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History of the U.S.
Question | Answer |
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Title: ... History of the United States | Early |
1400’s first … arrive | Europeans |
1492: … | Christopher Columbus |
European... come to this land. | diseases |
Subtitle: Native American Groups of the ... and ... | East ... Midwest |
Eastern woodlands: farmers, ..., permanent homes | fisherman |
Plains: hunters of ...; semi-permanent homes | buffalo |
Subtitle: … American Groups of the West | Native |
Nevada: ... | nomads |
Southwest: farmed ..., adobes, pueblos, and caves | corn |
Coastal: relied heavily on the … and timber | ocean |
Subtitle: First European ... | Settlements |
King of England Wants new ... to make money. | territory |
1500’s moving into North … looking for natural resources, gold etc. | America |
People who are different religion of their native homeland are .... | dissenters |
1607 First English colony : ... | Jamestown Virginia |
Subtitle: The ... Colonies | English |
1733: 13 … were established. | colonies |
... are grown to sell and export. Example: ... | Cash crops tobacco |
… are large farms that usually have only one crop. Example: ... | Plantations cotton |
Title: A New ... | Country |
150 years of .... | growth |
Subtitle: ... in the Colonies | Government |
Each colony has its own ... to govern themselves. | governor |
1754 – 1763 War with ... | France |
Britain raises … in the colonies to pay for war. | taxes |
Subtitle: American ... and Beyond | Revolution |
1774: Continental Congress in .... | Philadelphia |
1783 – US gains ...!! War is over. | independence |
1787 … written. Delegates from colonies write the important document. | Constitution |
Title: … and Growth | Expansion |
Subtitle: … Expansion | Westward |
... is the idea of expanding the US across the nation from sea to shining sea. | Manifest Destiny |
1803 – US bought the … doubled the size of US. | Louisiana Territory |
Treaties with Native Americans: broken. Forced to live on .... | reservations |
Subtitle: Internal … | Divisions |
1861 – South vs North over … issue. | slavery |
Sparks the ...: one of the world’s bloodiest wars. | Civil War |
We will have to ... the nation after the war. | rebuild |
Subtitle: The … Revolution | Industrial |
New types of machines built and make farming easier; less people needed to work the .... | land |
Factories: turn out goods ... and .... | fast ... cheap |
Goods move fast: human-made … , canals, steamboats, and railroads. | waterways |
Economy expanding! People moving into … in large numbers! | cities |
Title: A … Power | Developing |
Throughout 1900’s: economy, … continue to expand | population |
Subtitle: The Role of ... | Immigration |
Early 1900’s: large number of … from Ireland, Germany, Italy, Poland, Hungary. | immigrants |
… people came from throughout Europe. | Jewish |
Subtitle: … and World War II | The Great Depression |
… The Great Depression causes economy to suffer. | 1929 |
President … (FDR) creates The New Deal. | Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
Create ... and have new rules for ... and businesses | jobs ... banks |
Federal … expands. | government |
1939 - … begins in Europe and the Pacific | World War II |
US tries to stay .... | neutral |
1941 … bombed by Japan. US enters the war!! | Pearl Harbor |
... – US and allies win the war. | 1945 |
Allies are .../... | friends ... comrades |
… expand to make goods for warfare. | Industries |
… is going great. | Economy |
Subtitle: Expanding ... | Prosperity |
After the war the US is considered to be a …. | superpower |
A country with dominant ..., ..., ..., and ... influence. | military, economic, political, cultural |
Not all Americans benefited: ... for African-Americans. | inequality |
1960’s: ... is the movement for equality. | Civil Rights Movement |
Congress passed new laws that gave African-Americans equal ... to end discrimination. | rights |