Unit 1
What was colonized in the US territory before the American Revolution?
13 original colonies.
What was Manifest Destiny?
American belief to settle and colonize from coast to coast.
What was the state of immigration during the Civil War?
Low
Who immigrated to Angel Island during the 1910s too 1920s?
Chinese and Japanese.
What are 2 reasons people came to the US
1) Economic opportunity
2) Religious freedom
3) In search of resources
What were some important westward settlement attempts (successful or not)?
Donner Party, Oregon Trail, others.
What was the biggest race/culture of people immigrating to the US?
Slaves, but not by choice.
Who immigrated to Ellis Island during the first two waves of immigration?
Western Europeans, later Southeastern Europeans.
What is one main difference between the Northern Colonies and Southern Colonies?
1) Southerners were younger and more ambitious to seek personal wealth, while Northerners were more religious and wealth was more evenly distributed.
What did the Americans do with Native Americans and why?
Relocated them onto reservations so Americans could use that farm land.
Where did slaves live after the Civil War and their freedom?
Stayed in the South.
What were immigrants trying to escape during the Industrial Revolution?
Religious and political persecution, mistreatment.
Name 3 Southern and Northern colonies.
North: Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey and Delaware
South: Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia
What did the Homestead Act do?
Organized and sold land to Americans to encourage westward settlement.
What was a reason settlers went to California during the Civil War?
Gold Rush.
What were laws or limitations set on immigration?
Gentlemen’s Agreement (Japan) and Exclusion Act (China).