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WGU American History
This is up to 1865
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Native American Culture on American Historical Events | |
| Consequences of Europeans to come into contact with the Native Americans | There were good and bad consequences. The bad part was that the European invaded, colonized, and some slaved the American Indians, taking control of their land. Now, the good part was that with the Europeans also came development and advances in society |
| Reasons for European exploration of North America | Europe wants to trade with Asia |
| Key Explorers and there contributions to the New World chapter one | |
| Why settle three regions New England, Mid-Atlantic, Southern Colonies. | |
| Differences between the three regional colonies Mid-Atlantic, Southern, and New England. | |
| Fundamental differences and disagreements between Loyalists and Revolutionaries chapter 5 | |
| Social Contract in a political climate | |
| Natural Rights | |
| American Revolution | |
| Colonial Victory in the American Revolution | |
| Colonial Leaders and contributions | |
| Colonial Political Groups Chapter 6 | |
| Key Principles in the Constitutions 6 | |
| Key Characteristics and Concepts of the Magna Carta, Declaration of Independence, and US Constitution | |
| Three branches of government | |
| "expressed/enumerated" powers and reserved powers" in the U.S. Constitution | |
| Checks and Balances Separation of powers | |
| Two party concept and influence of American political life | |
| Third parties of change or reform in the US | |
| Monroe Doctrine and provisions | |
| Manifest Destiny and promotion of westward expansion/significant acquisitions | |
| Outcomes of the Second Great Awakening | |
| Pre-Civil war society and the impact of the abolitionists | |
| Major exploratory expeditions of the pre-Civil War era | |
| States rights and growing sectionalism in pre-Civil war America | |
| Contributions of social, religious, ethnic, and cultural groups made in the settlement of the west | |
| Why were farming, ranching, and mining and the development of the west | |
| War of 1812 and Mexican War, Native American policy contribution toward development | |
| Differences between North and South culturally | |
| Important Battles Battle of Antietam Battle of Gettysburg Led to Union Victory | |
| Provisions of the Emancipation Proclamation | |
| Impact of the Civil War | Social Cultural Political |
| Lincolns concept of Reconstruction and US Congress | |
| Lincoln | |
| Sherman | |
| Davis | |
| Lee | |
| Grant |