New Deal Part 2 Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe the Work Progress Administration: it put people back to work through civil projects and doing things like sponsoring artists
Describe the Social Security Act: provided pension for the elderly, established unemployment insurance, established insurance for work related accidents and provided aid for poverty stricken mothers, children, the blind, and the disabled
Describe how FDR favored Labor Unions in the New Deal: he believed that to get out of the GD had to raise the standards of living for industrial workers so gets Wagner Act passed which recognized employees’ rights to join labor union and collective bargaining, also established minimum wages, limit workweeks, and outlaws child labor
Describe the problems FDR had with the SC and his solutions: the SC did had struck down many of his programs ruling that the president did not have the ability to regulate interstate commerce; FDR came up with a plan to add 6 new judges who realistically would be New Deal supporters
Describe the Effects of the New Deal: changed the US government from laissez-faire approach to accepting responsibility to prime the pump of the economy, turned US into welfare state with US government accepting responsibility to help the poor
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
Great Depression Part 2 Review
Great Depression Part 2 Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
How did GD affect cities? Normal people did not understand stock market crash and reason for GD but did understand having a job one day and not having one the next. Workers understood the shame and fear in losing their homes
How did the unemployed live? Many went from factory to factory looking for jobs, families had to eat less and take family to bread line and some descended into homelessness and hunger with feeling that the American Dream being lost
How did GD affect farmers? The income the generated was not enough to pay for their new equipments and supplies. Many lost their farms and moved around the country to survive. Others turned to being tenants as a way to survive
What other problems did farmers face? During the 30’s the Midwest goes through a drought and with new farming technique farmers worsened the drought farmers could not farm and dust bowl.
How did GD affect family life? Many men sank into shame and despair with some even leaving their families, birthrates dropped women worked constantly to support family, kids dropped out of school and some kids ran away.
How did Hoover try to handle the depression? At first gave hands off approach, but soon realizes policy does not work, also requested wealthy individuals to give to charity
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
How did GD affect cities? Normal people did not understand stock market crash and reason for GD but did understand having a job one day and not having one the next. Workers understood the shame and fear in losing their homes
How did the unemployed live? Many went from factory to factory looking for jobs, families had to eat less and take family to bread line and some descended into homelessness and hunger with feeling that the American Dream being lost
How did GD affect farmers? The income the generated was not enough to pay for their new equipments and supplies. Many lost their farms and moved around the country to survive. Others turned to being tenants as a way to survive
What other problems did farmers face? During the 30’s the Midwest goes through a drought and with new farming technique farmers worsened the drought farmers could not farm and dust bowl.
How did GD affect family life? Many men sank into shame and despair with some even leaving their families, birthrates dropped women worked constantly to support family, kids dropped out of school and some kids ran away.
How did Hoover try to handle the depression? At first gave hands off approach, but soon realizes policy does not work, also requested wealthy individuals to give to charity
Friday, March 26, 2010
Unit 3 Web Quest Words
Unit 3 Web Quest Words
1. Radical Republican - were a loose faction of American politicians within the Republican Party
2. Wade-Davis bill - was a program proposed for the Reconstruction of the South written by two Radical Republicans
3. Freedman’s Bureau - U.S. federal government agency that aided distressed refugees of the American Civil War
4. Andrew Johnson - 17th president of the U.S.
5. Fourteenth Amendment - made important decisions about civil rights, right to citizenship for those born in US immigration and personal liberties.
6. Fifteenth amendment - guaranteed the right to vote regardless of race
7. scalawag - a nickname for southern whites who supported Reconstruction following the Civil War
8. carpetbagger - a Northerner who moved to the southern United States after the Civil War, especially one seeking political or commercial advantage
9. sharecropping
10. Muckraker - seeks to expose corruption of businesses or government to the public
11. settlement house - was a progressive reformist social movement, with a goal of getting the rich and poor in society to live more closely together in an interdependent community
12. Jane Adams - was a founder of the U.S. Settlement House movement
13. direct primary - an election in which voters in a jurisdiction select candidates for a subsequent election
14. initiative -
15. referendum
16. recall
17. Upton Sinclair
18. Jim Crow Laws – laws against African Americans
19. NAACP
20. Plessey v Ferguson
21. sphere of influence
22. Rough Riders -
23. Big Stick Diplomacy
24. Roosevelt Corollary
25. Thomas Edison - Inventor
26. monopoly – Owning all the companies that make your product
27. cartel
28. John Rockefeller – businessman who made a trust on standard oil
29. trust
30. Andrew Carnegie
31. Sherman Anti-Trust Act
32. collective bargaining
33. Samuel Gompers
34. Ellis Island
35. Wounded Knee
36. Francis Ferdinand
37. U-Boat
38. Lusitania
39. Zimmerman Telegram
40. Selective Service Act
41. Woodrow Wilson
42. 14 Points
43. League of Nations
44. Reparations
45. Red Scare
1. Radical Republican - were a loose faction of American politicians within the Republican Party
2. Wade-Davis bill - was a program proposed for the Reconstruction of the South written by two Radical Republicans
3. Freedman’s Bureau - U.S. federal government agency that aided distressed refugees of the American Civil War
4. Andrew Johnson - 17th president of the U.S.
5. Fourteenth Amendment - made important decisions about civil rights, right to citizenship for those born in US immigration and personal liberties.
6. Fifteenth amendment - guaranteed the right to vote regardless of race
7. scalawag - a nickname for southern whites who supported Reconstruction following the Civil War
8. carpetbagger - a Northerner who moved to the southern United States after the Civil War, especially one seeking political or commercial advantage
9. sharecropping
10. Muckraker - seeks to expose corruption of businesses or government to the public
11. settlement house - was a progressive reformist social movement, with a goal of getting the rich and poor in society to live more closely together in an interdependent community
12. Jane Adams - was a founder of the U.S. Settlement House movement
13. direct primary - an election in which voters in a jurisdiction select candidates for a subsequent election
14. initiative -
15. referendum
16. recall
17. Upton Sinclair
18. Jim Crow Laws – laws against African Americans
19. NAACP
20. Plessey v Ferguson
21. sphere of influence
22. Rough Riders -
23. Big Stick Diplomacy
24. Roosevelt Corollary
25. Thomas Edison - Inventor
26. monopoly – Owning all the companies that make your product
27. cartel
28. John Rockefeller – businessman who made a trust on standard oil
29. trust
30. Andrew Carnegie
31. Sherman Anti-Trust Act
32. collective bargaining
33. Samuel Gompers
34. Ellis Island
35. Wounded Knee
36. Francis Ferdinand
37. U-Boat
38. Lusitania
39. Zimmerman Telegram
40. Selective Service Act
41. Woodrow Wilson
42. 14 Points
43. League of Nations
44. Reparations
45. Red Scare
Great Depression Part 1 Review
Great Depression Part 1 Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
How did Herbert Hoover win the election of 1928? Because of his past WWI accomplishments and with optimism over the economy
What things were going on in the 20’s that lead to the Great Depression? Farmers had increased productions during WWI to meet demand which meant buying new land and equipment which resulted in farmers bringing major debt into the 20’s
What was Black Tuesday? How did it happen? Much of the stock was just based on confidence with people pouring money they did not have into stock speculations; by Sept. 3, 1929 the stock market began to stutter by Oct. people began to lose confidence and on Oct. 29 the market crashed completely; this is known as Black Tuesday, Americans lost billions of dollars with many who bought on margin losing everything they had
What effects did Black Tuesday have on the US? It started a chain reaction leading to the collapse of U.S. economy
How did the Depression spread globally? International economy had been funded largely by U.S. loans so with collapse of bank in U.S. loans were curtailed leading to business collapse and unemployment in Europe.
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
How did Herbert Hoover win the election of 1928? Because of his past WWI accomplishments and with optimism over the economy
What things were going on in the 20’s that lead to the Great Depression? Farmers had increased productions during WWI to meet demand which meant buying new land and equipment which resulted in farmers bringing major debt into the 20’s
What was Black Tuesday? How did it happen? Much of the stock was just based on confidence with people pouring money they did not have into stock speculations; by Sept. 3, 1929 the stock market began to stutter by Oct. people began to lose confidence and on Oct. 29 the market crashed completely; this is known as Black Tuesday, Americans lost billions of dollars with many who bought on margin losing everything they had
What effects did Black Tuesday have on the US? It started a chain reaction leading to the collapse of U.S. economy
How did the Depression spread globally? International economy had been funded largely by U.S. loans so with collapse of bank in U.S. loans were curtailed leading to business collapse and unemployment in Europe.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Witness History 37
Why did government want citizens to support war efforts?
- Because it would help out the soldiers over seas and if everybody helped then it would make it easier on everyone
- Because it would help out the soldiers over seas and if everybody helped then it would make it easier on everyone
World War I Part 2 Review
World War I Part 2 Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
How does the US build an army during WWI? By drafting and encouraging Americans to volunteer
How does the US gov control the economy during WWI? They regulated all industries in war effort, and regulated ag including prices and encouraged Americans to eat less because then the food could be shipped to soldiers
How does the US gov control the press during WWI? They didn’t allow criticism of the Government and they gave permission to the post office to restrict what citizens received
How does the US gov control dissent during WWI? CPI limited number of opposition views and made it difficult for those views to be shared
How are women affected by WWI? Many women went to work at jobs that were held by men before the war, some joined the Red Cross and went overseas, many became nurses in the military
How are African Americans affected by WWI? Many supported the war, viewed as opportunity to show loyalty and patriotism, on battlefield fought segregated with white officers
How are Mexican Americans affected by WWI? Increased demand for ag products and decreased in farm workers, some were seasonal while other stayed and formed their own neighborhood
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
How does the US build an army during WWI? By drafting and encouraging Americans to volunteer
How does the US gov control the economy during WWI? They regulated all industries in war effort, and regulated ag including prices and encouraged Americans to eat less because then the food could be shipped to soldiers
How does the US gov control the press during WWI? They didn’t allow criticism of the Government and they gave permission to the post office to restrict what citizens received
How does the US gov control dissent during WWI? CPI limited number of opposition views and made it difficult for those views to be shared
How are women affected by WWI? Many women went to work at jobs that were held by men before the war, some joined the Red Cross and went overseas, many became nurses in the military
How are African Americans affected by WWI? Many supported the war, viewed as opportunity to show loyalty and patriotism, on battlefield fought segregated with white officers
How are Mexican Americans affected by WWI? Increased demand for ag products and decreased in farm workers, some were seasonal while other stayed and formed their own neighborhood
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Witness History 36
Why did the U.S. shift position from neutrality to involvement? Why might the Germans have destroyed Louvain?
- Because German's were destroying towns for no reason; to antaganize the U.S.
- Because German's were destroying towns for no reason; to antaganize the U.S.
World War I Part 1 Review
World War I Part 1 Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
How does nationalism influence countries in the early 1900’s? it became the attitude in Europe. For many countries Indus output, trade, and possession of empire were yardsticks of greatness
What is militarism? How does it influence Europe in the early 1900’s? Militarism means making military bigger. For many European leaders war was going to happen so to prepare they increased the size of their military.
Triple Alliance- Italy, Germany, Austria Hungary
Triple Entente- Great Britain, Russia, France
How does the war start? Assassination of Franz Ferdinand of Austria by Serbians led chain reaction of alliances leading to war
Why does the war become a stalemate? Because Germany pushes into France where it stalemated when both sides moved to trenches and used machine guns to defeat attacks
How does the US become involved in the war? Because Germany destroys neutral country Belgium, they try to send a message to Mexico to persuade them to go to war with U.S. to keep them out of war, unrestricted sub warfare, and Germany shooting at passenger ships and killing American citizens
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
How does nationalism influence countries in the early 1900’s? it became the attitude in Europe. For many countries Indus output, trade, and possession of empire were yardsticks of greatness
What is militarism? How does it influence Europe in the early 1900’s? Militarism means making military bigger. For many European leaders war was going to happen so to prepare they increased the size of their military.
Triple Alliance- Italy, Germany, Austria Hungary
Triple Entente- Great Britain, Russia, France
How does the war start? Assassination of Franz Ferdinand of Austria by Serbians led chain reaction of alliances leading to war
Why does the war become a stalemate? Because Germany pushes into France where it stalemated when both sides moved to trenches and used machine guns to defeat attacks
How does the US become involved in the war? Because Germany destroys neutral country Belgium, they try to send a message to Mexico to persuade them to go to war with U.S. to keep them out of war, unrestricted sub warfare, and Germany shooting at passenger ships and killing American citizens
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Progressive Part 1 Movements Review
Progressive Part 1 Movements Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Where did the Progressive movement come from? Came from all walks of life, with many people behind movement coming from middle class and dissatisfied industrial workers
What were the goals of the progressive movement? Women’s right to vote, eliminating political bosses and political corruption, fixing basic services in cities which were often controlled by corrupted bosses
What is a muckraker? Journalists that only see the bad side of life and dramatized the need for reform
Describe Ida Tarbell’s writing: she writes about the history of Standard Oil she details how Rockefeller used ruthless methods to run off competitors, charge higher prices, and reap huge benefits
What did Upton Sinclair write about? What influence did it have over gov? he wrote about the horrible conditions of workers in Chicago stockyards, and the horrible conditions of the meat packing industry; the book influenced Congress to pass the nations first legislation regulating the meat, food, and drug industries
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Where did the Progressive movement come from? Came from all walks of life, with many people behind movement coming from middle class and dissatisfied industrial workers
What were the goals of the progressive movement? Women’s right to vote, eliminating political bosses and political corruption, fixing basic services in cities which were often controlled by corrupted bosses
What is a muckraker? Journalists that only see the bad side of life and dramatized the need for reform
Describe Ida Tarbell’s writing: she writes about the history of Standard Oil she details how Rockefeller used ruthless methods to run off competitors, charge higher prices, and reap huge benefits
What did Upton Sinclair write about? What influence did it have over gov? he wrote about the horrible conditions of workers in Chicago stockyards, and the horrible conditions of the meat packing industry; the book influenced Congress to pass the nations first legislation regulating the meat, food, and drug industries
Witness History 33
Why were children allowed to work at such dangerous jobs as mining?
- Because it was cheaper to pay them and they could use the small children to fit into small spaces that a full grown adult couldnt fit into
- Because it was cheaper to pay them and they could use the small children to fit into small spaces that a full grown adult couldnt fit into
Monday, March 8, 2010
Inventors and Big Business Review
Inventors and Big Business Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe inventions of Edison and their effect on US: phonograph, motion picture camera, light bulb, and his inventions have a lot of impact on our everyday life because they’re basic technologies we use on our everyday life
Describe inventions of other such as Bell, Bessemer, and Marconi: Bell invented the telephone which helps people communicate from close and long distances, Marconi invented the radio which is in every car in the world which also helps us hear the news and current events and music, and Bessemer develops steel which helps make houses and buildings and cars and many other things we use as humans
Describe how big business tried to maximize profit: by decreasing worker pay, paying as little as possible for raw materials, advertising widely, and funding research labs for new products
Describe how Rockefeller and Carnegie changed big business in the US: Rockefeller used horizontal integration to maximize profits, and Carnegie bought all the companies that he needed for product development
Describe how the gov regulated big business: passed laws preventing monopolies and unfairness in railroad industry
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe inventions of Edison and their effect on US: phonograph, motion picture camera, light bulb, and his inventions have a lot of impact on our everyday life because they’re basic technologies we use on our everyday life
Describe inventions of other such as Bell, Bessemer, and Marconi: Bell invented the telephone which helps people communicate from close and long distances, Marconi invented the radio which is in every car in the world which also helps us hear the news and current events and music, and Bessemer develops steel which helps make houses and buildings and cars and many other things we use as humans
Describe how big business tried to maximize profit: by decreasing worker pay, paying as little as possible for raw materials, advertising widely, and funding research labs for new products
Describe how Rockefeller and Carnegie changed big business in the US: Rockefeller used horizontal integration to maximize profits, and Carnegie bought all the companies that he needed for product development
Describe how the gov regulated big business: passed laws preventing monopolies and unfairness in railroad industry
Witness History 31
Why did Carnegie believe that a man who dies rich dies disgraced? Why did people admire him?
- Because if he dies with money he wouldnt be using it so he believed that he should give it away for good use; because he had a rags to riches story
- Because if he dies with money he wouldnt be using it so he believed that he should give it away for good use; because he had a rags to riches story
Monday, March 1, 2010
Reconstruction Part 1 Review
Reconstruction Part 1 Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction: As soon as 10% of state voters took loyalty oath could set up new government; was willing to pardon confeds;
Describe the Radical Republican’s plan for Reconstruction: advocated full citizenship and suffrage for African Americans; Supported Sherman’s plan to give land to African Americans
Describe Johnson’s Plan for Reconstruction: Offered pardon and restoration of land to most Confeds but leaders had to apply personality; was not for African American rights and was pro states rights allowing states to decide African American rights
Describe the 13th amendment: Freeing slaves
Describe the 14th amendment: equal rights for everyone
Describe the 15th amendment: gave African Americans the rights to vote
Describe Johnson’s impeachment: when tries to fire Sec of war House to impeach Johnson, but Radicals fail by 1 vote to convict Senate
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction: As soon as 10% of state voters took loyalty oath could set up new government; was willing to pardon confeds;
Describe the Radical Republican’s plan for Reconstruction: advocated full citizenship and suffrage for African Americans; Supported Sherman’s plan to give land to African Americans
Describe Johnson’s Plan for Reconstruction: Offered pardon and restoration of land to most Confeds but leaders had to apply personality; was not for African American rights and was pro states rights allowing states to decide African American rights
Describe the 13th amendment: Freeing slaves
Describe the 14th amendment: equal rights for everyone
Describe the 15th amendment: gave African Americans the rights to vote
Describe Johnson’s impeachment: when tries to fire Sec of war House to impeach Johnson, but Radicals fail by 1 vote to convict Senate
Witness History 31
Witness History 31
To what social or ecomonic class did Mary Chestnut belong? How do you know? Did southerners of various social classes experience the war differently?
- She was part of the wealthy class; because her husband was a wealthy and respected planter and politician; no, they all had a bad impact from the war because alot of the south was trashed
To what social or ecomonic class did Mary Chestnut belong? How do you know? Did southerners of various social classes experience the war differently?
- She was part of the wealthy class; because her husband was a wealthy and respected planter and politician; no, they all had a bad impact from the war because alot of the south was trashed
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Civil War Part 6 Review
Civil War Part 6 Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition. Where it says from a certain number that tells you what number it is from in your notebook.
What did Union do when came across African Americans early in the war: Put them to work or freed
What is Emancipation Proclamation?: The Emancipation Proclamation was Lincolns plan to free all slaves but he needed victory in battle to guarantee support, After the victory of Antietam freed states in rebellion states but not border states or ones under Union control. Hoped southern states would surrender before went into affect
Why does Lincoln issue proclamation? To free all slaves
What effect does proclamation have? Made African Americans eager to join the war
How African Americans participated in the war: they were assigned menial task, longest guard duty, placed in exposed positions, and took time to get equal pay
Describe Life in North during War:
Describe Life in South During War:
Describe Life of Soldiers during the War:
Describe Life of Women during the War
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition. Where it says from a certain number that tells you what number it is from in your notebook.
What did Union do when came across African Americans early in the war: Put them to work or freed
What is Emancipation Proclamation?: The Emancipation Proclamation was Lincolns plan to free all slaves but he needed victory in battle to guarantee support, After the victory of Antietam freed states in rebellion states but not border states or ones under Union control. Hoped southern states would surrender before went into affect
Why does Lincoln issue proclamation? To free all slaves
What effect does proclamation have? Made African Americans eager to join the war
How African Americans participated in the war: they were assigned menial task, longest guard duty, placed in exposed positions, and took time to get equal pay
Describe Life in North during War:
Describe Life in South During War:
Describe Life of Soldiers during the War:
Describe Life of Women during the War
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Exit Ticket
3 things i learned today were:
1st - That General Lee officially surrendered on April 9, 1865 but took until June to get other scattered forces to surrender.
2nd - That John Wilkes Booth was killed during a manhunt and the people who were in the conspiracy were caught and hung.
3rd - That the killing Abraham Lincoln was a conspiracy and John Wilkes Booth was the only one to kill his man.
1st - That General Lee officially surrendered on April 9, 1865 but took until June to get other scattered forces to surrender.
2nd - That John Wilkes Booth was killed during a manhunt and the people who were in the conspiracy were caught and hung.
3rd - That the killing Abraham Lincoln was a conspiracy and John Wilkes Booth was the only one to kill his man.
Civil War Part 5 Review
Civil War Part 5 Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
What two strategies does Grant use to win the war? Defeat Lee wherever he may be, Commit a strategy of total war
Describe how Grant takes it to Lee: He took control of Western Army himself and fought several brutal battle with Lee including the Wilderness Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor
Describe Sherman’s March to the Sea: Confeds could not stop Sherman who looted, pillaged, and set fire to everything in his path including burning Atlanta before marching to Savannah
Describe the Battle of Petersburg: Grant pushed Lee to Petersburg which is 20 miles south of Richmond, if Grant took over he could cut off rail access to Richmond; Grant employs siege strategy at Petersburg and after several weeks of fighting Lee ordered retreat of Petersburg; left Richmond defenseless, was evacuated, and later burned by Union Army
Describe Lee’s surrender: On April 9, 1865 Lee officially surrendered, but takes till June to get other scattered forces to surrender
Describe the death of Lincoln: Was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth during a play at the Ford’s Theater in DC, Booth was killed in a manhunt and his other conspirators were caught and hung
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
What two strategies does Grant use to win the war? Defeat Lee wherever he may be, Commit a strategy of total war
Describe how Grant takes it to Lee: He took control of Western Army himself and fought several brutal battle with Lee including the Wilderness Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor
Describe Sherman’s March to the Sea: Confeds could not stop Sherman who looted, pillaged, and set fire to everything in his path including burning Atlanta before marching to Savannah
Describe the Battle of Petersburg: Grant pushed Lee to Petersburg which is 20 miles south of Richmond, if Grant took over he could cut off rail access to Richmond; Grant employs siege strategy at Petersburg and after several weeks of fighting Lee ordered retreat of Petersburg; left Richmond defenseless, was evacuated, and later burned by Union Army
Describe Lee’s surrender: On April 9, 1865 Lee officially surrendered, but takes till June to get other scattered forces to surrender
Describe the death of Lincoln: Was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth during a play at the Ford’s Theater in DC, Booth was killed in a manhunt and his other conspirators were caught and hung
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Civil War Part 4 Review
Describe why Lee makes the move to Gettysburg: Lee sensed he had an opportunity to win international support, demoralize the Union, and perhaps win the war
Describe Gettysburg Day1: Lee’s men run into Fed Cavalry, Feds call for support; Confeds push Union down hill, through town and up onto a set of ridges and hills to the South of town; Confeds stop advance with nightfall allowing Meade to bring up reinforcements on Cemetery Ridge, Big Round Top, and Little Round Top
Describe Gettysburg Day 2: Lee orders Longstreet to attack from South end of battle line; He is
Describe Gettysburg Day 3:
Describe the Gettysburg Address:
Describe Gettysburg Day1: Lee’s men run into Fed Cavalry, Feds call for support; Confeds push Union down hill, through town and up onto a set of ridges and hills to the South of town; Confeds stop advance with nightfall allowing Meade to bring up reinforcements on Cemetery Ridge, Big Round Top, and Little Round Top
Describe Gettysburg Day 2: Lee orders Longstreet to attack from South end of battle line; He is
Describe Gettysburg Day 3:
Describe the Gettysburg Address:
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Mexican American War Review
Mexican American War Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Why was there tension between Mexicans and the American settlers to Texas? Settlers protested and continued to use slavery then in 1835 Texas rebels against Mexican rule a year later they are declared independent and adopt a new constitution
Describe the Battle of the Alamo and why it was fought? To get rid of rebellion Santa Ana attacks a small fort called The Alamo, he eventually overtakes the fort and kills all that were left behind, they expected this to make Texans surrender but instead it became a rally cry
Describe Sam Houston’s defeat of Santa Ana: Texas defeats Santa Ana at battle of San Jacinto and captures Santa Ana they then force him to sign a treaty that gave them more land then traditional boundaries, Mexico refuse to sign treaty and this starts a border war for the next decade
Describe the US’s annexation of Texas: Congress annexes Texas as a slave state because Polk said he could get all of Oregon
Describe how Polk provokes the Mexican’s into war: he endorses Texas claim of all territory surrendered by Santa Ana inflaming border war
Describe the Military aspects of the Mexican American War: Zach Taylor and Winfield Scott achieve great success with other famous officers. They won every battle seizing New Mexico, California, Monterrey Mexico port, Veracruz and Mexico City
Describe what the US gets from the Treaty ending the Mexican American War: the U.S. ends up having the Texas border at Rio Grande, California, and New Mexico
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Why was there tension between Mexicans and the American settlers to Texas? Settlers protested and continued to use slavery then in 1835 Texas rebels against Mexican rule a year later they are declared independent and adopt a new constitution
Describe the Battle of the Alamo and why it was fought? To get rid of rebellion Santa Ana attacks a small fort called The Alamo, he eventually overtakes the fort and kills all that were left behind, they expected this to make Texans surrender but instead it became a rally cry
Describe Sam Houston’s defeat of Santa Ana: Texas defeats Santa Ana at battle of San Jacinto and captures Santa Ana they then force him to sign a treaty that gave them more land then traditional boundaries, Mexico refuse to sign treaty and this starts a border war for the next decade
Describe the US’s annexation of Texas: Congress annexes Texas as a slave state because Polk said he could get all of Oregon
Describe how Polk provokes the Mexican’s into war: he endorses Texas claim of all territory surrendered by Santa Ana inflaming border war
Describe the Military aspects of the Mexican American War: Zach Taylor and Winfield Scott achieve great success with other famous officers. They won every battle seizing New Mexico, California, Monterrey Mexico port, Veracruz and Mexico City
Describe what the US gets from the Treaty ending the Mexican American War: the U.S. ends up having the Texas border at Rio Grande, California, and New Mexico
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Witness History 22
What was unusual about Andrew Jackson's Inaugeration? Why might Jackson have been called the peoples president?
- It was unusual because ladies were fainting and men were seen with bloody noses; he was the peoples president because he was an everyday guy and he wasnt rich or anything like that
- It was unusual because ladies were fainting and men were seen with bloody noses; he was the peoples president because he was an everyday guy and he wasnt rich or anything like that
Witness History 21
What is Grinke's main argument in support of women's rights?
- That men women were created equal
- That men women were created equal
Age of Jackson Review
Age of Jackson Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe Jackson’s push and winning of the presidency: After his loss in election of 1824, Jackson became a strong critic of John Quincy Adams where he pushed an aggressive program of federal spending for improvements and science; by mid 1820’s he established himself as a symbol for democracy by projecting himself as a down to earth man
Describe the Indian Removal Act: in 1830 Congress passed Indian Removal Act which peacefully got Indians to trade their land in the south for land in the west, several tribes agreed and other several didn’t which caused the trail of tears
Describe the Bank Crisis: Congress passed a charter for the second bank of the U.S. in 1816, Jackson and his supporters opposed it because they saw it was being corrupt seeing that it favored the rich; In 1832 Congress voted to renew charter but Jackson vetoed it saying that it was unauthorized by the Constitution
Describe the reaction to Jackson’s policies: Bank supporters denounced Jackson and formed new political party known as Whigs, they challenged Jackson’s democrats on all levels. Jackson was reelected in a landslide and when he was elected he weakened the Federal Bank by withdrawing Federal funds
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe Jackson’s push and winning of the presidency: After his loss in election of 1824, Jackson became a strong critic of John Quincy Adams where he pushed an aggressive program of federal spending for improvements and science; by mid 1820’s he established himself as a symbol for democracy by projecting himself as a down to earth man
Describe the Indian Removal Act: in 1830 Congress passed Indian Removal Act which peacefully got Indians to trade their land in the south for land in the west, several tribes agreed and other several didn’t which caused the trail of tears
Describe the Bank Crisis: Congress passed a charter for the second bank of the U.S. in 1816, Jackson and his supporters opposed it because they saw it was being corrupt seeing that it favored the rich; In 1832 Congress voted to renew charter but Jackson vetoed it saying that it was unauthorized by the Constitution
Describe the reaction to Jackson’s policies: Bank supporters denounced Jackson and formed new political party known as Whigs, they challenged Jackson’s democrats on all levels. Jackson was reelected in a landslide and when he was elected he weakened the Federal Bank by withdrawing Federal funds
Monday, February 8, 2010
Web Quest Unit 2
Birth of a Nation Webquest Words
1. Articles of Confederation – was the first constitution of the U.S.
2. Shay’s Rebellion – An uprising in central Massachusetts led by Daniel Shay many of Daniel’s followers were poor farmers
3. Great Compromise - was an agreement between large and small states reached during the Philadelphia Convention
4. Federalism – A political concept in which a group of people are bound together
5. Three-Fifth’s Compromise - a compromise in which each enslaved person would be counted as 3/5 of a person for the purpose of legislative representation.
6. Whiskey Rebellion - 1794 uprising in western Pennsylvania that opposed to federal tax on whiskey
7. Little Turtle - Was a chief of a Miami tribe in what is today Indiana and one of the most successful Native American.
8. Alien and Sedition Acts - 1798 acts that allowed the gov. to send immigrants back to their country if they talked bad about government.
9. Northwest Ordnance of 1787 - law in which provided a basis for governing the north west territory
10. Louisiana Purchase - 1803 purchase from France by the U.S
11.Monroe Doctrine - foreign policy set forth by president Monroe in 1823
12.impressments - policy of seizing people or poverty for military and public services
13.Star Spangled Banner - poem written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 that became national anthem.
14. Eerie Canal - canal completed in 1825 that connected Lake Erie to Hudson River.
15. Samuel Slater - was an early American industrialist popularly known as the "Father of the American Industrial Revolution"
16.Eli Whitney - He invented the cotton gin in the U.S. by stealing the idea from England.
17. Horace Mann - the largest national multilane insurance company serving America's educators and their families.
18.Temperance Movement - movement that wanted to stop alcohol abuse, because it was causing a lot of problems.
18. Temperance Movement - movement aimed at stopping alcohol abused and problems created by it.
19. Seneca Falls Convention - held in NY in 1848 the first women’s right conventions in the U.S.
20. Indian Removal Act - act passed by congress in 1830 that allowed federal government to negotiate land trades with Indians in the South West.
21. Alamo - fortified former mission in San Antonio was the site of 1836 defeat of Texans by Mexicans troops.
22. Frederick Douglas - born into slavery and is best known for his role in bringing the harsh realities of slavery to the attention of white Americans
23. William Lloyd Garrison - known as the editor of the radical abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator, and as one of the founders of the American Anti-Slavery Society
24. Missouri Compromise - 1820 agreement calling for Missouri as a slave state
25. Nullification Crisis - concept in which state could nullify or void any federal paper.
26. Wilmot Proviso - proposed but rejected ,1846 bill that would have banned slavery
27. Compromise of 1850 - political agreement that allowed California to be admitted as a free state.
28. Underground Railroad - was an informal network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th century Black slaves in the United States to escape to Free states and Canada.
29. Harriet Beecher Stowe - was an American abolitionist and author of abolitionist books.
30. Kansas-Nebraska Act - 1854 law that divided The Nebraska Territory into Kansas and Nebraska giving each state the right to choose if they would be for or against slavery
31. John Brown - was an American abolitionist
32. Nat Turner - was an American slave who led a slave rebellion in Virginia on August 21, 1831 that resulted in 60 deaths
33. Dred Scott - was a slave in the United States who sued unsuccessfully in St. Louis, Missouri for his freedom in the infamous Dred Scott v. Sandford case of 1857
34. Jefferson Davis - was an American military officer, statesman and leader of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
35. Robert E Lee - Confederate general
36. Anaconda Plan Northern civil war strategy to starve the south by blockading the seaports and controlling the Mississippi river
37. border state - During the civil war were the states that allowed slavery but remained in the Union.
38. Stonewall Jackson - Was an confederate general during civil war
39. George McClellan - was a major general during the American Civil War. He organized the famous Army of the Potomac.
40. Ulysses S Grant - served as the 18th President of the United States from 1869 to 1877
41. Antietam - First major battle in the Civil War to take place on Northern soil, bloodiest single day in American History
42. Gettysburg - battle with the largest amount of casualties in the Civil War and is considered as the wars turning point
43. Vicksburg - Confederate Stronghold on the Mississippi river that surrounded to Union Forces
44. Emancipation Proclamation - decree by president Lincoln that freed enslaved people living in free states
45. conscription - drafting of citizens into military services
46. total war - when civilians begin to fight along with soldiers
47. William Sherman - was an American soldier, businessman, educator and author. He served as a General in the civil war
48. John Wilkes Booth - Actor who killed Abraham Lincoln
1. Articles of Confederation – was the first constitution of the U.S.
2. Shay’s Rebellion – An uprising in central Massachusetts led by Daniel Shay many of Daniel’s followers were poor farmers
3. Great Compromise - was an agreement between large and small states reached during the Philadelphia Convention
4. Federalism – A political concept in which a group of people are bound together
5. Three-Fifth’s Compromise - a compromise in which each enslaved person would be counted as 3/5 of a person for the purpose of legislative representation.
6. Whiskey Rebellion - 1794 uprising in western Pennsylvania that opposed to federal tax on whiskey
7. Little Turtle - Was a chief of a Miami tribe in what is today Indiana and one of the most successful Native American.
8. Alien and Sedition Acts - 1798 acts that allowed the gov. to send immigrants back to their country if they talked bad about government.
9. Northwest Ordnance of 1787 - law in which provided a basis for governing the north west territory
10. Louisiana Purchase - 1803 purchase from France by the U.S
11.Monroe Doctrine - foreign policy set forth by president Monroe in 1823
12.impressments - policy of seizing people or poverty for military and public services
13.Star Spangled Banner - poem written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 that became national anthem.
14. Eerie Canal - canal completed in 1825 that connected Lake Erie to Hudson River.
15. Samuel Slater - was an early American industrialist popularly known as the "Father of the American Industrial Revolution"
16.Eli Whitney - He invented the cotton gin in the U.S. by stealing the idea from England.
17. Horace Mann - the largest national multilane insurance company serving America's educators and their families.
18.Temperance Movement - movement that wanted to stop alcohol abuse, because it was causing a lot of problems.
18. Temperance Movement - movement aimed at stopping alcohol abused and problems created by it.
19. Seneca Falls Convention - held in NY in 1848 the first women’s right conventions in the U.S.
20. Indian Removal Act - act passed by congress in 1830 that allowed federal government to negotiate land trades with Indians in the South West.
21. Alamo - fortified former mission in San Antonio was the site of 1836 defeat of Texans by Mexicans troops.
22. Frederick Douglas - born into slavery and is best known for his role in bringing the harsh realities of slavery to the attention of white Americans
23. William Lloyd Garrison - known as the editor of the radical abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator, and as one of the founders of the American Anti-Slavery Society
24. Missouri Compromise - 1820 agreement calling for Missouri as a slave state
25. Nullification Crisis - concept in which state could nullify or void any federal paper.
26. Wilmot Proviso - proposed but rejected ,1846 bill that would have banned slavery
27. Compromise of 1850 - political agreement that allowed California to be admitted as a free state.
28. Underground Railroad - was an informal network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th century Black slaves in the United States to escape to Free states and Canada.
29. Harriet Beecher Stowe - was an American abolitionist and author of abolitionist books.
30. Kansas-Nebraska Act - 1854 law that divided The Nebraska Territory into Kansas and Nebraska giving each state the right to choose if they would be for or against slavery
31. John Brown - was an American abolitionist
32. Nat Turner - was an American slave who led a slave rebellion in Virginia on August 21, 1831 that resulted in 60 deaths
33. Dred Scott - was a slave in the United States who sued unsuccessfully in St. Louis, Missouri for his freedom in the infamous Dred Scott v. Sandford case of 1857
34. Jefferson Davis - was an American military officer, statesman and leader of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
35. Robert E Lee - Confederate general
36. Anaconda Plan Northern civil war strategy to starve the south by blockading the seaports and controlling the Mississippi river
37. border state - During the civil war were the states that allowed slavery but remained in the Union.
38. Stonewall Jackson - Was an confederate general during civil war
39. George McClellan - was a major general during the American Civil War. He organized the famous Army of the Potomac.
40. Ulysses S Grant - served as the 18th President of the United States from 1869 to 1877
41. Antietam - First major battle in the Civil War to take place on Northern soil, bloodiest single day in American History
42. Gettysburg - battle with the largest amount of casualties in the Civil War and is considered as the wars turning point
43. Vicksburg - Confederate Stronghold on the Mississippi river that surrounded to Union Forces
44. Emancipation Proclamation - decree by president Lincoln that freed enslaved people living in free states
45. conscription - drafting of citizens into military services
46. total war - when civilians begin to fight along with soldiers
47. William Sherman - was an American soldier, businessman, educator and author. He served as a General in the civil war
48. John Wilkes Booth - Actor who killed Abraham Lincoln
Reform Movement Review
Reform Movement Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe the expansionist movement: Mexico became independent from Spain and America saw this as a chance to take land such as Texas, New Mexico, and California
Describe Manifest Destiny and what people used it to justify: it was a term used to describe how America was supposed to own all of North America and with this movement Americans begin moving to west and expanding America
Describe the Temperance Movement: During the expansion more crime, and poverty started happening and people blamed alcohol and temperance means drinking in moderation which some didn’t want and some wanted prohibition
Describe the Abolition Movement: in the early 1800’s the cotton industry grew as well as slavery, and then many people started speaking out against it on moral grounds
Describe the Education Reform Movement: There weren’t public schools in colonial times so many did not go to school, Reformers wanted to change this and start a school system from tax money, Horace Mann started school board in Massachusetts
Describe the Reform Movement for Women’s rights including the Seneca Falls Conference: Women could only speak out privately to their husbands; this started to change after women started taking roles in abolitionists and religion movements; in Seneca Falls Elizabeth Cady Stanton and others organized first woman’s rights convention, there they adopted a Declaration of Sentiments on woman’s rights
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe the expansionist movement: Mexico became independent from Spain and America saw this as a chance to take land such as Texas, New Mexico, and California
Describe Manifest Destiny and what people used it to justify: it was a term used to describe how America was supposed to own all of North America and with this movement Americans begin moving to west and expanding America
Describe the Temperance Movement: During the expansion more crime, and poverty started happening and people blamed alcohol and temperance means drinking in moderation which some didn’t want and some wanted prohibition
Describe the Abolition Movement: in the early 1800’s the cotton industry grew as well as slavery, and then many people started speaking out against it on moral grounds
Describe the Education Reform Movement: There weren’t public schools in colonial times so many did not go to school, Reformers wanted to change this and start a school system from tax money, Horace Mann started school board in Massachusetts
Describe the Reform Movement for Women’s rights including the Seneca Falls Conference: Women could only speak out privately to their husbands; this started to change after women started taking roles in abolitionists and religion movements; in Seneca Falls Elizabeth Cady Stanton and others organized first woman’s rights convention, there they adopted a Declaration of Sentiments on woman’s rights
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Ticket to Leave
A current event is how we recently got a black President and i think this will be looked at in the future with honor because its our first black president and 30 years ago this was considered untolerable and I think this is a good think because its a great step up from where we were years ago
Witness History 19
Why did the British target Washington D.C.?
- I think they targeted Washington D.C. because it was the capital and if they destroy the Capital of a country it would eventually ruin the country
- I think they targeted Washington D.C. because it was the capital and if they destroy the Capital of a country it would eventually ruin the country
War of 1812 Review
War of 1812 Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
How does the US become involved in the war between GB and the French? The US participated in re-export trade by picking up goods in West Indies, taking them back to US then shipping them to France to circumvent British Shipping Restrictions; British also took US sailors from their ships and forced them to work in the British Navy
Impressments- When British soldiers were taking American soldiers and making them work for the British Navy
What initial action does Jefferson take in war between GB and France to protect the US? He persuades Congress to declare and embargo or suspending trade by ordering ships to stay in port
Describe the Congressional Action that pushes the US to war: Congress passes bill meant to continue trade with Great Britain and France, but also pledges that if either recognized US neutrality, US would resume trading sanctions with others
What does Madison ask Congress to do? To declare war on Great Britain
Describe the initial actions of the US in the War of 1812: they attempted to invade Canada and failed due to their lack of training
Describe US action along fronts other than the Canadian: The US Navy did well and captured several British ships, and US defeated British supported Indians within its own territory including a group led by Andrew Jackson that pushed into Florida
What happens in the War when GB’s war with Napoleon ends? When the war with France ended then thousands of British soldiers were free to fight in North America
Describe the end of the war including the writing of the star spangled banner: America fought better on defense which caused them to defeat Britain everywhere except Maine; British captured the Capital and burned The White House and Capital for an arson in Canada but were defeated when they went to Baltimore, this is where Scott Keys wrote the Star Spangled Banner
What battle makes Jackson a hero? The Battle of New Orleans
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
How does the US become involved in the war between GB and the French? The US participated in re-export trade by picking up goods in West Indies, taking them back to US then shipping them to France to circumvent British Shipping Restrictions; British also took US sailors from their ships and forced them to work in the British Navy
Impressments- When British soldiers were taking American soldiers and making them work for the British Navy
What initial action does Jefferson take in war between GB and France to protect the US? He persuades Congress to declare and embargo or suspending trade by ordering ships to stay in port
Describe the Congressional Action that pushes the US to war: Congress passes bill meant to continue trade with Great Britain and France, but also pledges that if either recognized US neutrality, US would resume trading sanctions with others
What does Madison ask Congress to do? To declare war on Great Britain
Describe the initial actions of the US in the War of 1812: they attempted to invade Canada and failed due to their lack of training
Describe US action along fronts other than the Canadian: The US Navy did well and captured several British ships, and US defeated British supported Indians within its own territory including a group led by Andrew Jackson that pushed into Florida
What happens in the War when GB’s war with Napoleon ends? When the war with France ended then thousands of British soldiers were free to fight in North America
Describe the end of the war including the writing of the star spangled banner: America fought better on defense which caused them to defeat Britain everywhere except Maine; British captured the Capital and burned The White House and Capital for an arson in Canada but were defeated when they went to Baltimore, this is where Scott Keys wrote the Star Spangled Banner
What battle makes Jackson a hero? The Battle of New Orleans
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Territorial Expansion Review
Territorial Expansion Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe the Northwest Ordinance: It provided a government for the western territories based on Jefferson’s ideas
Describe Jefferson’s plan to expand the US: To get more land Jefferson wanted to expand Pacific even though colonists and Indians were already there; they thought that Spanish territory would be easy to conquer but in 1801 France took over territory, France then threatened to block New Orleans
Describe the Louisiana Purchase: After France conquered Spanish territory Jefferson reasoned with Napoleon and with other problems in the Caribbean, Napoleon agrees and sells territories
Describe the Lewis and Clark Expedition: Jefferson sends Lewis and Clark to explore the territory, they were guided by an Indian woman named Sacagawea
Describe the Monroe Doctrine: Foreign policy doctrine formulated saying Europe should not become involved in Latin American affairs; this became more important in the 1800’s and 1900’s
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe the Northwest Ordinance: It provided a government for the western territories based on Jefferson’s ideas
Describe Jefferson’s plan to expand the US: To get more land Jefferson wanted to expand Pacific even though colonists and Indians were already there; they thought that Spanish territory would be easy to conquer but in 1801 France took over territory, France then threatened to block New Orleans
Describe the Louisiana Purchase: After France conquered Spanish territory Jefferson reasoned with Napoleon and with other problems in the Caribbean, Napoleon agrees and sells territories
Describe the Lewis and Clark Expedition: Jefferson sends Lewis and Clark to explore the territory, they were guided by an Indian woman named Sacagawea
Describe the Monroe Doctrine: Foreign policy doctrine formulated saying Europe should not become involved in Latin American affairs; this became more important in the 1800’s and 1900’s
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Chart of The Three Branches of Government
Legislative
Congress
Make Laws
- House of Representatives(435 Members)
o 2 year terms
o At least 25 years of age
o House of Representatives can raise revenue
o House of Representatives have the sole power of impeachment
- Senate(100 Members)
o 6 year terms
o At least 30 years of age
o Approves all appointments
o Approve foreign treaties
o Power to try impeachments
- Both Together
o Congress has power to make laws
o Congress can declare war
o Congress can override a presidents veto
o Congress can propose laws
Executive
Vice President, Vice President, Cabinet
Enforces Laws
- 4 year terms
- At least 35 years of age
- President vetoes or approves laws
- President makes treaties
- President can nominate judges to Supreme Court
Congress
Make Laws
- House of Representatives(435 Members)
o 2 year terms
o At least 25 years of age
o House of Representatives can raise revenue
o House of Representatives have the sole power of impeachment
- Senate(100 Members)
o 6 year terms
o At least 30 years of age
o Approves all appointments
o Approve foreign treaties
o Power to try impeachments
- Both Together
o Congress has power to make laws
o Congress can declare war
o Congress can override a presidents veto
o Congress can propose laws
Executive
Vice President, Vice President, Cabinet
Enforces Laws
- 4 year terms
- At least 35 years of age
- President vetoes or approves laws
- President makes treaties
- President can nominate judges to Supreme Court
Thursday, January 28, 2010
A New Nation Part 1 Review
A New Nation Part 1 Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Why did Congress want to revise the Articles of Confederation? Wanted congress to have power to regulate trade and wanted congress to be able to tax
Describe the characteristics of the Constitutional Convention: held in secret so delegates could speak freely, windows were closed for privacy making it hot, and included leading statesmen except Jefferson and Adam
Describe the VA Plan: Proposed by Madison, gave power to tax and regulate trade, and proposed government with 3 branches
Describe the New Jersey Plan: Originally intended for modest changes to Article, favored by small states, gave power to tax and regulate trade
Describe the Connecticut Compromise: ended stalemate over VA and NJ plans between big and small states
Describe the 3/5 compromise: Decided to count how many people in the population by counting how many voted they got in House. South got scared that north would win because they had more people and they also got scared they would lose slavery.
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Why did Congress want to revise the Articles of Confederation? Wanted congress to have power to regulate trade and wanted congress to be able to tax
Describe the characteristics of the Constitutional Convention: held in secret so delegates could speak freely, windows were closed for privacy making it hot, and included leading statesmen except Jefferson and Adam
Describe the VA Plan: Proposed by Madison, gave power to tax and regulate trade, and proposed government with 3 branches
Describe the New Jersey Plan: Originally intended for modest changes to Article, favored by small states, gave power to tax and regulate trade
Describe the Connecticut Compromise: ended stalemate over VA and NJ plans between big and small states
Describe the 3/5 compromise: Decided to count how many people in the population by counting how many voted they got in House. South got scared that north would win because they had more people and they also got scared they would lose slavery.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Web Quest
Web Quest Unit 1 Words
1. missionary – Someone sent to persuade other people to join a certain religion
2. viceroy – governor who represents a sovereign in a province or country
3. Northwest Passage – a former region in The United States west of the Mississippi River and North of the Missouri River
4. Samuel De Champlain – was a cartographer and explorer who mapped most of the northeastern North America and started settlement in Quebec
5. charter - is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified
6. joint stock company - is a type of corporation or partnership involving two or more legal persons
7. Powhatan - is the name of a Virginia Indian tribe. It is also the name of a powerful confederacy of tribes which they dominated. The confederacy is estimated to have been about 14,000-21,000 people in eastern Virginia, when the English settled Jamestown in 1607
8. House of Burgess – representative assembly of colonial Virginia formed in 1619
9. Royal Colony – a colony run by a royal governor and council picked by the British crown
10. Proprietary Colony – certain colonies that were granted full rights of self-government
11. Puritan – Another word for Pilgrims, A person who travels a long distance for religious devotion
12. Separatist – A person who separates or withdraws from an established Church
13. Pilgrim – A person who travels a long distance for religious devotion
14. Mayflower Compact – An agreement to establish a government. The agreement enabled them to live in a civil society
15. John Winthrop – First governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, was also a Puritan political leader
16. Pequot War – a war in 1637 between colonists and the Pequot War, resulted in the defeat of the Pequot tribe
17. King Phillip’s War – a war between new England colonists and Indians under their leader King Phillip
18. Bacon’s Rebellion – An uprising in 1676 in the Virginia Colony as a protest to Indian raids on the frontier and policies of favoritism shown by the Governor of Virginia, William Berkeley
19. Pocahontas - Daughter of a Indian king known for having assisted colonial settlers at Jamestown in present-day Virginia. She was converted to Christianity and married the English settler John Rolfe.
20. Walter Raleigh - was an English aristocrat, writer, poet, soldier, courtier, and explorer, and was born in a protestant family in Devon.
21. Indentured servant - A person that agreed to work with out been paid for a period of time, in exchange for transportations to the colonies.
22. Triangular trade - a trade between England, West Africa, and American colonies.
23. Magna Carta - A English document from 1215 that limited the power to the king and gave basic rights to the citizens.
24. English Bill of Right - Document signed in 1689 that guaranteed the right of American citizens.
25. Habeas corpus - Constitutional guarantee that no can be hold in prison with charges being filed up
26. Salutary neglect - British policy in early 1700’s which allowed colonies virtual self rule as long as Great Britain was gaining economically.
27. Mercantilism - Economic policies under which a nation accumulates wealth by exporting more goods than it imports.
28. Navigation Act - British trade laws enacted by Parliament during the mid 1700’s that regulated colonial commerce.
29. Enlightenment - Eighteen century movement during which European philosopher believed that society’s problems could be solve by reason and science.
30. Benjamin Franklin - Was one of the Founder of United States of America.
31. George Washington - He was the commander of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War and the first President of the United States of America.
32. French Indian War - a war fought in 1754 to 1763 in which Britain and its colonies defeated France gaining control of east North America.
33. Pontiac’s Rebellion - up rising in 1763 by Indians in the Great Lakes region.
34. Proclamation of 1763 - Declaration by the English King ordering all colonist to stay in the east of Appalachian mountains
35. Albany Plan of Union - Benjamin Franklin 1754 proposal to create one government for the 13 colonies.
36. Stamp Act - 1756 law passed by Parliament that required colonist to pay taxes on printed material.
37. John Adams - The second president of the United States.
38. Patrick Henry - served as the first post-colonial Governor of Virginia A important person in the American Revolution, is known and remembered for his "Give me Liberty, or give me Death!" speech
39. Sons of Liberty - organization of colonist formed to act against the stamp act and other British law and taxes
40. non-importation agreement - colonial consumers boycott of British exports as a response to taxes passed by parliaments
41. Boston Massacre - incident on March 5, 1770 in which British soldiers killed five colonists in Boston.
42. Committee of correspondence - network of local groups that informed colonist of British measures and the opposition to them.
43. Boston Tea Party - December 16, 1773, protestant against British taxes in which Bostonians and Native Americans dumped tea into the harbor.
44. Intolerable Acts - American name for the Coercive act which parliament passed in 1774 to control de colonies.
45. First Continental Congress - Group of Delegates that met in 1774 and represented all the American colonies except Georgia.
46. Militia - trained citizens who were trained as soldiers to help in case of an emergency,
47. Loyalist - Colonist who remained loyal to Britain during the Revolution
48. Second Continental Congress - assembly of delegates representing every colony that met in 1775 in Philadelphia.
49. George Washington - was the commander of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War and the first President of the United States of America.
50. Thomas Paine - was an author, pamphleteer, radical, inventor, intellectual, revolutionary, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
51. Declaration of Independence - Document drawn up by the second continental congress that announced American independence and the reason for it.
52. Thomas Jefferson - Was the third president of the United States the author of the document of independence.
53. Natural Rights - universal rights such as life and liberty.
54. Cornwallis - he is best remembered as one of the leading British generals in the American War of Independence.
55. Yorktown - a town in Virginia where Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington.
56. Saratoga - A battle in America
1. missionary – Someone sent to persuade other people to join a certain religion
2. viceroy – governor who represents a sovereign in a province or country
3. Northwest Passage – a former region in The United States west of the Mississippi River and North of the Missouri River
4. Samuel De Champlain – was a cartographer and explorer who mapped most of the northeastern North America and started settlement in Quebec
5. charter - is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified
6. joint stock company - is a type of corporation or partnership involving two or more legal persons
7. Powhatan - is the name of a Virginia Indian tribe. It is also the name of a powerful confederacy of tribes which they dominated. The confederacy is estimated to have been about 14,000-21,000 people in eastern Virginia, when the English settled Jamestown in 1607
8. House of Burgess – representative assembly of colonial Virginia formed in 1619
9. Royal Colony – a colony run by a royal governor and council picked by the British crown
10. Proprietary Colony – certain colonies that were granted full rights of self-government
11. Puritan – Another word for Pilgrims, A person who travels a long distance for religious devotion
12. Separatist – A person who separates or withdraws from an established Church
13. Pilgrim – A person who travels a long distance for religious devotion
14. Mayflower Compact – An agreement to establish a government. The agreement enabled them to live in a civil society
15. John Winthrop – First governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, was also a Puritan political leader
16. Pequot War – a war in 1637 between colonists and the Pequot War, resulted in the defeat of the Pequot tribe
17. King Phillip’s War – a war between new England colonists and Indians under their leader King Phillip
18. Bacon’s Rebellion – An uprising in 1676 in the Virginia Colony as a protest to Indian raids on the frontier and policies of favoritism shown by the Governor of Virginia, William Berkeley
19. Pocahontas - Daughter of a Indian king known for having assisted colonial settlers at Jamestown in present-day Virginia. She was converted to Christianity and married the English settler John Rolfe.
20. Walter Raleigh - was an English aristocrat, writer, poet, soldier, courtier, and explorer, and was born in a protestant family in Devon.
21. Indentured servant - A person that agreed to work with out been paid for a period of time, in exchange for transportations to the colonies.
22. Triangular trade - a trade between England, West Africa, and American colonies.
23. Magna Carta - A English document from 1215 that limited the power to the king and gave basic rights to the citizens.
24. English Bill of Right - Document signed in 1689 that guaranteed the right of American citizens.
25. Habeas corpus - Constitutional guarantee that no can be hold in prison with charges being filed up
26. Salutary neglect - British policy in early 1700’s which allowed colonies virtual self rule as long as Great Britain was gaining economically.
27. Mercantilism - Economic policies under which a nation accumulates wealth by exporting more goods than it imports.
28. Navigation Act - British trade laws enacted by Parliament during the mid 1700’s that regulated colonial commerce.
29. Enlightenment - Eighteen century movement during which European philosopher believed that society’s problems could be solve by reason and science.
30. Benjamin Franklin - Was one of the Founder of United States of America.
31. George Washington - He was the commander of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War and the first President of the United States of America.
32. French Indian War - a war fought in 1754 to 1763 in which Britain and its colonies defeated France gaining control of east North America.
33. Pontiac’s Rebellion - up rising in 1763 by Indians in the Great Lakes region.
34. Proclamation of 1763 - Declaration by the English King ordering all colonist to stay in the east of Appalachian mountains
35. Albany Plan of Union - Benjamin Franklin 1754 proposal to create one government for the 13 colonies.
36. Stamp Act - 1756 law passed by Parliament that required colonist to pay taxes on printed material.
37. John Adams - The second president of the United States.
38. Patrick Henry - served as the first post-colonial Governor of Virginia A important person in the American Revolution, is known and remembered for his "Give me Liberty, or give me Death!" speech
39. Sons of Liberty - organization of colonist formed to act against the stamp act and other British law and taxes
40. non-importation agreement - colonial consumers boycott of British exports as a response to taxes passed by parliaments
41. Boston Massacre - incident on March 5, 1770 in which British soldiers killed five colonists in Boston.
42. Committee of correspondence - network of local groups that informed colonist of British measures and the opposition to them.
43. Boston Tea Party - December 16, 1773, protestant against British taxes in which Bostonians and Native Americans dumped tea into the harbor.
44. Intolerable Acts - American name for the Coercive act which parliament passed in 1774 to control de colonies.
45. First Continental Congress - Group of Delegates that met in 1774 and represented all the American colonies except Georgia.
46. Militia - trained citizens who were trained as soldiers to help in case of an emergency,
47. Loyalist - Colonist who remained loyal to Britain during the Revolution
48. Second Continental Congress - assembly of delegates representing every colony that met in 1775 in Philadelphia.
49. George Washington - was the commander of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War and the first President of the United States of America.
50. Thomas Paine - was an author, pamphleteer, radical, inventor, intellectual, revolutionary, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
51. Declaration of Independence - Document drawn up by the second continental congress that announced American independence and the reason for it.
52. Thomas Jefferson - Was the third president of the United States the author of the document of independence.
53. Natural Rights - universal rights such as life and liberty.
54. Cornwallis - he is best remembered as one of the leading British generals in the American War of Independence.
55. Yorktown - a town in Virginia where Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington.
56. Saratoga - A battle in America
Am Rev Part 1 Review
Am Rev Part 1 Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe the beginning of the Am Rev: On April 19, 1775 a war erupted at Lexington and Concord. Americans were tipped of about troops this included Paul Revere’s ride. They responded with Militia to drive British back to Boston
Describe the battle of Lexington: British showed up in Lexington and ordered Militia to disperse, they did but shots were still fired
Describe the actions of the Second Continental Congress: The rest of the colonies joined the New Englanders and together took control of the war and established an army under George Washington.
Describe the book Common Sense and the affect it had on the colonies: In the book Thomas Paine argues for independence. In the spring of 1776 Paine’s ideas built a movement towards independence. Congress then appoints a committee to write an independence document
Describe the signing of the Dec of Independence: On July 4, 1776 Congress approves the Declaration of Independence which was written mostly by Thomas Jefferson. In the document it denounces the King of England as a tyrant and declares the people to have unalienable rights.
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe the beginning of the Am Rev: On April 19, 1775 a war erupted at Lexington and Concord. Americans were tipped of about troops this included Paul Revere’s ride. They responded with Militia to drive British back to Boston
Describe the battle of Lexington: British showed up in Lexington and ordered Militia to disperse, they did but shots were still fired
Describe the actions of the Second Continental Congress: The rest of the colonies joined the New Englanders and together took control of the war and established an army under George Washington.
Describe the book Common Sense and the affect it had on the colonies: In the book Thomas Paine argues for independence. In the spring of 1776 Paine’s ideas built a movement towards independence. Congress then appoints a committee to write an independence document
Describe the signing of the Dec of Independence: On July 4, 1776 Congress approves the Declaration of Independence which was written mostly by Thomas Jefferson. In the document it denounces the King of England as a tyrant and declares the people to have unalienable rights.
The Causes of Am Rev Part 2 Review
The Causes of Am Rev Part 2 Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe where the protest over new taxes got many of their ideas: John Locke’s ideas that encouraged individual rights
Describe what action the Stamp Act Congress took, and the British response to it: they removed direct taxes and passed the Townshend Act which allowed them to place an indirect with taxed glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea
Describe the Boston Massacre and its causes: colonists throw snowballs and rocks at British troops that were guarding customs house in Boston, British troops fire into the crowd killing 5 people.
Describe British response to the Boston Massacre: They back down and remove most of the Townshend Act taxes but left the tea tax to maintain their Parliament supremacy
Describe the Boston Tea Party and the British response to it: Colonists dressed up as Indians and poured British tea into the Boston Harbor; British leaders closed the Boston Port until tea was paid off, also sent troops to take action
Describe the First Continental Congress and what policies came out of it: Colonies sent representatives to Philly for first Continental Congress; at the convention they passed a boycott of all British goods and enforced them
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe where the protest over new taxes got many of their ideas: John Locke’s ideas that encouraged individual rights
Describe what action the Stamp Act Congress took, and the British response to it: they removed direct taxes and passed the Townshend Act which allowed them to place an indirect with taxed glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea
Describe the Boston Massacre and its causes: colonists throw snowballs and rocks at British troops that were guarding customs house in Boston, British troops fire into the crowd killing 5 people.
Describe British response to the Boston Massacre: They back down and remove most of the Townshend Act taxes but left the tea tax to maintain their Parliament supremacy
Describe the Boston Tea Party and the British response to it: Colonists dressed up as Indians and poured British tea into the Boston Harbor; British leaders closed the Boston Port until tea was paid off, also sent troops to take action
Describe the First Continental Congress and what policies came out of it: Colonies sent representatives to Philly for first Continental Congress; at the convention they passed a boycott of all British goods and enforced them
The Causes of Am Rev Part 1 Review
The Causes of Am Rev Part 1 Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe the similarities and differences between the British and colonial govs: they were alike because Colonies had executive and two house legs similar to Britain, Usually in colonies, executives appointed by the King and one house of leg appointed by King. Most colonists and British did not believe everyone was equal; they were different because British government did not have a formal document but series of law and traditions while colonies had formal document. Most colonists owned enough property to qualify to vote while most British did not.
Describe why the British gov imposes new taxes on the colonies: Because war made them decide that colonists should pay some of the war debts and pay to protect colonies
Describe some of the new taxes imposed by the British gov in the 1760’s: Sugar Act, Stamp Act
Describe the Stamp Act and the colonist response to it: it requires colonists to pay a tax on printed material. Colonist did not like this and soon protested because they did not think that Parliament could tax colonies directly without rep in Parliament
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe the similarities and differences between the British and colonial govs: they were alike because Colonies had executive and two house legs similar to Britain, Usually in colonies, executives appointed by the King and one house of leg appointed by King. Most colonists and British did not believe everyone was equal; they were different because British government did not have a formal document but series of law and traditions while colonies had formal document. Most colonists owned enough property to qualify to vote while most British did not.
Describe why the British gov imposes new taxes on the colonies: Because war made them decide that colonists should pay some of the war debts and pay to protect colonies
Describe some of the new taxes imposed by the British gov in the 1760’s: Sugar Act, Stamp Act
Describe the Stamp Act and the colonist response to it: it requires colonists to pay a tax on printed material. Colonist did not like this and soon protested because they did not think that Parliament could tax colonies directly without rep in Parliament
Wars of Empire Review
Wars of Empire Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Why did the British and French fight over the colonies? Over territory
When go to war over the colonies, what group do the French and the British try to get on their side and Why? The Indians because they both knew that the Indians would benefit them greatly during the war
Describe the events in the Ohio River Valley that led to the outbreak of war? The French built Fort Duquesne. This enraged the British, they then sent George Washington to clear the path, he defeated a small French force but later surrendered by French counter attack.
How do British turn the tide of war? British cut off French shipping to America causing Indians to switch teams and go with Britain
Describe Pontiacs Rebellion: British conquered Montreal, this meant that the Indians could not play Britain and French off of each other. Britain then cut off supplies. In 1763 Indian groups affected by this rebelled in Pontiac’s Rebellion capturing many Britain forts.
Describe the aftermath of the French Indian War: After war the many British wanted more control of the colonies also wanted colonist to pay some war debts and guarding territories.
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Why did the British and French fight over the colonies? Over territory
When go to war over the colonies, what group do the French and the British try to get on their side and Why? The Indians because they both knew that the Indians would benefit them greatly during the war
Describe the events in the Ohio River Valley that led to the outbreak of war? The French built Fort Duquesne. This enraged the British, they then sent George Washington to clear the path, he defeated a small French force but later surrendered by French counter attack.
How do British turn the tide of war? British cut off French shipping to America causing Indians to switch teams and go with Britain
Describe Pontiacs Rebellion: British conquered Montreal, this meant that the Indians could not play Britain and French off of each other. Britain then cut off supplies. In 1763 Indian groups affected by this rebelled in Pontiac’s Rebellion capturing many Britain forts.
Describe the aftermath of the French Indian War: After war the many British wanted more control of the colonies also wanted colonist to pay some war debts and guarding territories.
Colonial Life Review
Colonial Life Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
How were colonial govs set up and how did the Glorious Rev in England affect them?
Describe the slave trade and how it affected the colonies: The English would trade with Africans for workers, at first they were told that they would just go to America work until they paid off the trade cost and would be set free. It affected the colonies because they got new workers which helped with their hard labor.
Describe colonial trade and taxes: in the 1700’s Europeans started the triangle trade which involved Africa and America
Describe the commercial rev in the colonies: Most colonists wanted luxury items such as tea and sugar. this started the revolution which led many British companies to become profitable
Describe how the enlightenment affected the colonies: It gave the colonies law and changed it for the better.
Describe the Great awakening in the colonies:
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
How were colonial govs set up and how did the Glorious Rev in England affect them?
Describe the slave trade and how it affected the colonies: The English would trade with Africans for workers, at first they were told that they would just go to America work until they paid off the trade cost and would be set free. It affected the colonies because they got new workers which helped with their hard labor.
Describe colonial trade and taxes: in the 1700’s Europeans started the triangle trade which involved Africa and America
Describe the commercial rev in the colonies: Most colonists wanted luxury items such as tea and sugar. this started the revolution which led many British companies to become profitable
Describe how the enlightenment affected the colonies: It gave the colonies law and changed it for the better.
Describe the Great awakening in the colonies:
Other Settlement Review
Other Settlements Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe initial Spanish exploration of the New World: The Spanish wanted to come to the new world in search of riches and new land for Spain.
Describe Spanish exploration of what would become US including their treatment of Indians: In 1539 Hernando went into south eastern United States starting with Florida. De Soto had trouble finding riches and became frustrated and began killing Indians.
Describe French Exploration of the New World: French explorers Verrazano and Cartier sailed to new world interested in finding the Northwest Passage
Describe French founding of New Orleans: in 1682 Roberto De la Salle was looking for the Northwest Passage while sailing down the Mississippi river. When he reached the Gulf of Mexico claimed land for France and named New Orleans
Describe Dutch Exploration in North America: in 1614 the Dutch had formed permanent settlement at fort Nassau which they called new Netherlands. To protect mouth of Hudson River built a tip called New Amsterdam which gave them a major seaport
Describe the discovery of Pennsylvania: it was used as a debt paid by King Charles II to Quaker William Penn.
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe initial Spanish exploration of the New World: The Spanish wanted to come to the new world in search of riches and new land for Spain.
Describe Spanish exploration of what would become US including their treatment of Indians: In 1539 Hernando went into south eastern United States starting with Florida. De Soto had trouble finding riches and became frustrated and began killing Indians.
Describe French Exploration of the New World: French explorers Verrazano and Cartier sailed to new world interested in finding the Northwest Passage
Describe French founding of New Orleans: in 1682 Roberto De la Salle was looking for the Northwest Passage while sailing down the Mississippi river. When he reached the Gulf of Mexico claimed land for France and named New Orleans
Describe Dutch Exploration in North America: in 1614 the Dutch had formed permanent settlement at fort Nassau which they called new Netherlands. To protect mouth of Hudson River built a tip called New Amsterdam which gave them a major seaport
Describe the discovery of Pennsylvania: it was used as a debt paid by King Charles II to Quaker William Penn.
New England Settlement Review
New England Settlement Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe the Puritans and why they came to the New World: The Puritan people were very religious and didn’t like the Anglican Church being so close to Catholic some wanted to purify and others became separatists. In the 1620’s Puritans were being prosecuted because they challenged the Anglican Church
Describe Puritan Society: Didn’t tolerate other religions, would execute people of other sects and Puritans who expressed radical views
Describe Puritan interaction with the Indians: They saw Indians as savages and wanted to cultivate Indian land into English farming, Puritans went to war with Indians over fur trade and Indian opposition to Puritan expansion. After winning the war they encouraged Indians to move to praying towns to convert them to Christianity and allow Puritans to expand land
Describe King Phillip’s War: In 1675 a massive Indian rebellion broke out called King Phillip’s War. The Indians won first when they traded for weapons, but ran out of ammo soon after when trade was cut off. After their loss many Indians fled to Canada.
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe the Puritans and why they came to the New World: The Puritan people were very religious and didn’t like the Anglican Church being so close to Catholic some wanted to purify and others became separatists. In the 1620’s Puritans were being prosecuted because they challenged the Anglican Church
Describe Puritan Society: Didn’t tolerate other religions, would execute people of other sects and Puritans who expressed radical views
Describe Puritan interaction with the Indians: They saw Indians as savages and wanted to cultivate Indian land into English farming, Puritans went to war with Indians over fur trade and Indian opposition to Puritan expansion. After winning the war they encouraged Indians to move to praying towns to convert them to Christianity and allow Puritans to expand land
Describe King Phillip’s War: In 1675 a massive Indian rebellion broke out called King Phillip’s War. The Indians won first when they traded for weapons, but ran out of ammo soon after when trade was cut off. After their loss many Indians fled to Canada.
VA Settlement Review
VA Settlement Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe the first attempts at settling in what is the modern day US? After obtaining charter from king joint stock company led by Walter Raleigh failed twice to colonize modern day NC coast
Why did the colonist settle in Jamestown? Because of the farmland
What Indians did the colonist deal with in Jamestown? Indians led by Powhatan
What hardships did the people of Jamestown face? Sickness
What crop becomes the one that allows Jamestown to turn a profit? Tobacco
What are the effects of the Jamestown colonies expansion?
The Indians had to move out of the land they were living in
Describe Bacon’s Rebellion: In 1675 war broke out between Indians and settlers led by Bacon. When royal gov. balked at war Bacon’s group rebelled against governor and removed him. Royal gov. came back to power a month later but removed by King because not credible. Showed before farmers would not tolerate unequal gov.
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe the first attempts at settling in what is the modern day US? After obtaining charter from king joint stock company led by Walter Raleigh failed twice to colonize modern day NC coast
Why did the colonist settle in Jamestown? Because of the farmland
What Indians did the colonist deal with in Jamestown? Indians led by Powhatan
What hardships did the people of Jamestown face? Sickness
What crop becomes the one that allows Jamestown to turn a profit? Tobacco
What are the effects of the Jamestown colonies expansion?
The Indians had to move out of the land they were living in
Describe Bacon’s Rebellion: In 1675 war broke out between Indians and settlers led by Bacon. When royal gov. balked at war Bacon’s group rebelled against governor and removed him. Royal gov. came back to power a month later but removed by King because not credible. Showed before farmers would not tolerate unequal gov.
Am Rev Part 2 Review
Am Rev Part 2 Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe the British advantage at the beginning of the Am Rev: At the beginning they had better manufacturing and an established government
Describe the Battle of Bunker Hill: The British did not take the colonists serious so British General commands a frontal assault on colonists occupying Bunker Hill, they charged the hill three times and finally won the hill on the third time due to colonist running out of ammo
Describe the British mistakes in the Am Rev: They thought it was a traditional battle and tried to defeat colonist’s army and capture seaports, they also thought they would win the hearts and minds of people
Describe Washington’s role in the Am Rev: He would retreat when they Army was losing and save them to fight another day, this allowed the local militia to change hearts and minds of other colonists
Describe how every day people helped with the Am Rev: women had to work harder then ever to allow their husbands to join the military and support them in war, colonists also had to endure hardships as British blockades made items scarce
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe the British advantage at the beginning of the Am Rev: At the beginning they had better manufacturing and an established government
Describe the Battle of Bunker Hill: The British did not take the colonists serious so British General commands a frontal assault on colonists occupying Bunker Hill, they charged the hill three times and finally won the hill on the third time due to colonist running out of ammo
Describe the British mistakes in the Am Rev: They thought it was a traditional battle and tried to defeat colonist’s army and capture seaports, they also thought they would win the hearts and minds of people
Describe Washington’s role in the Am Rev: He would retreat when they Army was losing and save them to fight another day, this allowed the local militia to change hearts and minds of other colonists
Describe how every day people helped with the Am Rev: women had to work harder then ever to allow their husbands to join the military and support them in war, colonists also had to endure hardships as British blockades made items scarce
Monday, January 25, 2010
Witness History 11
1. What does Washington tell Congress? What about this event surprised Washington?
a. That a reduction of the British Army under the command of Lord Cornwallis, is most happily effected; and he was surprised about how early it came.
a. That a reduction of the British Army under the command of Lord Cornwallis, is most happily effected; and he was surprised about how early it came.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Witness History 9
Witness History 9
1. Why does Thomas Paine argue the Patriots can win? Why does America win by a drawn game?
a. To make their independence a reality; and by drawing with the toughest nation then they basically win because they just normal people coming together to fight.
Witness History 10
1. Look at the weapons and describe the difficulties soldiers might have had using them/
a. They had to make musket balls, the weapons are big and probably
irritating to carry around, and it took to long of a time to reload them and
would probably cost you your life trying to reload during a battle.
1. Why does Thomas Paine argue the Patriots can win? Why does America win by a drawn game?
a. To make their independence a reality; and by drawing with the toughest nation then they basically win because they just normal people coming together to fight.
Witness History 10
1. Look at the weapons and describe the difficulties soldiers might have had using them/
a. They had to make musket balls, the weapons are big and probably
irritating to carry around, and it took to long of a time to reload them and
would probably cost you your life trying to reload during a battle.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
American Revolution Part 1 Review
Am Rev Part 1 Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe the beginning of the Am Rev: On April 19, 1775 a war erupted at Lexington and Concord. Americans were tipped of about troops this included Paul Revere’s ride. They responded with Militia to drive British back to Boston
Describe the battle of Lexington: British showed up in Lexington and ordered Militia to disperse, they did but shots were still fired
Describe the actions of the Second Continental Congress: The rest of the colonies joined the New Englanders and together took control of the war and established an army under George Washington.
Describe the book Common Sense and the affect it had on the colonies: In the book Thomas Paine argues for independence. In the spring of 1776 Paine’s ideas built a movement towards independence. Congress then appoints a committee to write an independence document
Describe the signing of the Dec of Independence: On July 4, 1776 Congress approves the Declaration of Independence which was written mostly by Thomas Jefferson. In the document it denounces the King of England as a tyrant and declares the people to have unalienable rights.
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe the beginning of the Am Rev: On April 19, 1775 a war erupted at Lexington and Concord. Americans were tipped of about troops this included Paul Revere’s ride. They responded with Militia to drive British back to Boston
Describe the battle of Lexington: British showed up in Lexington and ordered Militia to disperse, they did but shots were still fired
Describe the actions of the Second Continental Congress: The rest of the colonies joined the New Englanders and together took control of the war and established an army under George Washington.
Describe the book Common Sense and the affect it had on the colonies: In the book Thomas Paine argues for independence. In the spring of 1776 Paine’s ideas built a movement towards independence. Congress then appoints a committee to write an independence document
Describe the signing of the Dec of Independence: On July 4, 1776 Congress approves the Declaration of Independence which was written mostly by Thomas Jefferson. In the document it denounces the King of England as a tyrant and declares the people to have unalienable rights.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
The Causes Of The Am Rev Part 2 Review
The Causes of Am Rev Part 2 Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe where the protest over new taxes got many of their ideas: John Locke’s ideas that encouraged individual rights
Describe what action the Stamp Act Congress took, and the British response to it: they removed direct taxes and passed the Townshend Act which allowed them to place an indirect with taxed glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea
Describe the Boston Massacre and its causes: colonists throw snowballs and rocks at British troops that were guarding customs house in Boston, British troops fire into the crowd killing 5 people.
Describe British response to the Boston Massacre: They back down and remove most of the Townshend Act taxes but left the tea tax to maintain their Parliament supremacy
Describe the Boston Tea Party and the British response to it: Colonists dressed up as Indians and poured British tea into the Boston Harbor; British leaders closed the Boston Port until tea was paid off, also sent troops to take action
Describe the First Continental Congress and what policies came out of it: Colonies sent representatives to Philly for first Continental Congress; at the convention they passed a boycott of all British goods and enforced them
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe where the protest over new taxes got many of their ideas: John Locke’s ideas that encouraged individual rights
Describe what action the Stamp Act Congress took, and the British response to it: they removed direct taxes and passed the Townshend Act which allowed them to place an indirect with taxed glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea
Describe the Boston Massacre and its causes: colonists throw snowballs and rocks at British troops that were guarding customs house in Boston, British troops fire into the crowd killing 5 people.
Describe British response to the Boston Massacre: They back down and remove most of the Townshend Act taxes but left the tea tax to maintain their Parliament supremacy
Describe the Boston Tea Party and the British response to it: Colonists dressed up as Indians and poured British tea into the Boston Harbor; British leaders closed the Boston Port until tea was paid off, also sent troops to take action
Describe the First Continental Congress and what policies came out of it: Colonies sent representatives to Philly for first Continental Congress; at the convention they passed a boycott of all British goods and enforced them
Friday, January 15, 2010
The Causes of Am Rev Part 1 Review
The Causes of Am Rev Part 1 Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe the similarities and differences between the British and colonial govs: they were alike because Colonies had executive and two house legs similar to Britain, Usually in colonies, executives appointed by the King and one house of leg appointed by King. Most colonists and British did not believe everyone was equal; they were different because British government did not have a formal document but series of law and traditions while colonies had formal document. Most colonists owned enough property to qualify to vote while most British did not.
Describe why the British gov imposes new taxes on the colonies: Because war made them decide that colonists should pay some of the war debts and pay to protect colonies
Describe some of the new taxes imposed by the British gov in the 1760’s: Sugar Act, Stamp Act
Describe the Stamp Act and the colonist response to it: it requires colonists to pay a tax on printed material. Colonist did not like this and soon protested because they did not think that Parliament could tax colonies directly without rep in Parliament
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe the similarities and differences between the British and colonial govs: they were alike because Colonies had executive and two house legs similar to Britain, Usually in colonies, executives appointed by the King and one house of leg appointed by King. Most colonists and British did not believe everyone was equal; they were different because British government did not have a formal document but series of law and traditions while colonies had formal document. Most colonists owned enough property to qualify to vote while most British did not.
Describe why the British gov imposes new taxes on the colonies: Because war made them decide that colonists should pay some of the war debts and pay to protect colonies
Describe some of the new taxes imposed by the British gov in the 1760’s: Sugar Act, Stamp Act
Describe the Stamp Act and the colonist response to it: it requires colonists to pay a tax on printed material. Colonist did not like this and soon protested because they did not think that Parliament could tax colonies directly without rep in Parliament
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Web Quest Unit 1 Words
Web Quest Unit 1 Words
1. missionary – Someone sent to persuade other people to join a certain religion
2. viceroy – governor who represents a sovereign in a province or country
3. Northwest Passage – a former region in The United States west of the Mississippi River and North of the Missouri River
4. Samuel De Champlain – was a cartographer and explorer who mapped most of the northeastern North America and started settlement in Quebec
5. charter - is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified
6. joint stock company - is a type of corporation or partnership involving two or more legal persons
7. Powhatan - is the name of a Virginia Indian tribe. It is also the name of a powerful confederacy of tribes which they dominated. The confederacy is estimated to have been about 14,000-21,000 people in eastern Virginia, when the English settled Jamestown in 1607
8. House of Burgess – representative assembly of colonial Virginia formed in 1619
9. Royal Colony – a colony run by a royal governor and council picked by the British crown
10. Proprietary Colony – certain colonies that were granted full rights of self-government
11. Puritan – Another word for Pilgrims, A person who travels a long distance for religious devotion
12. Separatist – A person who separates or withdraws from an established Church
13. Pilgrim – A person who travels a long distance for religious devotion
14. Mayflower Compact – An agreement to establish a government. The agreement enabled them to live in a civil society
15. John Winthrop – First governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, was also a Puritan political leader
16. Pequot War – a war in 1637 between colonists and the Pequot War, resulted in the defeat of the Pequot tribe
17. King Phillip’s War – a war between new England colonists and Indians under their leader King Phillip
18. Bacon’s Rebellion – An uprising in 1676 in the Virginia Colony as a protest to Indian raids on the frontier and policies of favoritism shown by the Governor of Virginia, William Berkeley
19. Pocahontas - Daughter of a Indian king known for having assisted colonial settlers at Jamestown in present-day Virginia. She was converted to Christianity and married the English settler John Rolfe.
20. Walter Raleigh - was an English aristocrat, writer, poet, soldier, courtier, and explorer, and was born in a protestant family in Devon.
21. Indentured servant - A person that agreed to work with out been paid for a period of time, in exchange for transportations to the colonies.
22. Triangular trade - a trade between England, West Africa, and American colonies.
23. Magna Carta - A English document from 1215 that limited the power to the king and gave basic rights to the citizens.
24. English Bill of Right - Document signed in 1689 that guaranteed the right of American citizens.
25. Habeas corpus - Constitutional guarantee that no can be hold in prison with charges being filed up
26. Salutary neglect - British policy in early 1700’s which allowed colonies virtual self rule as long as Great Britain was gaining economically.
27. Mercantilism - Economic policies under which a nation accumulates wealth by exporting more goods than it imports.
28. Navigation Act - British trade laws enacted by Parliament during the mid 1700’s that regulated colonial commerce.
29. Enlightenment - Eighteen century movement during which European philosopher believed that society’s problems could be solve by reason and science.
30. Benjamin Franklin - Was one of the Founder of United States of America.
31. George Washington - He was the commander of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War and the first President of the United States of America.
32. French Indian War - a war fought in 1754 to 1763 in which Britain and its colonies defeated France gaining control of east North America.
33. Pontiac’s Rebellion - up rising in 1763 by Indians in the Great Lakes region.
34. Proclamation of 1763 - Declaration by the English King ordering all colonist to stay in the east of Appalachian mountains
35. Albany Plan of Union - Benjamin Franklin 1754 proposal to create one government for the 13 colonies.
36. Stamp Act - 1756 law passed by Parliament that required colonist to pay taxes on printed material.
37. John Adams - The second president of the United States.
38. Patrick Henry - served as the first post-colonial Governor of Virginia A important person in the American Revolution, is known and remembered for his "Give me Liberty, or give me Death!" speech
39. Sons of Liberty - organization of colonist formed to act against the stamp act and other British law and taxes
40. non-importation agreement - colonial consumers boycott of British exports as a response to taxes passed by parliaments
41. Boston Massacre - incident on March 5, 1770 in which British soldiers killed five colonists in Boston.
42. Committee of correspondence - network of local groups that informed colonist of British measures and the opposition to them.
43. Boston Tea Party - December 16, 1773, protestant against British taxes in which Bostonians and Native Americans dumped tea into the harbor.
44. Intolerable Acts - American name for the Coercive act which parliament passed in 1774 to control de colonies.
45. First Continental Congress - Group of Delegates that met in 1774 and represented all the American colonies except Georgia.
46. Militia - trained citizens who were trained as soldiers to help in case of an emergency,
47. Loyalist - Colonist who remained loyal to Britain during the Revolution
48. Second Continental Congress - assembly of delegates representing every colony that met in 1775 in Philadelphia.
49. George Washington - was the commander of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War and the first President of the United States of America.
50. Thomas Paine - was an author, pamphleteer, radical, inventor, intellectual, revolutionary, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
51. Declaration of Independence - Document drawn up by the second continental congress that announced American independence and the reason for it.
52. Thomas Jefferson - Was the third president of the United States the author of the document of independence.
53. Natural Rights - universal rights such as life and liberty.
54. Cornwallis - he is best remembered as one of the leading British generals in the American War of Independence.
55. Yorktown - a town in Virginia where Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington.
56. Saratoga - A battle in America
1. missionary – Someone sent to persuade other people to join a certain religion
2. viceroy – governor who represents a sovereign in a province or country
3. Northwest Passage – a former region in The United States west of the Mississippi River and North of the Missouri River
4. Samuel De Champlain – was a cartographer and explorer who mapped most of the northeastern North America and started settlement in Quebec
5. charter - is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified
6. joint stock company - is a type of corporation or partnership involving two or more legal persons
7. Powhatan - is the name of a Virginia Indian tribe. It is also the name of a powerful confederacy of tribes which they dominated. The confederacy is estimated to have been about 14,000-21,000 people in eastern Virginia, when the English settled Jamestown in 1607
8. House of Burgess – representative assembly of colonial Virginia formed in 1619
9. Royal Colony – a colony run by a royal governor and council picked by the British crown
10. Proprietary Colony – certain colonies that were granted full rights of self-government
11. Puritan – Another word for Pilgrims, A person who travels a long distance for religious devotion
12. Separatist – A person who separates or withdraws from an established Church
13. Pilgrim – A person who travels a long distance for religious devotion
14. Mayflower Compact – An agreement to establish a government. The agreement enabled them to live in a civil society
15. John Winthrop – First governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, was also a Puritan political leader
16. Pequot War – a war in 1637 between colonists and the Pequot War, resulted in the defeat of the Pequot tribe
17. King Phillip’s War – a war between new England colonists and Indians under their leader King Phillip
18. Bacon’s Rebellion – An uprising in 1676 in the Virginia Colony as a protest to Indian raids on the frontier and policies of favoritism shown by the Governor of Virginia, William Berkeley
19. Pocahontas - Daughter of a Indian king known for having assisted colonial settlers at Jamestown in present-day Virginia. She was converted to Christianity and married the English settler John Rolfe.
20. Walter Raleigh - was an English aristocrat, writer, poet, soldier, courtier, and explorer, and was born in a protestant family in Devon.
21. Indentured servant - A person that agreed to work with out been paid for a period of time, in exchange for transportations to the colonies.
22. Triangular trade - a trade between England, West Africa, and American colonies.
23. Magna Carta - A English document from 1215 that limited the power to the king and gave basic rights to the citizens.
24. English Bill of Right - Document signed in 1689 that guaranteed the right of American citizens.
25. Habeas corpus - Constitutional guarantee that no can be hold in prison with charges being filed up
26. Salutary neglect - British policy in early 1700’s which allowed colonies virtual self rule as long as Great Britain was gaining economically.
27. Mercantilism - Economic policies under which a nation accumulates wealth by exporting more goods than it imports.
28. Navigation Act - British trade laws enacted by Parliament during the mid 1700’s that regulated colonial commerce.
29. Enlightenment - Eighteen century movement during which European philosopher believed that society’s problems could be solve by reason and science.
30. Benjamin Franklin - Was one of the Founder of United States of America.
31. George Washington - He was the commander of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War and the first President of the United States of America.
32. French Indian War - a war fought in 1754 to 1763 in which Britain and its colonies defeated France gaining control of east North America.
33. Pontiac’s Rebellion - up rising in 1763 by Indians in the Great Lakes region.
34. Proclamation of 1763 - Declaration by the English King ordering all colonist to stay in the east of Appalachian mountains
35. Albany Plan of Union - Benjamin Franklin 1754 proposal to create one government for the 13 colonies.
36. Stamp Act - 1756 law passed by Parliament that required colonist to pay taxes on printed material.
37. John Adams - The second president of the United States.
38. Patrick Henry - served as the first post-colonial Governor of Virginia A important person in the American Revolution, is known and remembered for his "Give me Liberty, or give me Death!" speech
39. Sons of Liberty - organization of colonist formed to act against the stamp act and other British law and taxes
40. non-importation agreement - colonial consumers boycott of British exports as a response to taxes passed by parliaments
41. Boston Massacre - incident on March 5, 1770 in which British soldiers killed five colonists in Boston.
42. Committee of correspondence - network of local groups that informed colonist of British measures and the opposition to them.
43. Boston Tea Party - December 16, 1773, protestant against British taxes in which Bostonians and Native Americans dumped tea into the harbor.
44. Intolerable Acts - American name for the Coercive act which parliament passed in 1774 to control de colonies.
45. First Continental Congress - Group of Delegates that met in 1774 and represented all the American colonies except Georgia.
46. Militia - trained citizens who were trained as soldiers to help in case of an emergency,
47. Loyalist - Colonist who remained loyal to Britain during the Revolution
48. Second Continental Congress - assembly of delegates representing every colony that met in 1775 in Philadelphia.
49. George Washington - was the commander of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War and the first President of the United States of America.
50. Thomas Paine - was an author, pamphleteer, radical, inventor, intellectual, revolutionary, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
51. Declaration of Independence - Document drawn up by the second continental congress that announced American independence and the reason for it.
52. Thomas Jefferson - Was the third president of the United States the author of the document of independence.
53. Natural Rights - universal rights such as life and liberty.
54. Cornwallis - he is best remembered as one of the leading British generals in the American War of Independence.
55. Yorktown - a town in Virginia where Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington.
56. Saratoga - A battle in America
Wars of Empire Review
Wars of Empire Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Why did the British and French fight over the colonies? Over territory
When go to war over the colonies, what group do the French and the British try to get on their side and Why? The Indians because they both knew that the Indians would benefit them greatly during the war
Describe the events in the Ohio River Valley that led to the outbreak of war? The French built Fort Duquesne. This enraged the British, they then sent George Washington to clear the path, he defeated a small French force but later surrendered by French counter attack.
How do British turn the tide of war? British cut off French shipping to America causing Indians to switch teams and go with Britain
Describe Pontiacs Rebellion: British conquered Montreal, this meant that the Indians could not play Britain and French off of each other. Britain then cut off supplies. In 1763 Indian groups affected by this rebelled in Pontiac’s Rebellion capturing many Britain forts.
Describe the aftermath of the French Indian War: After war the many British wanted more control of the colonies also wanted colonist to pay some war debts and guarding territories.
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Why did the British and French fight over the colonies? Over territory
When go to war over the colonies, what group do the French and the British try to get on their side and Why? The Indians because they both knew that the Indians would benefit them greatly during the war
Describe the events in the Ohio River Valley that led to the outbreak of war? The French built Fort Duquesne. This enraged the British, they then sent George Washington to clear the path, he defeated a small French force but later surrendered by French counter attack.
How do British turn the tide of war? British cut off French shipping to America causing Indians to switch teams and go with Britain
Describe Pontiacs Rebellion: British conquered Montreal, this meant that the Indians could not play Britain and French off of each other. Britain then cut off supplies. In 1763 Indian groups affected by this rebelled in Pontiac’s Rebellion capturing many Britain forts.
Describe the aftermath of the French Indian War: After war the many British wanted more control of the colonies also wanted colonist to pay some war debts and guarding territories.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Colonial Life Review
Colonial Life Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
How were colonial govs set up and how did the Glorious Rev in England affect them?
Describe the slave trade and how it affected the colonies: The English would trade with Africans for workers, at first they were told that they would just go to America work until they paid off the trade cost and would be set free. It affected the colonies because they got new workers which helped with their hard labor.
Describe colonial trade and taxes: in the 1700’s Europeans started the triangle trade which involved Africa and America
Describe the commercial rev in the colonies: Most colonists wanted luxury items such as tea and sugar. this started the revolution which led many British companies to become profitable
Describe how the enlightenment affected the colonies: It gave the colonies law and changed it for the better.
Describe the Great awakening in the colonies:
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
How were colonial govs set up and how did the Glorious Rev in England affect them?
Describe the slave trade and how it affected the colonies: The English would trade with Africans for workers, at first they were told that they would just go to America work until they paid off the trade cost and would be set free. It affected the colonies because they got new workers which helped with their hard labor.
Describe colonial trade and taxes: in the 1700’s Europeans started the triangle trade which involved Africa and America
Describe the commercial rev in the colonies: Most colonists wanted luxury items such as tea and sugar. this started the revolution which led many British companies to become profitable
Describe how the enlightenment affected the colonies: It gave the colonies law and changed it for the better.
Describe the Great awakening in the colonies:
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Other Settlement Review
Other Settlements Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe initial Spanish exploration of the New World: The Spanish wanted to come to the new world in search of riches and new land for Spain.
Describe Spanish exploration of what would become US including their treatment of Indians: In 1539 Hernando went into south eastern United States starting with Florida. De Soto had trouble finding riches and became frustrated and began killing Indians.
Describe French Exploration of the New World: French explorers Verrazano and Cartier sailed to new world interested in finding the Northwest Passage
Describe French founding of New Orleans: in 1682 Roberto De la Salle was looking for the Northwest Passage while sailing down the Mississippi river. When he reached the Gulf of Mexico claimed land for France and named New Orleans
Describe Dutch Exploration in North America: in 1614 the Dutch had formed permanent settlement at fort Nassau which they called new Netherlands. To protect mouth of Hudson River built a tip called New Amsterdam which gave them a major seaport
Describe the discovery of Pennsylvania: it was used as a debt paid by King Charles II to Quaker William Penn.
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe initial Spanish exploration of the New World: The Spanish wanted to come to the new world in search of riches and new land for Spain.
Describe Spanish exploration of what would become US including their treatment of Indians: In 1539 Hernando went into south eastern United States starting with Florida. De Soto had trouble finding riches and became frustrated and began killing Indians.
Describe French Exploration of the New World: French explorers Verrazano and Cartier sailed to new world interested in finding the Northwest Passage
Describe French founding of New Orleans: in 1682 Roberto De la Salle was looking for the Northwest Passage while sailing down the Mississippi river. When he reached the Gulf of Mexico claimed land for France and named New Orleans
Describe Dutch Exploration in North America: in 1614 the Dutch had formed permanent settlement at fort Nassau which they called new Netherlands. To protect mouth of Hudson River built a tip called New Amsterdam which gave them a major seaport
Describe the discovery of Pennsylvania: it was used as a debt paid by King Charles II to Quaker William Penn.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
New England Settlement Review
New England Settlement Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe the Puritans and why they came to the New World: The Puritan people were very religious and didn’t like the Anglican Church being so close to Catholic some wanted to purify and others became separatists. In the 1620’s Puritans were being prosecuted because they challenged the Anglican Church
Describe Puritan Society: Didn’t tolerate other religions, would execute people of other sects and Puritans who expressed radical views
Describe Puritan interaction with the Indians: They saw Indians as savages and wanted to cultivate Indian land into English farming, Puritans went to war with Indians over fur trade and Indian opposition to Puritan expansion. After winning the war they encouraged Indians to move to praying towns to convert them to Christianity and allow Puritans to expand land
Describe King Phillip’s War: In 1675 a massive Indian rebellion broke out called King Phillip’s War. The Indians won first when they traded for weapons, but ran out of ammo soon after when trade was cut off. After their loss many Indians fled to Canada.
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe the Puritans and why they came to the New World: The Puritan people were very religious and didn’t like the Anglican Church being so close to Catholic some wanted to purify and others became separatists. In the 1620’s Puritans were being prosecuted because they challenged the Anglican Church
Describe Puritan Society: Didn’t tolerate other religions, would execute people of other sects and Puritans who expressed radical views
Describe Puritan interaction with the Indians: They saw Indians as savages and wanted to cultivate Indian land into English farming, Puritans went to war with Indians over fur trade and Indian opposition to Puritan expansion. After winning the war they encouraged Indians to move to praying towns to convert them to Christianity and allow Puritans to expand land
Describe King Phillip’s War: In 1675 a massive Indian rebellion broke out called King Phillip’s War. The Indians won first when they traded for weapons, but ran out of ammo soon after when trade was cut off. After their loss many Indians fled to Canada.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
VA Settlement Review
VA Settlement Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe the first attempts at settling in what is the modern day US? After obtaining charter from king joint stock company led by Walter Raleigh failed twice to colonize modern day NC coast
Why did the colonist settle in Jamestown? Because of the farmland
What Indians did the colonist deal with in Jamestown? Indians led by Powhatan
What hardships did the people of Jamestown face? Sickness
What crop becomes the one that allows Jamestown to turn a profit? Tobacco
What are the effects of the Jamestown colonies expansion?
The Indians had to move out of the land they were living in
Describe Bacon’s Rebellion: In 1675 war broke out between Indians and settlers led by Bacon. When royal gov. balked at war Bacon’s group rebelled against governor and removed him. Royal gov. came back to power a month later but removed by King because not credible. Showed before farmers would not tolerate unequal gov.
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe the first attempts at settling in what is the modern day US? After obtaining charter from king joint stock company led by Walter Raleigh failed twice to colonize modern day NC coast
Why did the colonist settle in Jamestown? Because of the farmland
What Indians did the colonist deal with in Jamestown? Indians led by Powhatan
What hardships did the people of Jamestown face? Sickness
What crop becomes the one that allows Jamestown to turn a profit? Tobacco
What are the effects of the Jamestown colonies expansion?
The Indians had to move out of the land they were living in
Describe Bacon’s Rebellion: In 1675 war broke out between Indians and settlers led by Bacon. When royal gov. balked at war Bacon’s group rebelled against governor and removed him. Royal gov. came back to power a month later but removed by King because not credible. Showed before farmers would not tolerate unequal gov.
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