First Americans & Exploration
Where did the first humans migrate from?
A: Asia/Siberia
What was the first successful English colony?
A: Jamestown
What are the three branches of government?
A: Legislative, Executive, Judicial
What was Manifest Destiny?
A: Belief the U.S. should expand across North America
What does secede mean?
A: To withdraw or break away from a country/union
What strait did early humans cross to reach the Americas?
A: Bering Strait/Land Bridge
What were the minutemen?
A: Colonial militia members are ready to fight quickly
Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?
A: Weak central government/no power to tax or enforce laws
What was the Trail of Tears?
A: Forced removal of Native Americans from their lands
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
A: Freed enslaved people in Confederate states
What was the Columbian Exchange?
A: Exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and ideas between Europe and the Americas
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
A: Declared independence from Britain and explained colonial rights
What are checks and balances?
A: System preventing one branch from becoming too powerful
How did the Industrial Revolution change the North?
A: Increased factories, cities, transportation, and manufacturing
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg important?
A: Turning point of the Civil War for the Union
How did the Crusades help launch exploration?
A: Increased trade, curiosity, and demand for Asian goods/routes
How did Parliament respond to the Boston Tea Party?
A: Passed the Intolerable Acts
How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the U.S.?
A: Doubled the size of the country
How were the North and South different economically?
A: North = industry/factories; South = agriculture/slavery
What were Black Codes?
A: Laws limiting the freedoms of African Americans after the Civil War
Who were Prince Henry, Dias, and Vasco da Gama?
A: Portuguese explorers who helped expand sea exploration routes
Why was the Battle of Saratoga important?
A: Convinced France to support the Americans
What did Marbury v. Madison establish?
A: Judicial review
How did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo affect the U.S.?
A: U.S. gained large western territories from Mexico
How did Jim Crow laws and literacy tests affect African Americans?
A: Limited voting rights and enforced segregation/discrimination