Wednesday, March 17, 2010
History 33
Why were children allowed to work at such dangerous jobs as mining? - Children were allowed to work at dangerous work sites because their parents needed money and they needed their children to work just as hard as them. The bosses felt they could give them less pay and work them even harder because they were young and knew nothing but what they were told.
Progressive Part 2 Movements
Describe what a settlement house is:
-Where community centers that provided social services to the urban poor such as childcare classes, English classes, education opportunities, and art classes for adults
Who was the leading figure of the settlement house movement? Why?
-Jane Adams who opened Hull House in Chicago that grew to 13 buildings and inspired many to pursue social work
Describe Progressive Children’s reforms:
-Progressives wanted to improve lives of children which included trying to ban child labor which in the end was not ended by Congress until 1938
Describe Progressive Industrial Workers Reform: What was the leading cause of it?
-Industrial workers worked in poor conditions with long hours, poor ventilation, hazardous fumes, and unsafe machinery
Describe gov reforms during progressive era:
-Several state governors passed reforms like working conditions, election reform, and things to take power from the railroads
Direct primary - took choice out of party leaders and handed to people
Recall - allows citizens to remove elected officials by vote
Referendum - allowed citizens to vote or reject laws
Initiative - people could propose new laws with by getting enough signatures could get new law on ballot
Jim Crow Laws - allowing South to enact segregation laws
Plessey vs. Ferguson - Segregation became reality and SC upholds in 1870’s Describe how the NAACP started and its missionRiots over possible lynching of AA prisoners lead to formation of NAACP
-Where community centers that provided social services to the urban poor such as childcare classes, English classes, education opportunities, and art classes for adults
Who was the leading figure of the settlement house movement? Why?
-Jane Adams who opened Hull House in Chicago that grew to 13 buildings and inspired many to pursue social work
Describe Progressive Children’s reforms:
-Progressives wanted to improve lives of children which included trying to ban child labor which in the end was not ended by Congress until 1938
Describe Progressive Industrial Workers Reform: What was the leading cause of it?
-Industrial workers worked in poor conditions with long hours, poor ventilation, hazardous fumes, and unsafe machinery
Describe gov reforms during progressive era:
-Several state governors passed reforms like working conditions, election reform, and things to take power from the railroads
Direct primary - took choice out of party leaders and handed to people
Recall - allows citizens to remove elected officials by vote
Referendum - allowed citizens to vote or reject laws
Initiative - people could propose new laws with by getting enough signatures could get new law on ballot
Jim Crow Laws - allowing South to enact segregation laws
Plessey vs. Ferguson - Segregation became reality and SC upholds in 1870’s Describe how the NAACP started and its missionRiots over possible lynching of AA prisoners lead to formation of NAACP
Progressive Part 1 Movements
What effect does railroad expansion have on industry?
-Could transport large amounts of goods quickly and efficiently,Because linked the nation could obtain raw materials easily and sell goods to larger number of people
Describe how the transcontinental railroad comes to be:
-Private companies were the ones that build railroads not gov
Describe the effect the transcontinental railroad had on Chinese immigrants:
-Under harsh conditions and with little regard for their safety as they chipped and blasted through Rockies
Describe the effects of the transcontinental railroad:
-Tied nation together, moved products and people, and stimulated industrial growthStimulated Growths of Towns and cities with prospectors buying land where railroad might be an existing towns lobbying to be on the route. Intensified conflicts with Indians and Mexican American communities as demand for land grew
-Could transport large amounts of goods quickly and efficiently,Because linked the nation could obtain raw materials easily and sell goods to larger number of people
Describe how the transcontinental railroad comes to be:
-Private companies were the ones that build railroads not gov
Describe the effect the transcontinental railroad had on Chinese immigrants:
-Under harsh conditions and with little regard for their safety as they chipped and blasted through Rockies
Describe the effects of the transcontinental railroad:
-Tied nation together, moved products and people, and stimulated industrial growthStimulated Growths of Towns and cities with prospectors buying land where railroad might be an existing towns lobbying to be on the route. Intensified conflicts with Indians and Mexican American communities as demand for land grew
World War I Part 1
How does nationalism influence countries in the early 1900’s?
-Destabilized old empires and idus output, trade were marks of greatness.
What is militarism? How does it influence Europe in the early 1900’s?
-Preparing for a war it sets of an arms race.
Triple Alliance- Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungry.
Triple Entente- Russia, GB, and France.
How does the war start?
-Assassination of Franz Ferdinand of Austria.
Why does the war become a stalemate?
-Because of trench warfare.
How does the US become involved in the war?
-Attack of Belgium and sinking of Lusitanian.
-Destabilized old empires and idus output, trade were marks of greatness.
What is militarism? How does it influence Europe in the early 1900’s?
-Preparing for a war it sets of an arms race.
Triple Alliance- Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungry.
Triple Entente- Russia, GB, and France.
How does the war start?
-Assassination of Franz Ferdinand of Austria.
Why does the war become a stalemate?
-Because of trench warfare.
How does the US become involved in the war?
-Attack of Belgium and sinking of Lusitanian.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Inventors and Big Business
Describe inventions of Edison and their effect on US:
-Included the phonograph which is basic music player and the first motion picture camera, the lightbulb, and plans for Central power.
Describe inventions of other such as Bell, Bessemer, and Marconi:
-Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone, by 1900 there were over 1 million telephones in US. Bessemeer developed steel which lead to skyscrapers and bridges. Guglielmo Marconi invents wireless telegraph which leads to radio.
Describe how big business tried to maximize profit:
-By decreasing workers pay, paying as little as could for raw materials, advertising widely, and funding research labs for new products.
Describe how Rockefeller and Carnegie changed big business in the US:
-Vertical integration which was lowering production cost by gaining control of all businesses that went into finished product development.
escribe how the gov regulated big business:
-Small business was bought up and squeezed out, small business in trust received very little profit, consumers harmed by high prices.
-Included the phonograph which is basic music player and the first motion picture camera, the lightbulb, and plans for Central power.
Describe inventions of other such as Bell, Bessemer, and Marconi:
-Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone, by 1900 there were over 1 million telephones in US. Bessemeer developed steel which lead to skyscrapers and bridges. Guglielmo Marconi invents wireless telegraph which leads to radio.
Describe how big business tried to maximize profit:
-By decreasing workers pay, paying as little as could for raw materials, advertising widely, and funding research labs for new products.
Describe how Rockefeller and Carnegie changed big business in the US:
-Vertical integration which was lowering production cost by gaining control of all businesses that went into finished product development.
escribe how the gov regulated big business:
-Small business was bought up and squeezed out, small business in trust received very little profit, consumers harmed by high prices.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Railroad Expansion
What effect does railroad expansion have on industry?
-Could transport large amounts of goods quickly and efficiently. Cause linked the nation could obtain raw materials easily and sell goods to larger number of people.
Describe how the transcontinental railroad comes to be:
-In 1863 simultaneously Central Pacific started laying track in Sacramento heading east and Union Pacific started laying track in Omaha heading west in an effort to connect.
Describe the effect the transcontinental railroad had on Chinese immigrants:
-Central Pacific Used Chinese Immigrants working under harsh conditions and with little regard for their safety as they chipped and blasted through Rockies.
Describe the effects of the transcontinental railroad:
-Stimulated Growths of Towns and cities with prospectors buying land where railroad might be an existing towns lobbying to be on the route.
-Could transport large amounts of goods quickly and efficiently. Cause linked the nation could obtain raw materials easily and sell goods to larger number of people.
Describe how the transcontinental railroad comes to be:
-In 1863 simultaneously Central Pacific started laying track in Sacramento heading east and Union Pacific started laying track in Omaha heading west in an effort to connect.
Describe the effect the transcontinental railroad had on Chinese immigrants:
-Central Pacific Used Chinese Immigrants working under harsh conditions and with little regard for their safety as they chipped and blasted through Rockies.
Describe the effects of the transcontinental railroad:
-Stimulated Growths of Towns and cities with prospectors buying land where railroad might be an existing towns lobbying to be on the route.
Reconstruction Part 2
How did African Americans participate in politics? What party did they take up?
-With African Americans being able to vote after passing of 15th amendment ushers in era of Republican Party in South and allows African Americans to gain political post on every level in the South including in the US Senate.
Carpetbaggers - Northern white and black men who relocated to the South in order to improve economic and political circumstance.
Scalawags - Southern white men who had been frozen out of politics before the war who allied with Republicans to gain political power.
What was the Freedman’s Bureau? What did it do for both white and black refugees?
-Plan from Radical Republicans to form government agency to aid both White and Black refugees in the South, the goal was to provide food, clothing, healthcare, education for refugees.
How did gov leaders want to redistribute land?
-Congress had no interest in Thaddeus Stevens plan to confiscate rich southerners land and redistribute land to freedmen.
Sharecropping - landowner picks crop, provides needs, in return for part of crop.
Share-tenancy - same as sharecropping except farmer chose crop and bought own tools.
Tenant-farming - pay cash rent to land owner in order to make all choices.
What ways did south resist?
-Passed black codes which limited African American rights including what work African Americans could doSome set up vagrancy laws which meant South could arrest African Americans without jobs and send them to prison camps.
What was the Ku Klux Klan? What aspects of African American life do they target?
-KKK formed in Tennessee in 1866 terrorized African Americans by burning homes, schools, churches and beating, maiming, and killing African Americans
-With African Americans being able to vote after passing of 15th amendment ushers in era of Republican Party in South and allows African Americans to gain political post on every level in the South including in the US Senate.
Carpetbaggers - Northern white and black men who relocated to the South in order to improve economic and political circumstance.
Scalawags - Southern white men who had been frozen out of politics before the war who allied with Republicans to gain political power.
What was the Freedman’s Bureau? What did it do for both white and black refugees?
-Plan from Radical Republicans to form government agency to aid both White and Black refugees in the South, the goal was to provide food, clothing, healthcare, education for refugees.
How did gov leaders want to redistribute land?
-Congress had no interest in Thaddeus Stevens plan to confiscate rich southerners land and redistribute land to freedmen.
Sharecropping - landowner picks crop, provides needs, in return for part of crop.
Share-tenancy - same as sharecropping except farmer chose crop and bought own tools.
Tenant-farming - pay cash rent to land owner in order to make all choices.
What ways did south resist?
-Passed black codes which limited African American rights including what work African Americans could doSome set up vagrancy laws which meant South could arrest African Americans without jobs and send them to prison camps.
What was the Ku Klux Klan? What aspects of African American life do they target?
-KKK formed in Tennessee in 1866 terrorized African Americans by burning homes, schools, churches and beating, maiming, and killing African Americans
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Webquest unit 2 words
1. Articles of Confederation- The Articles of confederation was a good idea, being the first constitution of the USA legally establishing the union of the states.
2. Shay’s Rebellion- The rebels involved in Shays rebellion must have been brave.
3. Great Compromise- A great way to have equal power among states.
4. federalism- Was a smart governmental system.
5. Three-Fifth’s Compromise- A smart way to account for slaves in the south.
6. Whiskey Rebellion- Its amazing how the tax of an item can led people to such madness.
7. Little Turtle- He was such a great warrior and leader to his people.
8. Alien and Sedition Acts- Considered an aggressive move by the government.
9. Northwest Ordnance of 1787- Helped shape northwestern American territory.
10. Louisiana Purchase- I wonder what America would be like if the Louisiana Purchase never happened.
11. Monroe Doctrine- A bold law that showed America was not a pushover country.
12. impressments- An unfair way to mistreat sailors.
13. Star Spangled Banner- When one here’s the star spangled banner it instills pride in ones nation.
14. Eerie Canal- A great interstate shipment route.
15. Samuel Slater- Revolutionized industrialization in America.
2. Shay’s Rebellion- The rebels involved in Shays rebellion must have been brave.
3. Great Compromise- A great way to have equal power among states.
4. federalism- Was a smart governmental system.
5. Three-Fifth’s Compromise- A smart way to account for slaves in the south.
6. Whiskey Rebellion- Its amazing how the tax of an item can led people to such madness.
7. Little Turtle- He was such a great warrior and leader to his people.
8. Alien and Sedition Acts- Considered an aggressive move by the government.
9. Northwest Ordnance of 1787- Helped shape northwestern American territory.
10. Louisiana Purchase- I wonder what America would be like if the Louisiana Purchase never happened.
11. Monroe Doctrine- A bold law that showed America was not a pushover country.
12. impressments- An unfair way to mistreat sailors.
13. Star Spangled Banner- When one here’s the star spangled banner it instills pride in ones nation.
14. Eerie Canal- A great interstate shipment route.
15. Samuel Slater- Revolutionized industrialization in America.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Reconstruction Part 1
Describe Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction
-As soon as 10 percent of state voters took loyalty oath could set up new gov. If state consti abolished slavery and provided for African Americans could regain Congress seats .
Describe the Radical Republican’s plan for Reconstruction
-Pass Wade Davis in 1864 which requires Confed voters to swear loyalty and guarantees AA equality but killed by Lincoln pocket veto.
Describe Johnson’s Plan for Reconstruction
- Offered pardons and restoration of land to most Confeds but leaders had to apply personally.
Each state had to ratify 13th Amend and draft Consti abolishing slavery.
Describe the 13th amendment
-The 13th Amendment freed all African American slaves.
Describe the 14th amendment
- 14th amend guaranteeing equality to all cits including AA.
Describe the 15ht amendment
- With Grant winning election of 68 Congress passes 15th Amendment guaranteeing AA right to vote but left loopholes.
Describe Johnson’s impeachment:
-Offered pardons and restorations of land to most Confeds but leaders had to apply personality.
-As soon as 10 percent of state voters took loyalty oath could set up new gov. If state consti abolished slavery and provided for African Americans could regain Congress seats .
Describe the Radical Republican’s plan for Reconstruction
-Pass Wade Davis in 1864 which requires Confed voters to swear loyalty and guarantees AA equality but killed by Lincoln pocket veto.
Describe Johnson’s Plan for Reconstruction
- Offered pardons and restoration of land to most Confeds but leaders had to apply personally.
Each state had to ratify 13th Amend and draft Consti abolishing slavery.
Describe the 13th amendment
-The 13th Amendment freed all African American slaves.
Describe the 14th amendment
- 14th amend guaranteeing equality to all cits including AA.
Describe the 15ht amendment
- With Grant winning election of 68 Congress passes 15th Amendment guaranteeing AA right to vote but left loopholes.
Describe Johnson’s impeachment:
-Offered pardons and restorations of land to most Confeds but leaders had to apply personality.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Civil War Part 1
Describe how Lincoln’s election splits the Union:·
-Abraham Lincoln Who Had Previously Spoke Out Against Slavery Wins The Presidential Election Without Even Being On The Ballot In Most Southern States. Wins Cause Other Candidates Splits Votes, Also Shows Politics Split On Regional Lines.
Describe how the South reacts to the election of Lincoln:
-As Soon As Lincoln Was Elected, South Carolina Summoned A Convention And Seceded From The Union. In The Next Few Weeks Deep South States Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, And Florida Also Seceded.
Describe the founding of the Confederate government:
-The Seven States Join Together To Form Confederate States Of America.
Describe the breakout of the war at Fort Sumter:
- The South Was Suspicious Of Lincoln’s Intensions And Ordered Troops At Sumter To Surrender Which Fed Troops Refused So South Fired On Sumter. Sumter Made Both Sides Mad And Called For Volunteers To Fight Along With VA, Ark, Tenn, And NC Seceding From The Union.
Describe the Advantages of the North:
- Had Greater Population To Draw Troops From Industry In North Made Them More Prepared. Had Better Railroad To Move Troops And Supplies. Had Better Navy Vs South No Navy Allowing Blockades.
Describe the advantages of the South:
-The South Had Stronger Military Tradition And Leaders. The South Also Had Strategy Advantages- Knew Only Had To Fight Defensive War On Familiar Ground.
Describe Southern Strategies to win the war:
- Their Plan Was To Preserve The Army, While Doing Enough Damage To Erode North Will. Also They Got Military And Industry Support From GB And France To Supplement Lack Of.
-Abraham Lincoln Who Had Previously Spoke Out Against Slavery Wins The Presidential Election Without Even Being On The Ballot In Most Southern States. Wins Cause Other Candidates Splits Votes, Also Shows Politics Split On Regional Lines.
Describe how the South reacts to the election of Lincoln:
-As Soon As Lincoln Was Elected, South Carolina Summoned A Convention And Seceded From The Union. In The Next Few Weeks Deep South States Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, And Florida Also Seceded.
Describe the founding of the Confederate government:
-The Seven States Join Together To Form Confederate States Of America.
Describe the breakout of the war at Fort Sumter:
- The South Was Suspicious Of Lincoln’s Intensions And Ordered Troops At Sumter To Surrender Which Fed Troops Refused So South Fired On Sumter. Sumter Made Both Sides Mad And Called For Volunteers To Fight Along With VA, Ark, Tenn, And NC Seceding From The Union.
Describe the Advantages of the North:
- Had Greater Population To Draw Troops From Industry In North Made Them More Prepared. Had Better Railroad To Move Troops And Supplies. Had Better Navy Vs South No Navy Allowing Blockades.
Describe the advantages of the South:
-The South Had Stronger Military Tradition And Leaders. The South Also Had Strategy Advantages- Knew Only Had To Fight Defensive War On Familiar Ground.
Describe Southern Strategies to win the war:
- Their Plan Was To Preserve The Army, While Doing Enough Damage To Erode North Will. Also They Got Military And Industry Support From GB And France To Supplement Lack Of.
Mexican American War Movie Questions
Directions: Watch the Movie Answer the Questions
1). How did the location of the Alamo make it important to both Santa Anna and the Texians and Tejanos?
-It wasn’t close to the Mexican capitals.
2). What effect did the battle at the Alamo have on Texas’s war for independence?
-It made Texas war on independence.
3). What was the significance of the Battle of the Alamo at the time, and what is its significance today?
-Remembering the Alamo.
1). How did the location of the Alamo make it important to both Santa Anna and the Texians and Tejanos?
-It wasn’t close to the Mexican capitals.
2). What effect did the battle at the Alamo have on Texas’s war for independence?
-It made Texas war on independence.
3). What was the significance of the Battle of the Alamo at the time, and what is its significance today?
-Remembering the Alamo.
Civil War Part 7
How did Lincoln’s death effect US?
-He was a symbol of freedom, a strong skilled leader.
Why did the North win the war?
-Greater tech prowess, larger population, abundant resources and great military leaders like Grant or Sherman and steady leadership of Lincoln.
How was the economy effected by the war?
-Land Grant College Act granting land for universities and institution of tariff to protect from foreign competition. And after 1865 North underwent sweeping Industrialization making US world power.
How was society effected by the war?
-Southerners returned home to find homes destroyed causing many to drift around South. African Americans in South experienced new hope with many Immigrating west to take advantage of land possibilities.
Civil War Part 6
What did Union do when came across African Americans early in the war?
-African American troops were either freed or put to work.
What is Emancipation Proclamation?
-Plan to free all slaves but needed victory in battle to guarantee support
Why does Lincoln issue proclamation?
-He hoped southern states would surrender before went into affect.
What effect does proclamation have?
-Had mixed reactions in North, but became turning point of war making war about slavery for North and made African Americans eager to join fight.
How African Americans participated in the war:
-Union began to include African Americans in Army, sarting with 54th Mass who led assault on Fort Wagner outside of Charleston
Describe Life in North during War:
-Textile industry was hurt because of loss of cotton, gov introduces income tax to pay for supplies that increases as war goes, also raised tariffs and sold bonds for money. Draft started, and Congress passed railroad expansion acts.
Describe Life in South During War:
-Lacked resources for economic demands, and Union blockades forced South to rely on own farms and factories which had trouble supplying military and population.
Describe Life of Soldiers during the War:
-Gave many first taste of travel and when not fighting filled time with cards, letter, and religion. Many died of infections from wounds treated by amputation.
Describe Life of Women during the War:
-Women took care of family business, farms, plantations, many helped out in camp with stuff like cooking and laundry and most were nurses.
-African American troops were either freed or put to work.
What is Emancipation Proclamation?
-Plan to free all slaves but needed victory in battle to guarantee support
Why does Lincoln issue proclamation?
-He hoped southern states would surrender before went into affect.
What effect does proclamation have?
-Had mixed reactions in North, but became turning point of war making war about slavery for North and made African Americans eager to join fight.
How African Americans participated in the war:
-Union began to include African Americans in Army, sarting with 54th Mass who led assault on Fort Wagner outside of Charleston
Describe Life in North during War:
-Textile industry was hurt because of loss of cotton, gov introduces income tax to pay for supplies that increases as war goes, also raised tariffs and sold bonds for money. Draft started, and Congress passed railroad expansion acts.
Describe Life in South During War:
-Lacked resources for economic demands, and Union blockades forced South to rely on own farms and factories which had trouble supplying military and population.
Describe Life of Soldiers during the War:
-Gave many first taste of travel and when not fighting filled time with cards, letter, and religion. Many died of infections from wounds treated by amputation.
Describe Life of Women during the War:
-Women took care of family business, farms, plantations, many helped out in camp with stuff like cooking and laundry and most were nurses.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Civil War Part 2
Describe the Push on VA and the Battle of Manassas:
-General Winfield Scott and Feds send troops under George McDowell to b attle Confederate forces outside of DC. And as Feds are trying to finish Southerners off General Jackson arrives and turns tide for South, gets nickname Stonewall for refusal to yield to Union.
Describe Lincoln and Jackson’s Actions after Manassas:
-Jackson takes his part of the Confed Army to the Shenandoah Valley in Western VA and wins a series of victories over North.
Describe the Battle of Shiloh:
-As Grant continued to push forward fought battle of Shiloh which horrified North and South.
Describe Lincoln and McClellan’s relationship:
-They both dislked each other.
Describe the Battle of Seven Days:
-Robert E Lee called on all his units including Stonewalls from the Shenandoah to meet the threat, and uses McClellan's cautiousness and defeats him.
Describe what happened directly after Seven Days:
-McClellan is removed from command and another part of the fed army begins. Lee sends units under Jackson to meet the threat and through maneuvers Jackson almost completely destroys North army with smaller force at 2nd Manassas.
Describe the Battle of Antietam:
-1862 around Antietam Creek, fought the bloodiest single day of Civil war, and after battle Lee returned his tired army to VA.
-General Winfield Scott and Feds send troops under George McDowell to b attle Confederate forces outside of DC. And as Feds are trying to finish Southerners off General Jackson arrives and turns tide for South, gets nickname Stonewall for refusal to yield to Union.
Describe Lincoln and Jackson’s Actions after Manassas:
-Jackson takes his part of the Confed Army to the Shenandoah Valley in Western VA and wins a series of victories over North.
Describe the Battle of Shiloh:
-As Grant continued to push forward fought battle of Shiloh which horrified North and South.
Describe Lincoln and McClellan’s relationship:
-They both dislked each other.
Describe the Battle of Seven Days:
-Robert E Lee called on all his units including Stonewalls from the Shenandoah to meet the threat, and uses McClellan's cautiousness and defeats him.
Describe what happened directly after Seven Days:
-McClellan is removed from command and another part of the fed army begins. Lee sends units under Jackson to meet the threat and through maneuvers Jackson almost completely destroys North army with smaller force at 2nd Manassas.
Describe the Battle of Antietam:
-1862 around Antietam Creek, fought the bloodiest single day of Civil war, and after battle Lee returned his tired army to VA.
Civil War Part 3
Describe the Battle of Vicksburg:
-South had control of Vicksburg Miss and was a challange from all sides as Confed guns could rain fire on any boats on river and terrain around very difficult. Grant puts Vicks under siege, bombarding fort while cutting off supplies hoping Confeds eventually surrender.
Describe the Battle of Fredericksburg:
-Union took weeks to cross river, which allowed South to set up sound defense, and were meet and soundly defeated by Confeds who many were entrenched behind a stone wall.
Describe the Battle of Chancellorsville:
-Hooker takes chance and splits army up even more sending Jackson's units through woods to outflank Hooker, and with Lee's units taking most of the fire, Jackson was able to surprise Hooker, routing his troops and forcing them to retreat.
Describe Jackson’s Death:
-Jackson was severally injured by friendly fire and died a few days later.
-South had control of Vicksburg Miss and was a challange from all sides as Confed guns could rain fire on any boats on river and terrain around very difficult. Grant puts Vicks under siege, bombarding fort while cutting off supplies hoping Confeds eventually surrender.
Describe the Battle of Fredericksburg:
-Union took weeks to cross river, which allowed South to set up sound defense, and were meet and soundly defeated by Confeds who many were entrenched behind a stone wall.
Describe the Battle of Chancellorsville:
-Hooker takes chance and splits army up even more sending Jackson's units through woods to outflank Hooker, and with Lee's units taking most of the fire, Jackson was able to surprise Hooker, routing his troops and forcing them to retreat.
Describe Jackson’s Death:
-Jackson was severally injured by friendly fire and died a few days later.
Civil War Part 4
Describe why Lee makes the move to Gettysburg:
-Lee sencsed he had an opportunity to win international support, demoralize the Union, and perhaps to win the war.
Describe Gettysburg Day 1:
-On first day, confeds push Union down hill, through the town, and up on to a set of ridges and hills to the South of town.
Describe Gettysburg Day 2:
-Lee orders General Longstreet to attack from South end of battle line, but is met by Union force that mistakenly left Little Round Top. Fighting was fierce but Longstreet could not break throuigh.
Describe Gettysburg Day 3:
-Lee attacks Union with major cannon attack, then orders a full frontal assault on Cemetery Ridge. Better known as Pickett's Charge, Union cannon and musket mowed down Confeds and basically ended Gettysburg.
Describe the Gettysburg Address:
-Lincoln comes to Gettysburg and gives short speech honoring dead, described the war as struggle to fulfill the Dec of Independence.
-Lee sencsed he had an opportunity to win international support, demoralize the Union, and perhaps to win the war.
Describe Gettysburg Day 1:
-On first day, confeds push Union down hill, through the town, and up on to a set of ridges and hills to the South of town.
Describe Gettysburg Day 2:
-Lee orders General Longstreet to attack from South end of battle line, but is met by Union force that mistakenly left Little Round Top. Fighting was fierce but Longstreet could not break throuigh.
Describe Gettysburg Day 3:
-Lee attacks Union with major cannon attack, then orders a full frontal assault on Cemetery Ridge. Better known as Pickett's Charge, Union cannon and musket mowed down Confeds and basically ended Gettysburg.
Describe the Gettysburg Address:
-Lincoln comes to Gettysburg and gives short speech honoring dead, described the war as struggle to fulfill the Dec of Independence.
Civil War Part 5
What two strategies does Grant use to win the war?
-Defeat Lee wherever he may be, and commit a total war, which meant he was also going to strike civilian population.
Describe how Grant takes it to Lee:
-Grant took control of Western Army himself and fought several brutal battles with Lee including the wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor.
Describe Sherman’s March to the Sea:
-He gained control in west and sets out to take war to people by marching from GA-Tenn border to Savannah.
Describe the Battle of Petersburg:
-Grant pushed Lee to Petersburg which is about 30 miles South of Richmond, and employs siege strategy at Petersburg and after several weeks of fighting Lee ordered retreat of Petersburg.
Describe Lee’s surrender:
-His exhausted troops became trapped at Appomattox Court House, and in April 9, 1865 Lee officially surrenders, but takes till June to get other scattered forces to surrender.
Describe the death of Lincoln:
-Assassinated by John Wilkes Booth during a play at Fords Theater in DC.
-Defeat Lee wherever he may be, and commit a total war, which meant he was also going to strike civilian population.
Describe how Grant takes it to Lee:
-Grant took control of Western Army himself and fought several brutal battles with Lee including the wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor.
Describe Sherman’s March to the Sea:
-He gained control in west and sets out to take war to people by marching from GA-Tenn border to Savannah.
Describe the Battle of Petersburg:
-Grant pushed Lee to Petersburg which is about 30 miles South of Richmond, and employs siege strategy at Petersburg and after several weeks of fighting Lee ordered retreat of Petersburg.
Describe Lee’s surrender:
-His exhausted troops became trapped at Appomattox Court House, and in April 9, 1865 Lee officially surrenders, but takes till June to get other scattered forces to surrender.
Describe the death of Lincoln:
-Assassinated by John Wilkes Booth during a play at Fords Theater in DC.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Mexican American War
Why was there tension between Mexicans and the American settlers to Texas?
-Settlers stayed Protestant and continued to use slavery.
Describe the Battle of the Alamo and why it was fought?
-To crush rebellion Santa Ana leads attack against small fort the Alamo
Describe Sam Houston’s defeat of Santa Ana:
-Texas defeats Santa Ana at Battle of San Jacinto and captures Santa Ana, then forced him to sign treaty that gave them more land thean traditional boundaries.
Describe the US’s annexation of Texas:
-Sam Houston promptly asks the US to annex Texas, the President at that time ( Jackson ) agrees but congress does not.
Describe how Polk provokes the Mexican’s into war:
-Polk endorsed Texas claim of all territory surrendered by Santa Ana inflaming border war, and sent troops into contested region waiting for conflict so he could declare war.
Describe the Military aspects of the Mexican American War:
-In the one sided war, US won every major battle including seizing New Mexico, California, Monterrey, Mexican Port Veracruz and Mexico City.
Describe what the US gets from the Treaty ending the Mexican American War:
-Gave US Texas with border at Rio Grande, Cali and New Mexico.
-Settlers stayed Protestant and continued to use slavery.
Describe the Battle of the Alamo and why it was fought?
-To crush rebellion Santa Ana leads attack against small fort the Alamo
Describe Sam Houston’s defeat of Santa Ana:
-Texas defeats Santa Ana at Battle of San Jacinto and captures Santa Ana, then forced him to sign treaty that gave them more land thean traditional boundaries.
Describe the US’s annexation of Texas:
-Sam Houston promptly asks the US to annex Texas, the President at that time ( Jackson ) agrees but congress does not.
Describe how Polk provokes the Mexican’s into war:
-Polk endorsed Texas claim of all territory surrendered by Santa Ana inflaming border war, and sent troops into contested region waiting for conflict so he could declare war.
Describe the Military aspects of the Mexican American War:
-In the one sided war, US won every major battle including seizing New Mexico, California, Monterrey, Mexican Port Veracruz and Mexico City.
Describe what the US gets from the Treaty ending the Mexican American War:
-Gave US Texas with border at Rio Grande, Cali and New Mexico.
Seeds of Civil War Part 1
How did slavery expand in the 1800’s and how did slaves resist?
-The expansion of cotton production, resistence such as sabotage, breaking tools, and escaping.
Describe the abolition movement of the 1800’s including William Lloyd Garrison, The Grimke Sisters, and Fredrick Douglas:
-Lloyd began publishing abolitionist newspaper, the Liberator. The sisters saw it as immoral and spoke and wrote against it. Frederick was a former slave who's master was his father, and later became freed.
Describe the Missouri Compromise:
-Admitted Missouri as a slave state, and Maine as a free state.
Describe the Nullification Crisis:
-Congress adopts high tariffs to embarass Adams and John the VP opposed it.
Describe how the Mexican War brought the discussion of expansion and slavery to the forefront:
-New territories from war had to face whether territories would be free or a slave state.
Describe the Compromise of 1850:
-Based on proposals from clay which admitted California as a free state but let DC have slaves but not trade and imposed stricter fugitive slave laws.
-The expansion of cotton production, resistence such as sabotage, breaking tools, and escaping.
Describe the abolition movement of the 1800’s including William Lloyd Garrison, The Grimke Sisters, and Fredrick Douglas:
-Lloyd began publishing abolitionist newspaper, the Liberator. The sisters saw it as immoral and spoke and wrote against it. Frederick was a former slave who's master was his father, and later became freed.
Describe the Missouri Compromise:
-Admitted Missouri as a slave state, and Maine as a free state.
Describe the Nullification Crisis:
-Congress adopts high tariffs to embarass Adams and John the VP opposed it.
Describe how the Mexican War brought the discussion of expansion and slavery to the forefront:
-New territories from war had to face whether territories would be free or a slave state.
Describe the Compromise of 1850:
-Based on proposals from clay which admitted California as a free state but let DC have slaves but not trade and imposed stricter fugitive slave laws.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Age of Jackson
Describe Jackson’s push and winning of the presidency:
-Became a strong critic of John Quincy Adams after losing election of 1824, he pushed an aggressive program of fed spending for improvements and science. He was a symbol of democracy.
Describe the Indian Removal Act:
-Congress passes Act to peacefully get Indians to trade land in South for Land in West.
Describe the Bank Crisis:
-Jackson and his supporters opposed because they saw it as being corrupt with special interest that favored the Rich. In 1832 congress voted to renew charter but Jackson vetoed calling it unauthorized by the Consti.
Describe the reaction to Jackson’s policies:
-When reelected weakened Federal Bank by withdrawing Fed funds from it, Jackson's attacks in the end weakened the economy.
-Became a strong critic of John Quincy Adams after losing election of 1824, he pushed an aggressive program of fed spending for improvements and science. He was a symbol of democracy.
Describe the Indian Removal Act:
-Congress passes Act to peacefully get Indians to trade land in South for Land in West.
Describe the Bank Crisis:
-Jackson and his supporters opposed because they saw it as being corrupt with special interest that favored the Rich. In 1832 congress voted to renew charter but Jackson vetoed calling it unauthorized by the Consti.
Describe the reaction to Jackson’s policies:
-When reelected weakened Federal Bank by withdrawing Fed funds from it, Jackson's attacks in the end weakened the economy.
Reform Movement
Describe the expansionist movement:
-Many Americans look at it as an opportunity to take land such as New Mexico, Texas and Cali.
Describe Manifest Destiny and what people used it to justify:
-Belief that god wanted US to own all of North America, and people expanded towards the west with this movement.
Describe the Temperance Movement:
-Drinking in moderation which many pushed for but some pushed for prohibition.
Describe the Abolition Movement:
-People opposed to slavery began to speak out against it on moral grounds.
Describe the Education Reform Movement:
-Reformers wanted to start public school system from tax money. Started with Horace Mann creating state board in Mass.
Describe the Reform Movement for Women’s rights including the Seneca Falls Conference
-Starts to change as women take role in religious and abolitionist movements. In 1848Elizabeth Cady Stanton and others organize first women’s rights convention called Seneca Fall Convention
-Many Americans look at it as an opportunity to take land such as New Mexico, Texas and Cali.
Describe Manifest Destiny and what people used it to justify:
-Belief that god wanted US to own all of North America, and people expanded towards the west with this movement.
Describe the Temperance Movement:
-Drinking in moderation which many pushed for but some pushed for prohibition.
Describe the Abolition Movement:
-People opposed to slavery began to speak out against it on moral grounds.
Describe the Education Reform Movement:
-Reformers wanted to start public school system from tax money. Started with Horace Mann creating state board in Mass.
Describe the Reform Movement for Women’s rights including the Seneca Falls Conference
-Starts to change as women take role in religious and abolitionist movements. In 1848Elizabeth Cady Stanton and others organize first women’s rights convention called Seneca Fall Convention
Industrial Rev
Describe advances in road construction:
-Turnpikes which were toll roads were toll was a way to pay for rd improvements.
Describe advances in water transportation:
-The steam boat which made water transportations faster through powering paddles with steam. Also canal’s were built in order to connect farms with cities by water.
Why is the Eerie Canal important?
-The Eerie Canal connected Hudson River with Lake Eerie and funneled goods through NYC making it industrial center.
Describe advances in railroads:
-Cost less to build than ships, moved faster than ships, and could carry more weight.
Describe advances in industry including Samuel Slater:
-Built first water powered textile mill from memory.
Describe the inventions of Sam Morse and Eli Whitney:
-Sam Morse invented electric telegraph allowing communication over distances, and Eli Whitney invented Interchangeable Parts and the Cotton Gin.
Why did the Cotton Gin expand slavery?
-It increased slavery in order to pick the Cottons.
-Turnpikes which were toll roads were toll was a way to pay for rd improvements.
Describe advances in water transportation:
-The steam boat which made water transportations faster through powering paddles with steam. Also canal’s were built in order to connect farms with cities by water.
Why is the Eerie Canal important?
-The Eerie Canal connected Hudson River with Lake Eerie and funneled goods through NYC making it industrial center.
Describe advances in railroads:
-Cost less to build than ships, moved faster than ships, and could carry more weight.
Describe advances in industry including Samuel Slater:
-Built first water powered textile mill from memory.
Describe the inventions of Sam Morse and Eli Whitney:
-Sam Morse invented electric telegraph allowing communication over distances, and Eli Whitney invented Interchangeable Parts and the Cotton Gin.
Why did the Cotton Gin expand slavery?
-It increased slavery in order to pick the Cottons.
War of 1812
How does the US become involved in the war between GB and the French?
-During war from 1793 to 1807, US participated in re-export trade by picking up goods in West Indies, taking them to US, and then shipping them to France to circumvent British Shipping Restrictions.
Impressments
-At first Americans thought unfortunate impressments of sailor’s price of doing business but as went on many thought it insulted the US and threatened US economy.
What initial action does Jefferson take in war between GB and France to protect the US?
-In 1807 Jefferson persuaded Congress to declare and embargo or suspending of trade by ordering ships to stay in port.
Describe the Congressional Action that pushes the US to war:
-1809 Congress passes bills meant to resume trade with GB and France, but also pledged that if either recognized US neutrality, US would resume trading sanctions with other.
What does Madison ask Congress to do?
-Pres Madison urges Congress to declare war on GB.
Describe the initial actions of the US in the War of 1812:
-Jefferson becomes Madison advisor and urges invasion of Canada. So invaded in 1812 and 1813 several times but were turned away by a small British force and Indians, mostly due to their lack of training.
Describe US action along fronts other than the Canadian:
-Little US Navy performed well capturing 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?
-In 1814 with the defeat of Napoleon thousands of British troops became free to fight in North America, and British went on offensive in Maine, New York, Maryland, and New Orleans.
Describe the end of the war including the writing of the star spangled banner:
-British did capture DC and burned White House and Capital for arson in Canada but suffered defeat when moved on to Baltimore, where Scott Keys wrote Star Spangled Banner.
-During war from 1793 to 1807, US participated in re-export trade by picking up goods in West Indies, taking them to US, and then shipping them to France to circumvent British Shipping Restrictions.
Impressments
-At first Americans thought unfortunate impressments of sailor’s price of doing business but as went on many thought it insulted the US and threatened US economy.
What initial action does Jefferson take in war between GB and France to protect the US?
-In 1807 Jefferson persuaded Congress to declare and embargo or suspending of trade by ordering ships to stay in port.
Describe the Congressional Action that pushes the US to war:
-1809 Congress passes bills meant to resume trade with GB and France, but also pledged that if either recognized US neutrality, US would resume trading sanctions with other.
What does Madison ask Congress to do?
-Pres Madison urges Congress to declare war on GB.
Describe the initial actions of the US in the War of 1812:
-Jefferson becomes Madison advisor and urges invasion of Canada. So invaded in 1812 and 1813 several times but were turned away by a small British force and Indians, mostly due to their lack of training.
Describe US action along fronts other than the Canadian:
-Little US Navy performed well capturing 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?
-In 1814 with the defeat of Napoleon thousands of British troops became free to fight in North America, and British went on offensive in Maine, New York, Maryland, and New Orleans.
Describe the end of the war including the writing of the star spangled banner:
-British did capture DC and burned White House and Capital for arson in Canada but suffered defeat when moved on to Baltimore, where Scott Keys wrote Star Spangled Banner.
Territorial Expansion
Describe the Northwest Ordinance:
-Territory would have governor, secretary and three judges with freedom of religion, trial by jury, and rights of common law. Banned slavery in new states.
Describe Jefferson’s plan to expand the US:
-Jefferson wanted to expand Pacific even though colonist and Indians already there.He reasoned that he could buy territory from Napoleon, who controlled the land to the west.
Describe the Louisiana Purchase:
-With problems in the Caribbean, Napoleon agrees and sells territories in 1803.
Describe the Lewis and Clark Expedition:
-Sent by Jefferson, they were guided by an Indian Women named Sacagawea to explore territory.
Describe the Monroe Doctrine:
-Foreign policy saying Europe should not become involved in Latin American affairs.
-Territory would have governor, secretary and three judges with freedom of religion, trial by jury, and rights of common law. Banned slavery in new states.
Describe Jefferson’s plan to expand the US:
-Jefferson wanted to expand Pacific even though colonist and Indians already there.He reasoned that he could buy territory from Napoleon, who controlled the land to the west.
Describe the Louisiana Purchase:
-With problems in the Caribbean, Napoleon agrees and sells territories in 1803.
Describe the Lewis and Clark Expedition:
-Sent by Jefferson, they were guided by an Indian Women named Sacagawea to explore territory.
Describe the Monroe Doctrine:
-Foreign policy saying Europe should not become involved in Latin American affairs.
Monday, February 8, 2010
A New Nation Part 1
Why did Congress want to revise the Articles of Confederation?
-Wanted Congress to have power to regulate trade and to be able to tax.
Describe the characteristics of the Constitutional Convention:
-Held in secret so delegates could speak freely. Windows closed for privacy making it hot and included statesman except Jefferson and Adams who were diplomats. Delegates were all white males, many wealthy lawyers.
Describe the VA Plan:
-Bicameral leg, states with bigger pop have more members and executive with 7 year term.
Describe the New Jersey Plan:
-Bicameral leg, gov has power to regulate trade and tax, by equal.
Describe the Connecticut Compromise:
-Gov having power to regulate trade and tax, Bicameral leg 1 by pop 1 equal and 1 executive.
Describe the 3/5 compromise:
-Slaves count 3/5 of person in pop count, and requires all states to return slaves to slave owners.
-Wanted Congress to have power to regulate trade and to be able to tax.
Describe the characteristics of the Constitutional Convention:
-Held in secret so delegates could speak freely. Windows closed for privacy making it hot and included statesman except Jefferson and Adams who were diplomats. Delegates were all white males, many wealthy lawyers.
Describe the VA Plan:
-Bicameral leg, states with bigger pop have more members and executive with 7 year term.
Describe the New Jersey Plan:
-Bicameral leg, gov has power to regulate trade and tax, by equal.
Describe the Connecticut Compromise:
-Gov having power to regulate trade and tax, Bicameral leg 1 by pop 1 equal and 1 executive.
Describe the 3/5 compromise:
-Slaves count 3/5 of person in pop count, and requires all states to return slaves to slave owners.
Am Rev Part 4
What factors lead to the Patriot’s win?
-British underestimated colonist, misunderstood political nature of conflict. Also the Patriots had good leadership and had help from France.
Describe the Battle of Yorktown:
-Washington marches army south to trap Cornwallis at VA, and with luck French navy arrived at exact time blocking British from evacuating army by sea.
Describe the Treaty of Paris and why the British got out after Yorktown:
-British people were fed up of war and in 1782 new leadership came to power in GB determined to make peace, and in 1783 Franklin negotiated the treaty of Paris with GB recognizing American independence.
Describe the impacts of the Am Rev:
-Spawning of two new nations called American Republic and Dominion of Canada, also Indians were forced to give up massive tracts of land because settlers pushed west into their land.
-British underestimated colonist, misunderstood political nature of conflict. Also the Patriots had good leadership and had help from France.
Describe the Battle of Yorktown:
-Washington marches army south to trap Cornwallis at VA, and with luck French navy arrived at exact time blocking British from evacuating army by sea.
Describe the Treaty of Paris and why the British got out after Yorktown:
-British people were fed up of war and in 1782 new leadership came to power in GB determined to make peace, and in 1783 Franklin negotiated the treaty of Paris with GB recognizing American independence.
Describe the impacts of the Am Rev:
-Spawning of two new nations called American Republic and Dominion of Canada, also Indians were forced to give up massive tracts of land because settlers pushed west into their land.
Am Rev Part 3
Describe Washington’s crossing of the Delaware including what the colonies achieved from it?
-Washington counter attacked crossing the Delaware and earning a small victory at the Battle of Trenton that helped uplift spirits.
Describe the Battle of Saratoga and what affect it has on the colonies:
-The British marched from Canada and they lost to the colonist which encouraged France to enter war and recognize American independence.
Describe the affect of the French entering the war:
-The sides became more equal also Spain entered as ally for France and provided aid and support from western territories.
Describe how the war unraveled for the British:
-After battles with heavy losses in NC and SC Cornwallis moves army into VA only to get into a trap.
-Washington counter attacked crossing the Delaware and earning a small victory at the Battle of Trenton that helped uplift spirits.
Describe the Battle of Saratoga and what affect it has on the colonies:
-The British marched from Canada and they lost to the colonist which encouraged France to enter war and recognize American independence.
Describe the affect of the French entering the war:
-The sides became more equal also Spain entered as ally for France and provided aid and support from western territories.
Describe how the war unraveled for the British:
-After battles with heavy losses in NC and SC Cornwallis moves army into VA only to get into a trap.
Am Rev Part 2
Describe the British advantage at the beginning of the Am Rev:
-The British had better manufacturing and a established government.
Describe the Battle of Bunker Hill:
-British charged the hill three times under heavy fire taking damage taking the hill on the third try because colonist ran out of ammo.
Describe the British mistakes in the Am Rev:
-The British thought they were fighting a traditional war and the British angered the colonist further by hiring german mercenaries.
Describe Washington’s role in the Am Rev:
-Skillfully retreating when losing and saving army for another days battle, and allowed local militias to change minds and hearts of the colonist.
Describe how every day people helped with the Am Rev:
-Woman had to work harder then ever to give their husbands support and time for war.
-The British had better manufacturing and a established government.
Describe the Battle of Bunker Hill:
-British charged the hill three times under heavy fire taking damage taking the hill on the third try because colonist ran out of ammo.
Describe the British mistakes in the Am Rev:
-The British thought they were fighting a traditional war and the British angered the colonist further by hiring german mercenaries.
Describe Washington’s role in the Am Rev:
-Skillfully retreating when losing and saving army for another days battle, and allowed local militias to change minds and hearts of the colonist.
Describe how every day people helped with the Am Rev:
-Woman had to work harder then ever to give their husbands support and time for war.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
The Patriot Essay Question
The traditional tactics of battle required everyone line up and shoot at one another and the British outnumbered the colonial army greatly. Benjamin Martin came up with new battle tactics. His new tactics didn’t require all the numbers that the old traditional tactics required. Because it was an effective way, got them many victories.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
ALL REVIEWS
Settlement in VA
Describe the first attempts at settling in what is the modern day US?
-Walter failed twice
Why did the colonist settle in Jamestown?
-They saw it as good farmland.
What Indians did the colonist deal with in Jamestown?
-Algonquian.
What hardships did the people of Jamestown face?
-Swamps, mosquitoes, and illness.
What crop becomes the one that allows Jamestown to turn a profit?
-tobacco.
What are the effects of the Jamestown colonies expansion?
-indians were enraged because settlers took more land for plantations.
Describe Bacon’s Rebellion:
-war between indians and settlers led by bacon.
Settlement in New England
Describe the Puritans and why they came to the New World:
-They came to the colonies for religious freedom.
Describe Puritan Society:
-Their society did not tolerate religious differences.
Describe Puritan interaction with the Indians:
-The Puritans saw the Indians as savages, and wanted their land for farming.
Describe King Phillip’s War:
-A Indian rebellion, the Indians won first with traded weapons, but soon ran out of ammo when the trade was cut off.
Other Settlements
Describe initial Spanish exploration of the New World:
-To find gold, or the fountain of youth
Describe Spanish exploration of what would become US including their treatment of Indians:
-They struggled to find riches, and massacred the Indians
Describe French Exploration of the New World:
-They explored mouth of St. Lawrence River as new France, and built fortified fort on mouth of St. Lawrence and established Quebec.
Describe French founding of New Orleans:
-Robert de La Salle was hoping to find Northwest Passage instead made way South on Miss River.
Describe Dutch Exploration in North America:
-They formed a pernament settlement at Fort Nassau called New Netherlandsand built New Amsterdam.
Describe the discovery of Pennsylvania:
-Pennsylvania beganas a debt paid by King Charles II to Quaker William Penn. The King gave Penn the land as a proprietary colony.
Life in Colonies
How were colonial govs set up and how did the Glorious Rev in England affect them?
-The colonies were self ruled as long as cooperated with econ policy and aided in war. They were appointed differently and most had some type of elected leg.
Describe the slave trade and how it affected the colonies:
-Europeans participated in the triangle trade were they carried goods from Europe to Africa to trade for slaves whom were shipped to America.
Describe colonial trade and taxes:
-Colonist have to buy English goods which also allowed England to collect taxes and duties on goods going to the colonies.
Describe the commercial rev in the colonies:
-Most colonist lived on farms but wanted luxury items like tea and sugar, which made British companies more and more profitable.
Describe how the enlightenment affected the colonies:
-It affected natural laws, society and economics influenced the colonies.
Describe the Great awakening in the colonies:
-Religious movement in mid 1700's where evangelical preachers traveled from town to town giving emotion packed sermons.
Wars of Empire
Why did the British and French fight over the colonies?
-Both sides wooed Indians with gifts including weapons.
When go to war over the colonies, what group do the French and the British try to get on their side and Why?
-Indians because they know the land around them, a great asset to war.
Describe the events in the Ohio River Valley that led to the outbreak of war?
-To keep British out French built Fort Duquesne. That Enraged British sent Washington to evict.
How do British turn the tide of war?
-British cut off French shipping to Americas which caused many Indians to shift to British.
Describe Pontiacs Rebellion:
-The Indians goal was to weaken British and bring back French but failed to capture biggest British forts and when supplies started to run out rebellion fizzled.
Describe the aftermath of the French Indian War:
-After investing blood and money many British wanted greater control of colonies also wanted colonist to pay some war debt and cost of guarding territories.
Causes of Am Rev Part 1
Describe the beginning of the Am Rev:
-In 1775 war erupted at Lexington and Concord two towns west of Boston.
Describe the battle of Lexington:
-When the British tried to go back to Boston, militia hid behind trees on road and killed approximately 200 British troops.
Describe the actions of the Second Continental Congress:
-The rest of the colonies joined New Englander’s and jointly took control of war forming army under Warshington.
Describe the book Common Sense and the affect it had on the colonies:
-In the book, Paine argued for independence from Britain, republican government, and union of states.
Describe the signing of the Dec of Independence:
-on July 4, 1776 Congress approves Dec. of Indepence written mostly by Jefferson which denounced the king of England as tyrant and declared people have unalienable rights.
Causes of Am Rev Part 2
Describe where the protest over new taxes got many of their ideas:
-Over the Enlightenment ideas; like John Locke that encouraged individual rights.
Describe what action the Stamp Act Congress took, and the British response to it:
-Stamp Act Congress showed colonist would not accept direct taxes, so Parliament backed off but thought would accept indirect taxes so pass Townshend Acts which tax glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.
Describe the Boston Massacre and its causes:
-In the Boston Massacre, colonist hurl snowballs and rock at British troops guarding customs house in Boston Guards fired into crowd killing 5.
Describe British response to the Boston Massacre:
-Parliament backs down again removing most of Townshend Duties and soldiers, but keeps tax on tea to preserve principal of Parliament supremacy.
Describe the Boston Tea Party and the British response to it:
-Colonist took matters in their own hands and dressed as Indians dumping British tea into Boston Harbor. British leaders enraged by act so closed Boston port until tea was paid for and sent troops and warships to take action.
Describe the First Continental Congress and what policies came out of it:
-At convention passed boycott of all British goods and created a system to enforce them.
Am Rev Part 1
Describe the beginning of the Am Rev:
-War erupted at Lexington and Concord two towns west of Boston
Describe the battle of Lexington:
-British showed up in Lexington and ordered formed militia to disperse, but shots were fired, British then marched to Concord were they had a small skirmish.
Describe the actions of the Second Continental Congress:
-Took control of war forming army under Washington.
Describe the book Common Sense and the affect it had on the colonies:
Describe the signing of the Dec of Independence:
Unit 1 Webquest
1. missionary- is a Christian who has been sent to a foreign country to teach people about Christianity. You should be in missionary work.
2). viceroy- in former times, a viceroy was the person who ruled a colony on behalf of his king, queen, or government
3). Northwest Passage- a water route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean along the northern coast of North America.
4). Samuel De Champlain- a French explorer in Nova Scotia who established a settlement on the site of modern Quebec (1567-1635)
5). charter- a formal document describing the rights, aims, or principles of an organization or group of people. ...Article 50 of the United Nations Charter
6). joint stock company- a company that is owned by the people who have bought shares in that company. (usually unincorporated)
7). Powhatan- Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia; father of Pocahontas.
8). House of Burgess- the House of Burgess was the first representative body in colonial America.
9). Royal Colony- the royal colonies belonged to the crown.
10). Proprietary Colony- the proprietary colonies belonged to powerful individuals of companies.
11). Puritan: The Puritans were a group of English Protestants in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries who lived in a very strict and religious way.
12. Separatist: The separatists were people who wanted to separate from the Anglican Church and begin their own churches
13. Pilgrim: Pilgrims are people who make a journey to a holy place for a religious reason. Same as Puritans
14. Mayflower Compact: A signed agreement to ensure peace between the two groups carried by the Mayflower to America, and which was to serve as a foundation for the democratic structure of the settlers.
15. John Winthrop: John Winthrop (December 19 1714–May 3 1779) was the 2nd Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy in Harvard College. ...
16. Pequot War: an armed conflict in 1634-1638 between an alliance of Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth colonies, with Native American allies
17. King Phillip’s War-
18. Bacon’s Rebellion: He Rebelled against the British for individual ruling.
19. Pocahontas- is the daughter of Powhatan who befriended the English at Jamestown and married Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617)
20. Walter Raleigh- an English courtier who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)
21. Indentured servant- In colonial times, it was fairly common for a person to indenture his or her self for payment of passage on a ship to America.
22. Triangular trade- A trade route that exchanged goods between Europe, the American colonies, and Africa.
23. Magna Carta- the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215
24. English Bill of Rights- is a written list of citizens' rights which is usually part of the constitution of a country
25. Habeas corpus- law that states that a person cannot be kept in prison unless they have first been brought before a court of law, which decides whether it is legal for them to be kept in prison.
26) Salutary neglect- an undocumented, though long standing, British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws
27)Mercantilism- an economic theory that holds that the prosperity of a nation is dependent upon its supply of capital, and that the global volume of international trade is "unchangeable.
28)Navigation Act- were a series of laws which restricted the use of foreign shipping for trade between England (after 1707 Great Britain) and its colonies
29)Enlightenment- education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
30)Benjamin Franklin- an important conservative figure in the American Restoration Movement, especially as the leading antebellum conservative in the northern United States branch of the movement.
31)George Washington- 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution
32)French Indian War- (1754–1763) was the North American chapter of the Seven Years' War, known in Canada.
33). Pontiac’s Rebellion- a war launched in 1763 by a loose confederation of elements of Native American tribes primarily from the Great Lakes .
34). Proclamation of 1763- was issued October 7, 1763, by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory.
35). Albany Plan of Union: an early attempt at forming a union of the colonies.
36). Stamp Act: law enacted by a government that requires a tax to be paid on the transfer of certain documents.
37). John Adams: 2nd President of the United States (1735-1826)
38). Patrick Henry- a leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies (1736-1799)
39). Sons of Liberty- was a secret organization of American patriots which originated in the Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolution.
40). Non-importation agreement:
41). Boston Massacre: an incident involving the deaths of five civilians at the hands of British troops on March 5, 1770,
42). Committee of Correspondence: List of 1632 series institutions and organizations encompasses both fictional and historical governmental, private and military entities, offices, institutions, and organizations that appear in the rich and diverse neo-historical background of the plot lines that make up the shared universe
43). Boston Tea Party: Citizens of Boston raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea in to the harbor.
44). Intolerable Acts: After the Boston Tea Party incident, the English passed 5 laws better known as the Intolerable Acts.
45). First Continental Congress- became the government of the United States out of necessity.
46). Militia: civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
47). Loyalist- a person who is loyal to their allegiance
48). Second Continental Congress- assumed the powers of a central government, made George Washington the commander
49). George Washington- 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
50). Thomas Paine- was a participant in the American Revolution.
51). Declaration of Independence- the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress asserting the independence of the Colonies
52). Thomas Jefferson: 3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803
53). Natural Rights: There are many corrupt officers that wont respect your natural rights now-a-days.
54). Cornwallis: The commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown (1738-1805)
55). Yorktown: In 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution.
56). Saratoga: A battle during the American Revolution (1777); the British under Burgoyne were defeated
Describe the first attempts at settling in what is the modern day US?
-Walter failed twice
Why did the colonist settle in Jamestown?
-They saw it as good farmland.
What Indians did the colonist deal with in Jamestown?
-Algonquian.
What hardships did the people of Jamestown face?
-Swamps, mosquitoes, and illness.
What crop becomes the one that allows Jamestown to turn a profit?
-tobacco.
What are the effects of the Jamestown colonies expansion?
-indians were enraged because settlers took more land for plantations.
Describe Bacon’s Rebellion:
-war between indians and settlers led by bacon.
Settlement in New England
Describe the Puritans and why they came to the New World:
-They came to the colonies for religious freedom.
Describe Puritan Society:
-Their society did not tolerate religious differences.
Describe Puritan interaction with the Indians:
-The Puritans saw the Indians as savages, and wanted their land for farming.
Describe King Phillip’s War:
-A Indian rebellion, the Indians won first with traded weapons, but soon ran out of ammo when the trade was cut off.
Other Settlements
Describe initial Spanish exploration of the New World:
-To find gold, or the fountain of youth
Describe Spanish exploration of what would become US including their treatment of Indians:
-They struggled to find riches, and massacred the Indians
Describe French Exploration of the New World:
-They explored mouth of St. Lawrence River as new France, and built fortified fort on mouth of St. Lawrence and established Quebec.
Describe French founding of New Orleans:
-Robert de La Salle was hoping to find Northwest Passage instead made way South on Miss River.
Describe Dutch Exploration in North America:
-They formed a pernament settlement at Fort Nassau called New Netherlandsand built New Amsterdam.
Describe the discovery of Pennsylvania:
-Pennsylvania beganas a debt paid by King Charles II to Quaker William Penn. The King gave Penn the land as a proprietary colony.
Life in Colonies
How were colonial govs set up and how did the Glorious Rev in England affect them?
-The colonies were self ruled as long as cooperated with econ policy and aided in war. They were appointed differently and most had some type of elected leg.
Describe the slave trade and how it affected the colonies:
-Europeans participated in the triangle trade were they carried goods from Europe to Africa to trade for slaves whom were shipped to America.
Describe colonial trade and taxes:
-Colonist have to buy English goods which also allowed England to collect taxes and duties on goods going to the colonies.
Describe the commercial rev in the colonies:
-Most colonist lived on farms but wanted luxury items like tea and sugar, which made British companies more and more profitable.
Describe how the enlightenment affected the colonies:
-It affected natural laws, society and economics influenced the colonies.
Describe the Great awakening in the colonies:
-Religious movement in mid 1700's where evangelical preachers traveled from town to town giving emotion packed sermons.
Wars of Empire
Why did the British and French fight over the colonies?
-Both sides wooed Indians with gifts including weapons.
When go to war over the colonies, what group do the French and the British try to get on their side and Why?
-Indians because they know the land around them, a great asset to war.
Describe the events in the Ohio River Valley that led to the outbreak of war?
-To keep British out French built Fort Duquesne. That Enraged British sent Washington to evict.
How do British turn the tide of war?
-British cut off French shipping to Americas which caused many Indians to shift to British.
Describe Pontiacs Rebellion:
-The Indians goal was to weaken British and bring back French but failed to capture biggest British forts and when supplies started to run out rebellion fizzled.
Describe the aftermath of the French Indian War:
-After investing blood and money many British wanted greater control of colonies also wanted colonist to pay some war debt and cost of guarding territories.
Causes of Am Rev Part 1
Describe the beginning of the Am Rev:
-In 1775 war erupted at Lexington and Concord two towns west of Boston.
Describe the battle of Lexington:
-When the British tried to go back to Boston, militia hid behind trees on road and killed approximately 200 British troops.
Describe the actions of the Second Continental Congress:
-The rest of the colonies joined New Englander’s and jointly took control of war forming army under Warshington.
Describe the book Common Sense and the affect it had on the colonies:
-In the book, Paine argued for independence from Britain, republican government, and union of states.
Describe the signing of the Dec of Independence:
-on July 4, 1776 Congress approves Dec. of Indepence written mostly by Jefferson which denounced the king of England as tyrant and declared people have unalienable rights.
Causes of Am Rev Part 2
Describe where the protest over new taxes got many of their ideas:
-Over the Enlightenment ideas; like John Locke that encouraged individual rights.
Describe what action the Stamp Act Congress took, and the British response to it:
-Stamp Act Congress showed colonist would not accept direct taxes, so Parliament backed off but thought would accept indirect taxes so pass Townshend Acts which tax glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.
Describe the Boston Massacre and its causes:
-In the Boston Massacre, colonist hurl snowballs and rock at British troops guarding customs house in Boston Guards fired into crowd killing 5.
Describe British response to the Boston Massacre:
-Parliament backs down again removing most of Townshend Duties and soldiers, but keeps tax on tea to preserve principal of Parliament supremacy.
Describe the Boston Tea Party and the British response to it:
-Colonist took matters in their own hands and dressed as Indians dumping British tea into Boston Harbor. British leaders enraged by act so closed Boston port until tea was paid for and sent troops and warships to take action.
Describe the First Continental Congress and what policies came out of it:
-At convention passed boycott of all British goods and created a system to enforce them.
Am Rev Part 1
Describe the beginning of the Am Rev:
-War erupted at Lexington and Concord two towns west of Boston
Describe the battle of Lexington:
-British showed up in Lexington and ordered formed militia to disperse, but shots were fired, British then marched to Concord were they had a small skirmish.
Describe the actions of the Second Continental Congress:
-Took control of war forming army under Washington.
Describe the book Common Sense and the affect it had on the colonies:
Describe the signing of the Dec of Independence:
Unit 1 Webquest
1. missionary- is a Christian who has been sent to a foreign country to teach people about Christianity. You should be in missionary work.
2). viceroy- in former times, a viceroy was the person who ruled a colony on behalf of his king, queen, or government
3). Northwest Passage- a water route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean along the northern coast of North America.
4). Samuel De Champlain- a French explorer in Nova Scotia who established a settlement on the site of modern Quebec (1567-1635)
5). charter- a formal document describing the rights, aims, or principles of an organization or group of people. ...Article 50 of the United Nations Charter
6). joint stock company- a company that is owned by the people who have bought shares in that company. (usually unincorporated)
7). Powhatan- Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia; father of Pocahontas.
8). House of Burgess- the House of Burgess was the first representative body in colonial America.
9). Royal Colony- the royal colonies belonged to the crown.
10). Proprietary Colony- the proprietary colonies belonged to powerful individuals of companies.
11). Puritan: The Puritans were a group of English Protestants in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries who lived in a very strict and religious way.
12. Separatist: The separatists were people who wanted to separate from the Anglican Church and begin their own churches
13. Pilgrim: Pilgrims are people who make a journey to a holy place for a religious reason. Same as Puritans
14. Mayflower Compact: A signed agreement to ensure peace between the two groups carried by the Mayflower to America, and which was to serve as a foundation for the democratic structure of the settlers.
15. John Winthrop: John Winthrop (December 19 1714–May 3 1779) was the 2nd Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy in Harvard College. ...
16. Pequot War: an armed conflict in 1634-1638 between an alliance of Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth colonies, with Native American allies
17. King Phillip’s War-
18. Bacon’s Rebellion: He Rebelled against the British for individual ruling.
19. Pocahontas- is the daughter of Powhatan who befriended the English at Jamestown and married Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617)
20. Walter Raleigh- an English courtier who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)
21. Indentured servant- In colonial times, it was fairly common for a person to indenture his or her self for payment of passage on a ship to America.
22. Triangular trade- A trade route that exchanged goods between Europe, the American colonies, and Africa.
23. Magna Carta- the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215
24. English Bill of Rights- is a written list of citizens' rights which is usually part of the constitution of a country
25. Habeas corpus- law that states that a person cannot be kept in prison unless they have first been brought before a court of law, which decides whether it is legal for them to be kept in prison.
26) Salutary neglect- an undocumented, though long standing, British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws
27)Mercantilism- an economic theory that holds that the prosperity of a nation is dependent upon its supply of capital, and that the global volume of international trade is "unchangeable.
28)Navigation Act- were a series of laws which restricted the use of foreign shipping for trade between England (after 1707 Great Britain) and its colonies
29)Enlightenment- education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
30)Benjamin Franklin- an important conservative figure in the American Restoration Movement, especially as the leading antebellum conservative in the northern United States branch of the movement.
31)George Washington- 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution
32)French Indian War- (1754–1763) was the North American chapter of the Seven Years' War, known in Canada.
33). Pontiac’s Rebellion- a war launched in 1763 by a loose confederation of elements of Native American tribes primarily from the Great Lakes .
34). Proclamation of 1763- was issued October 7, 1763, by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory.
35). Albany Plan of Union: an early attempt at forming a union of the colonies.
36). Stamp Act: law enacted by a government that requires a tax to be paid on the transfer of certain documents.
37). John Adams: 2nd President of the United States (1735-1826)
38). Patrick Henry- a leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies (1736-1799)
39). Sons of Liberty- was a secret organization of American patriots which originated in the Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolution.
40). Non-importation agreement:
41). Boston Massacre: an incident involving the deaths of five civilians at the hands of British troops on March 5, 1770,
42). Committee of Correspondence: List of 1632 series institutions and organizations encompasses both fictional and historical governmental, private and military entities, offices, institutions, and organizations that appear in the rich and diverse neo-historical background of the plot lines that make up the shared universe
43). Boston Tea Party: Citizens of Boston raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea in to the harbor.
44). Intolerable Acts: After the Boston Tea Party incident, the English passed 5 laws better known as the Intolerable Acts.
45). First Continental Congress- became the government of the United States out of necessity.
46). Militia: civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
47). Loyalist- a person who is loyal to their allegiance
48). Second Continental Congress- assumed the powers of a central government, made George Washington the commander
49). George Washington- 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
50). Thomas Paine- was a participant in the American Revolution.
51). Declaration of Independence- the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress asserting the independence of the Colonies
52). Thomas Jefferson: 3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803
53). Natural Rights: There are many corrupt officers that wont respect your natural rights now-a-days.
54). Cornwallis: The commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown (1738-1805)
55). Yorktown: In 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution.
56). Saratoga: A battle during the American Revolution (1777); the British under Burgoyne were defeated
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
New England Settlement Review
Describe the Puritans and why they came to the New World:
-They came to the colonies for religious freedom.
Describe Puritan Society:
-Their society did not tolerate religious differences.
Describe Puritan interaction with the Indians:
-The Puritans saw the Indians as savages, and wanted their land for farming.
Describe King Phillip’s War:
-A Indian rebellion, the Indians won first with traded weapons, but soon ran out of ammo when the trade was cut off.
-They came to the colonies for religious freedom.
Describe Puritan Society:
-Their society did not tolerate religious differences.
Describe Puritan interaction with the Indians:
-The Puritans saw the Indians as savages, and wanted their land for farming.
Describe King Phillip’s War:
-A Indian rebellion, the Indians won first with traded weapons, but soon ran out of ammo when the trade was cut off.
Am Rev Part 1 Review
Describe the beginning of the Am Rev:
-In 1775 war erupted at Lexington and Concord two towns west of Boston.
Describe the battle of Lexington:
-When the British tried to go back to Boston, militia hid behind trees on road and killed approximately 200 British troops.
Describe the actions of the Second Continental Congress:
-The rest of the colonies joined New Englander’s and jointly took control of war forming army under Warshington.
Describe the book Common Sense and the affect it had on the colonies:
-In the book, Paine argued for independence from Britain, republican government, and union of states.
Describe the signing of the Dec of Independence:
-on July 4, 1776 Congress approves Dec. of Indepence written mostly by Jefferson which denounced the king of England as tyrant and declared people have unalienable rights.
-In 1775 war erupted at Lexington and Concord two towns west of Boston.
Describe the battle of Lexington:
-When the British tried to go back to Boston, militia hid behind trees on road and killed approximately 200 British troops.
Describe the actions of the Second Continental Congress:
-The rest of the colonies joined New Englander’s and jointly took control of war forming army under Warshington.
Describe the book Common Sense and the affect it had on the colonies:
-In the book, Paine argued for independence from Britain, republican government, and union of states.
Describe the signing of the Dec of Independence:
-on July 4, 1776 Congress approves Dec. of Indepence written mostly by Jefferson which denounced the king of England as tyrant and declared people have unalienable rights.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Wars of Empire Review
Why did the British and French fight over the colonies?
-Both sides wooed Indians with gifts including weapons.
When go to war over the colonies, what group do the French and the British try to get on their side and Why?
-Indians because they know the land around them, a great asset to war.
Describe the events in the Ohio River Valley that led to the outbreak of war?
-To keep British out French built Fort Duquesne. That Enraged British sent Washington to evict.
How do British turn the tide of war?
-British cut off French shipping to Americas which caused many Indians to shift to British.
Describe Pontiacs Rebellion:
-The Indians goal was to weaken British and bring back French but failed to capture biggest British forts and when supplies started to run out rebellion fizzled.
Describe the aftermath of the French Indian War:
-After investing blood and money many British wanted greater control of colonies also wanted colonist to pay some war debt and cost of guarding rterritories.
-Both sides wooed Indians with gifts including weapons.
When go to war over the colonies, what group do the French and the British try to get on their side and Why?
-Indians because they know the land around them, a great asset to war.
Describe the events in the Ohio River Valley that led to the outbreak of war?
-To keep British out French built Fort Duquesne. That Enraged British sent Washington to evict.
How do British turn the tide of war?
-British cut off French shipping to Americas which caused many Indians to shift to British.
Describe Pontiacs Rebellion:
-The Indians goal was to weaken British and bring back French but failed to capture biggest British forts and when supplies started to run out rebellion fizzled.
Describe the aftermath of the French Indian War:
-After investing blood and money many British wanted greater control of colonies also wanted colonist to pay some war debt and cost of guarding rterritories.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Unit 1 Webquest
1.missionary: somebody sent to another country by a church to spread its faith or to do social and medical work
2.viceroy: a governor who represents a sovereign in a province, colony, or country
3.Northwest Passage: A water route from the Atlantic to the Pacific through the
Arctic Archipelago of northern Canada and along the northern coast of Alaska
4.Samuel De Champlain: The father of New France, was a French navigator, cartographer, draughtsman, soldier, explorer, geographer
5.charter: a formal written statement describing the rights and responsibilities of a state and its citizens
6.joint stock company: A company which has some features of a corporation and some features of a partnership
7.Powhatan: Algonquian leader who founded the Powhatan confederacy and maintained peaceful relations with English
8.House of Burgess: The lower house of the legislature in colonial Virginia.
9.Royal Colony: A colony as, administered by a royal governor and council appointed by the British crown
10.Proprietary Colony: Any of certain early North American colonies, such as Carolina and Pennsylvania, organized in the 17th century in territories
11.Puritan: A member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries
12.Separatist: One who secedes or advocates separation, especially from an established church; a sectarian or separatist.
13.Pilgrim: A religious devotee who journeys to a shrine or sacred place. One who embarks on a quest for something conceived of as sacred
14.Mayflower Compact: a document signed aboard the ship Mayflower in 1620, set forth principles of tolerance and liberty for the government
15.John Winthrop: colonial military leader and governor. Born the son of the governor of Connecticut
16.Pequot War: decisive conflict between English colonists in Massachusetts and the Pequots in 1636
17.King Phillip’s War: Bloodiest conflict between American colonists and Indians in 17th-century New England
18.Bacon’s Rebellion: High taxes, low prices for tobacco, and resentment against special privileges given those close to the governor
19.Pocahontas: a Native American woman, who was the daughter of Chief Powhatan of the Powhatan tribe
20.Walter Raleigh: English courtier who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)
21.Indentured servant: a person who gets paid but is on a contract and can't quit untill the contract is over
22.Triangular trade: Europeans sent over goods to Africa, in exchange for slaves, which then were send to the Americas
23.Magna Carta: A document or piece of legislation that serves as a guarantee of basic rights.
24.English Bill of Rights: An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown
25.Habeas corpus: One of a variety of writs that may be issued to bring a party before a court or judge, having as its function the release of the party from unlawful restraint
26.Salutary neglect: to not enforce laws, particularly where the enforcement may have counterproductive results.
27.Mercantilism: is an economic theory that holds the prosperity of a nation is
dependent upon its supply of capital, and that the global volume of international trade is "unchangeable."
28.Navigation Act: a series of laws which restricted the use of foreign shipping for trade between England (after 1707 Great Britain) and its colonies
29.Enlightenment: a philosophical movement of the eighteenth century which stressed human reasoning over blind faith or obedience and was thus in contrast with much of the religious and political order of the day, while also encouraging 'scientific' thinking.
30.Benjamin Franklin: printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790)
31.George Washington: General that led the American Colonies into victory from the british, first USA president.
32.French Indian War: war between the French and British, each side aided by different Indian tribes, that formed part of the North American Seven Years Wars
33.Pontiac’s Rebellion: a war launched in 1763 by a loose confederation of elements of Native American tribes primarily from the Great Lakes
34.Proclamation of 1763: Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War.
35.Albany Plan of Union: It was an early attempt at forming a union of the colonies "under one government as far as might be necessary for defense and other general important purpose
36.Stamp Act : In 1765 the British Parliament imposed a direct tax upon the colonies. The object was to defray the expenses of the French or border war from 1755
37.John Adams: Second president of the United States
38.Patrick Henry: a leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies (1736-1799)
39.Sons of Liberty: a secret organization of American patriots which originated in the Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolution
40.non-importation agreement: series of commercial restrictions adopted by American colonists to protest British revenue policies prior to the American Revolution
41.Boston Massacre: refers to an incident involving the deaths of five civilians at the hands of British troops on March 5, 1770
42.committee of correspondence: List of 1632 series institutions and organizations encompasses both fictional and historical governmental, private and military entities, offices, institutions, and organizations that appear in the rich and diverse neo-historical background of the plot lines that make up the shared universe
43.Boston Tea Party: demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea
44.Intolerable Acts: Parliament responded to the Boston Tea Party by passing the Coercive Acts in 1774. They were unjust acts in that they intended to punish Boston
45.First Continental Congress: The First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen British North American colonies that met on September 5
46.militia: an organization that operates like an army but whose members are not professional soldiers
47.Loyalist: a person who remains firm in their support for a government or ruler
48.Second Continental Congress: a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that met beginning in May 10, 1775, in Philadelphia
49.George Washington: 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution
50.Thomas Paine: American Revolutionary leader and pamphleteer (born in England) who supported the American colonist's fight for independence and supported colonies
51.Declaration of Independence: the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the Colonies from Great Britian
52.Thomas Jefferson: 3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out
53.Natural Rights: rights, freedoms and privileges which are such a basic part of human nature that they cannot be taken away
54.Cornwallis: commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown (1738-1805)
55.Yorktown: a historic village in southeastern Virginia to the north of Newport News; site of the last battle of the American Revolution
56.Saratoga: a battle during the American Revolution (1777); the British under Burgoyne were defeated
2.viceroy: a governor who represents a sovereign in a province, colony, or country
3.Northwest Passage: A water route from the Atlantic to the Pacific through the
Arctic Archipelago of northern Canada and along the northern coast of Alaska
4.Samuel De Champlain: The father of New France, was a French navigator, cartographer, draughtsman, soldier, explorer, geographer
5.charter: a formal written statement describing the rights and responsibilities of a state and its citizens
6.joint stock company: A company which has some features of a corporation and some features of a partnership
7.Powhatan: Algonquian leader who founded the Powhatan confederacy and maintained peaceful relations with English
8.House of Burgess: The lower house of the legislature in colonial Virginia.
9.Royal Colony: A colony as, administered by a royal governor and council appointed by the British crown
10.Proprietary Colony: Any of certain early North American colonies, such as Carolina and Pennsylvania, organized in the 17th century in territories
11.Puritan: A member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries
12.Separatist: One who secedes or advocates separation, especially from an established church; a sectarian or separatist.
13.Pilgrim: A religious devotee who journeys to a shrine or sacred place. One who embarks on a quest for something conceived of as sacred
14.Mayflower Compact: a document signed aboard the ship Mayflower in 1620, set forth principles of tolerance and liberty for the government
15.John Winthrop: colonial military leader and governor. Born the son of the governor of Connecticut
16.Pequot War: decisive conflict between English colonists in Massachusetts and the Pequots in 1636
17.King Phillip’s War: Bloodiest conflict between American colonists and Indians in 17th-century New England
18.Bacon’s Rebellion: High taxes, low prices for tobacco, and resentment against special privileges given those close to the governor
19.Pocahontas: a Native American woman, who was the daughter of Chief Powhatan of the Powhatan tribe
20.Walter Raleigh: English courtier who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)
21.Indentured servant: a person who gets paid but is on a contract and can't quit untill the contract is over
22.Triangular trade: Europeans sent over goods to Africa, in exchange for slaves, which then were send to the Americas
23.Magna Carta: A document or piece of legislation that serves as a guarantee of basic rights.
24.English Bill of Rights: An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown
25.Habeas corpus: One of a variety of writs that may be issued to bring a party before a court or judge, having as its function the release of the party from unlawful restraint
26.Salutary neglect: to not enforce laws, particularly where the enforcement may have counterproductive results.
27.Mercantilism: is an economic theory that holds the prosperity of a nation is
dependent upon its supply of capital, and that the global volume of international trade is "unchangeable."
28.Navigation Act: a series of laws which restricted the use of foreign shipping for trade between England (after 1707 Great Britain) and its colonies
29.Enlightenment: a philosophical movement of the eighteenth century which stressed human reasoning over blind faith or obedience and was thus in contrast with much of the religious and political order of the day, while also encouraging 'scientific' thinking.
30.Benjamin Franklin: printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790)
31.George Washington: General that led the American Colonies into victory from the british, first USA president.
32.French Indian War: war between the French and British, each side aided by different Indian tribes, that formed part of the North American Seven Years Wars
33.Pontiac’s Rebellion: a war launched in 1763 by a loose confederation of elements of Native American tribes primarily from the Great Lakes
34.Proclamation of 1763: Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War.
35.Albany Plan of Union: It was an early attempt at forming a union of the colonies "under one government as far as might be necessary for defense and other general important purpose
36.Stamp Act : In 1765 the British Parliament imposed a direct tax upon the colonies. The object was to defray the expenses of the French or border war from 1755
37.John Adams: Second president of the United States
38.Patrick Henry: a leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies (1736-1799)
39.Sons of Liberty: a secret organization of American patriots which originated in the Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolution
40.non-importation agreement: series of commercial restrictions adopted by American colonists to protest British revenue policies prior to the American Revolution
41.Boston Massacre: refers to an incident involving the deaths of five civilians at the hands of British troops on March 5, 1770
42.committee of correspondence: List of 1632 series institutions and organizations encompasses both fictional and historical governmental, private and military entities, offices, institutions, and organizations that appear in the rich and diverse neo-historical background of the plot lines that make up the shared universe
43.Boston Tea Party: demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea
44.Intolerable Acts: Parliament responded to the Boston Tea Party by passing the Coercive Acts in 1774. They were unjust acts in that they intended to punish Boston
45.First Continental Congress: The First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen British North American colonies that met on September 5
46.militia: an organization that operates like an army but whose members are not professional soldiers
47.Loyalist: a person who remains firm in their support for a government or ruler
48.Second Continental Congress: a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that met beginning in May 10, 1775, in Philadelphia
49.George Washington: 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution
50.Thomas Paine: American Revolutionary leader and pamphleteer (born in England) who supported the American colonist's fight for independence and supported colonies
51.Declaration of Independence: the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the Colonies from Great Britian
52.Thomas Jefferson: 3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out
53.Natural Rights: rights, freedoms and privileges which are such a basic part of human nature that they cannot be taken away
54.Cornwallis: commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown (1738-1805)
55.Yorktown: a historic village in southeastern Virginia to the north of Newport News; site of the last battle of the American Revolution
56.Saratoga: a battle during the American Revolution (1777); the British under Burgoyne were defeated
Colonial Life Review
How were colonial govs set up and how did the Glorious Rev in England affect them?
-The colonies were self ruled as long as cooperated with econ policy and aided in war. They were appointed differently and most had some type of elected leg.
Describe the slave trade and how it affected the colonies:
-Europeans participated in the triangle trade were they carried goods from Europe to Africa to trade for slaves whom were shipped to America.
Describe colonial trade and taxes:
-Colonist have to buy English goods which also allowed England to collect taxes and duties on goods going to the colonies.
Describe the commercial rev in the colonies:
-Most colonist lived on farms but wanted luxury items like tea and sugar, which made British companies more and more profitable
Describe how the enlightenment affected the colonies:
-It affected natural laws, society and economics influenced the colonies
Describe the Great awakening in the colonies:
-Religious movement in mid 1700's where evangelical preachers traveled from town to town giving emotion packed sermons
-The colonies were self ruled as long as cooperated with econ policy and aided in war. They were appointed differently and most had some type of elected leg.
Describe the slave trade and how it affected the colonies:
-Europeans participated in the triangle trade were they carried goods from Europe to Africa to trade for slaves whom were shipped to America.
Describe colonial trade and taxes:
-Colonist have to buy English goods which also allowed England to collect taxes and duties on goods going to the colonies.
Describe the commercial rev in the colonies:
-Most colonist lived on farms but wanted luxury items like tea and sugar, which made British companies more and more profitable
Describe how the enlightenment affected the colonies:
-It affected natural laws, society and economics influenced the colonies
Describe the Great awakening in the colonies:
-Religious movement in mid 1700's where evangelical preachers traveled from town to town giving emotion packed sermons
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Other Settlements Review
Describe initial Spanish exploration of the New World:
-To find gold, or the fountain of youth
Describe Spanish exploration of what would become US including their treatment of Indians:
-They struggled to find riches, and massacred the Indians
Describe French Exploration of the New World:
-They explored mouth of St. Lawrence River as new France, and built fortified fort on mouth of St. Lawrence and established Quebec
Describe French founding of New Orleans:
-Robert de La Salle was hoping to find Northwest Passage instead made way South on Miss River
Describe Dutch Exploration in North America:
-They formed a pernament settlement at Fort Nassau called New Netherlandsand built New Amsterdam
Describe the discovery of Pennsylvania:
-Pennsylvania beganas a debt paid by King Charles II to Quaker William Penn. The King gave Penn the land as a proprietary colony
-To find gold, or the fountain of youth
Describe Spanish exploration of what would become US including their treatment of Indians:
-They struggled to find riches, and massacred the Indians
Describe French Exploration of the New World:
-They explored mouth of St. Lawrence River as new France, and built fortified fort on mouth of St. Lawrence and established Quebec
Describe French founding of New Orleans:
-Robert de La Salle was hoping to find Northwest Passage instead made way South on Miss River
Describe Dutch Exploration in North America:
-They formed a pernament settlement at Fort Nassau called New Netherlandsand built New Amsterdam
Describe the discovery of Pennsylvania:
-Pennsylvania beganas a debt paid by King Charles II to Quaker William Penn. The King gave Penn the land as a proprietary colony
VA Settlement Review
Describe the first attempts at settling in what is the modern day US?
Walter failed twice
Why did the colonist settle in Jamestown?
They saw it as good farmland
What Indians did the colonist deal with in Jamestown?
Algonquian
What hardships did the people of Jamestown face?
Swamps, mosquitoes, and illness
What crop becomes the one that allows Jamestown to turn a profit?
tobacco
What are the effects of the Jamestown colonies expansion?
indians were enraged because settlers took more land for plantations
Describe Bacon’s Rebellion:
war between indians and settlers led by bacon
Walter failed twice
Why did the colonist settle in Jamestown?
They saw it as good farmland
What Indians did the colonist deal with in Jamestown?
Algonquian
What hardships did the people of Jamestown face?
Swamps, mosquitoes, and illness
What crop becomes the one that allows Jamestown to turn a profit?
tobacco
What are the effects of the Jamestown colonies expansion?
indians were enraged because settlers took more land for plantations
Describe Bacon’s Rebellion:
war between indians and settlers led by bacon
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
bellringers UP TO DATE
Why might Pocahonta's marriege to John Rolfe have been seen as a way to end the war?
-because she was a indian, and he was a settler and it brought peace to both sides
Why might Indians have participated in the fur trade? Why might good relations with Indians have been important to frenc traders?
-The Indians hunted and traded valuable beaver pelts with the French for arrowheads, hoes, knives and hatchets.
From what countries did the ships come and what goods were they carrying? If the colonist considered themselves English why would they violate English law?
-From England, and all kinds fo goods. They violated the law because of all the high tax that the colonist were being forced to pay.
What were Rangers? What tactics did the Rangers use?
-groups of militiamen who served as scouts and or soldiers. They would burn, sack and destroy french housing, and killed their cattle at say any part of the country where they could find them.
Why does the speaker think the fight for indepence should continue?
-He feels like they should do more to rid of Britian.
Why does Thomas Paine argue the Patriots can win? Why does America win by a drawn game?
-he states that, we have a two to one the advantages of Great Britian, and that ehy win by not actually winning a battle, instead getting a draw and continueing the fight.
-because she was a indian, and he was a settler and it brought peace to both sides
Why might Indians have participated in the fur trade? Why might good relations with Indians have been important to frenc traders?
-The Indians hunted and traded valuable beaver pelts with the French for arrowheads, hoes, knives and hatchets.
From what countries did the ships come and what goods were they carrying? If the colonist considered themselves English why would they violate English law?
-From England, and all kinds fo goods. They violated the law because of all the high tax that the colonist were being forced to pay.
What were Rangers? What tactics did the Rangers use?
-groups of militiamen who served as scouts and or soldiers. They would burn, sack and destroy french housing, and killed their cattle at say any part of the country where they could find them.
Why does the speaker think the fight for indepence should continue?
-He feels like they should do more to rid of Britian.
Why does Thomas Paine argue the Patriots can win? Why does America win by a drawn game?
-he states that, we have a two to one the advantages of Great Britian, and that ehy win by not actually winning a battle, instead getting a draw and continueing the fight.
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