America and Europe
True or False:
Columbus was the earliest explorer of America. He was looking for a more direct route to Asia.
TRUE
Who led the Continental Army?
George Washington
Who was known for being more industrial, having more cities, and was anti-slavery?
The north
Native Americans were moved from large areas of native lands for the colonists to take over, these small areas of land were called
Reservations
This act stated that it was illegal to discriminate against a person based on their gender.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
True or False: A colony is a settlement ruled by another country.
TRUE
What were the 2 Main reasons for the American Revolutionary War?
1. King George would not let colonists explore or move past the Appalachian Mountains. 2. The King charged high taxes on needed items.
Two causes of Civil War were:
Slavery and States Rights/Freedoms
After the Civil War, this caused many violent confrontations between whites and Native Americans over land
Westward expansion
Rivalry between the Soviet Union and United States
What countries had colonies in America?
Spain, France, England, Portugal
1. What is Manifest Destiny
2. What was the problem with it? Who already lived there?
1. Was the idea that the U.S. should expand the country from coast to coast.
2. The land was being used and occupied by native Americans.
Who was elected president of USA. Felt slavery was wrong. Went to war with the South!
Opened U.S. to travel, trade and industry
Transcontinental Railroad
A country where the government controls the economic and political systems totally, with little to no participation from its people.
Communism
The first LASTING colony in the Americas was
Who were well known explorers, hired by the request of Thomas Jefferson.
Lewis and Clark
What were the colors and names for the north and south?
Union- North (blue) Confederacy- South (gray)
What wars made America able to show it had military power as well as economic power
World War I and WW II
The rights of freedom and Equality
Civil Rights
What was the Columbian Exchange?
When the Europeans brought and traded animals, food and sickness to the New World, and the Native Americans shared animals and different foods with Europeans who took them back overseas.
A time of change in history when goods and services were created or performed by machines in factories rather than by hand.
The Industrial Revolution
What promoted segregation/separation of the races?
These events showed that the U.S. could suffer loss of industry and jobs and recover
Great Depression & New Deal
A person who uses violence for political reasons. Think of 9/11
Terrorists.