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Final review
Review for the FINAL
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Define Culture | A way of life |
| Define Geography | Study of people, their environment and resources |
| What are the Geographical features in the US? From west-> East | Rocky Mts.-> Great Plains -> Mississippi river->Appalachian Mts. |
| Name an example of a primary source | Diary, picture |
| Name an example of a secondary source | Textbook |
| Where was the Land Bridge that Native Americans used? | The land bridge connected Asia to North America |
| What animals are in great quantity on the Great Plains? | Buffalo |
| T/F Native Americans developed many different cultures? | True |
| How did the Iroquois adapt to their environment? | Iroquois used the resources in their enviroment: wood from trees for houses, land for farming, etc. |
| What was Columbus's goal? | Reach Asia by going west |
| What are the results of Columbus's voyage? | 1)Native Americans lost their land 2)Europeans learned about America 3)Spain made settlements |
| What was the reason for settling Plymouth, MD and PA | Religious freedom |
| What was Jamestown's cash crop | Tobacco |
| Define Mercantilism? | The purpose of the colonies is to make England rich (to serve the " Mother Country" |
| What was the purpose of the "Join or Die" cartoon? | The 13 Colonies should join together, unite to become one government |
| the Proclamation of 1763 said that | Colonists can't go west of the Appalachian Mts. |
| What was the primary purpose of the Declaration of Independence? | To explain why the colonists needed to be independent and justify why they revolted |
| During which conflict was the Deceleration of Independence written? | Revolutionary War |
| What was Valley Forge? | Winter 1777-78 Washington's troops suffer harsh conditions |
| Why is the Battle of Saratoga important? | victory convinces France to help the patriot cause its the turning point of the war |
| What was the weakness of the Articles of Confederation ? | Didn't give enough power to the central govt |
| What is the cabinet? | A group of advisers to the president |
| How many branches of government are there? | 3 branches |
| What does the legislative branch do? | Make laws |
| What does the executive branch do? | Carries out the laws |
| What does the judicial branch do? | Interprets the laws |
| What is the system of checks and balances ensure? | That any one branch doesn't get too much power |
| What branch does the Supreme Court? | Judicial Branch |
| Why is the Louisiana Purchase important? | Doubles the size of the United States and gave us the port of New Orleans |
| What was the result of the War of 1812? | France lost all land in North America |
| The Monroe Doctrine | It stops European countries from interfering in the Americas |
| What is the Industrial Revolution? | Inventions that improved farming and textile industries |
| What is the importance of the cotton gin | increases the need for slaves in the south |
| What is the Manifest Destiny? | Belief that the US should stretch from coast to coast |
| What happens in Seneca Falls? | In the 1840's it becomes the center of women's right movement |
| Why did people move west in 1849? | Gold Rush |
| What is the Abolitionist movement? | People who didn't want slavery |
| Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin? | Harriet Beecher Stowe |
| What was Uncle Tom's Cabin | A book showing the bad side of slavery |
| What was Lincoln main goal of the Civil War | To preserve the Union |
| What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? | Freed the slaves in the states that were in the Confederacy |
| What happened at Fort Sumter | Started the Civil War |
| Sectionalism and secession of southern states are | Causes of the Civil War |
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