Indigenous Nations
What is the Columbian Exchange?
The Global transfer of goods and living things
What crop saved the colony of Jamestown?
Tobacco
True or False: Their relationship with the French was a disadvantage of the British Army heading into the Revolution.
True
What law forced the relocation of Native Americans onto further west reservations?
Indian Removal Act
Give one advantage the Union had over the Confederacy.
Railroads, Population, Manufacturing, etc...
What killed 90% of the Natives?
Disease
Which colonial region was known for their religious toleration such as the Quakers, the fur trade, and included Pennsylvania?
Middle Region
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What was the piece of land bought by Thomas Jefferson that doubled the size of the United States?
Louisiana Purchase
What is Sharecropping?
Landlords keep poor tenants in debt and tied to their land to keep a profit
What house type is popular in Subarctic region?
Igloos
What was the name of the voyage across the Atlantic for African slaves during the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade?
Middle Passage
True or False: All African Americans were Patriots
False
Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?
Anti-Federalists demanded protection for individual rights.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed all slaves in the Confederacy
What does it mean to be Nomadic?
Not having a permanent settlement and constantly moving.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
Law stating the colonists could not settle past the Proclamation Line (Land they just fought in the French and Indian War for)
Summarize each Revolutionary War cause:
Stamp Act, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party
Stamp Act: Tax on all printed materials
Boston Massacre: British fire into unarmed colonist crowd
Boston Tea Party: Sons of Liberty dump thousands of pounds of tea in Boston harbor in protest
Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?
Weakened the Central Government and gave too much power to the states.
Explain the Dred Scott case
Dred Scott sued for his freedom and was denied by the Supreme Court ruling all slaves are property
Give 3 impacts of the Columbian Exchange
New foods, livestock, disease, slave trade, colonization, etc...
What area of land was fought over in the French and Indian War?
Ohio River Valley
Which battle is considered the turning point of the Revolution?
Saratoga
Describe 5 amendments from the Bill of Rights
1st: Freedom of Speech, Religion, and Press
2nd: Right to Bear Arms
3rd: No housing of soldiers
4th: Unreasonable Search and Seizer
5th: "Plead the Fifth"
6th: Fair and Speedy Trial
7th: Trial by Jury
8th: Excessive Punishments
9th: Other rights not in Constitution still held by people
10th: Undelegated powers kept by states and people
What did the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendment do?
13th: Abolish Slavery
14th: Guarantee citizenship and equal protection from laws
15th: African American men granted right to vote