susan B Anthony, Sojourner Truth
Abolition, Temperance, Education-Horace Mann, Prison
What were some of the successes of the Reconstruction Era?
13th,14th,15th Amendment
What was the first battle and turning point battle of the American Revolution? Describe American Army weakness.
Battle of Lexington and Concord-First
Battle of Saratoga-Turning Point
Lack of trained soldiers, no navy, lack of supplies
What is Federalism and the ways we stop the branches from gaining too much power and becoming tyrannical.
Federalism is the seperation of power between state and federal government.
Checks and Balances, Seperation of Powers
What were the British and French doing to us during this time. What was our response
Attacking ships and impressment of sailors.
Response-Embargo Act and Monroe Doctrine
What were the causes of the Texas Revolution? Most famous battle
More Americans in texas than mexicans, claims of tyranny, manifest destiny.
Battle of the Alamo
The North long term plan to win the war. What kind of war did they change to at the end
Anaconda plan, Total War
List three of the acts the British put on Americans that hurt their economy or people.
What were some incidents that happened between Patriots and British
Stamp Act, Tea Act, Quartering Act, Intolerable Acts, Sugar Act
Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party
When creating the Constitution what party was pro constitution and what group wanted to keep the AOC.
What convinced them to agree to Constitution?
Federalist wanted the Constitution
Anti-Federalist wanted to keep AOC
Bill of Rights convinced Anti-Federalist to sign Constituition
What were the causes of the War of 1812 with the British?
British giving weapons to the Native Americans, Impressment of sailors
What were the causes and outcome of the Mexican American War?
Polk lying about Americans being killed, Manifest Destiny, Annexing Texas, disagreement over the border of texas.
Mexico signed Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, surrendered half their territory
What were the strengths and Weakness of North and South
North
S-Population, Industry, Supplies, Money
W-Military leaders, motivation
South
S-Military leaders, motivation, homefield
W-Population, reliant of trade, weak navy