Unit 1
What is a group of people who live together to survive and grow
What were the navigation acts and what did they require?
Laws that required colonial goods to be traded only with Britain
Why did they replace the Articles of Confederation?
What is a weak government
Explain the start of conflict between the US and Mexico
Texas declared independence and then was annexed by the US
What was a major effect of the publication of the Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
(Hint: AL)
Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the US
How did California Native societies demonstrate their complexity in relation to their environment?
By adapting to diverse landscapes, including coastal, mountain, and desert environments
What were some of the benefits of the policy of the "salutary neglect" for the American colonies?
Colonies had more freedom to govern themselves and trade
Why did we need a new government?
What is avoiding an unfair government?
Before the Erie Canal, what were some problems the US faced?
Expenses and difficulty to trade between the east and West
What influenced the changes in cotton production and the growth of slavery in the US from the 1800 - 1860?
Eli Whitney invented the Cotton Gin
How did the Europeans overcome their problems of navigation when trying to sail to new areas?
What is creating new technology such as the caravel, compass, and the astrolabe
What was one of the main goals of the Proclamation of 1763?
To prevent colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
What is the Virginia Plan?
What is popular sovereignty
How did the US pledge to respond to European influence in the Americas?
By declaring war on any European power that attempted to oppress or control independent American nations
What is one relationship between cotton production and the growth of slavery between 1800 - 1860
The number of slaves in the United States increased as cotton production grew
What was one of the main economic motivations for European exploration of the New World?
To discover new trade routes and access valuable goods like gold and spices
How did British policies after the French and Indian War affect the American colonists?
The policies upset many colonists
What was not an idea of a government that influenced the constitution?
Monarchy
What best describes the war of 1812?
Even though there was no clear winner, the US still gained pride
What was a downside of the Missouri Comprimise?
The Missouri Compromise divided the nation into northern free states and southern slave states
When did the European Explorers, Colonizers, and Conquerors traveled the world.
When is the 1400s - to 1600s
Why might Paul Revere's engraving of the "Bloody Massacre" be considered propaganda?
It likely exaggerated the violence from the soldiers
In 1787, what did the Founding Fathers begin writing?
The Constitution
What prompted President Monroe to issue the Monroe Doctrine?
The threat of European influence over newly independent Latin American nations
In which order did the pre civil war compromises occur?
(Options: Missouri, Kansas - Nebraska, 1850)
Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Kansas - Nebraska Act