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final social studies
| term | definision |
|---|---|
| primary source | a first hand account of an event or a period of time. factual report, not interpretive |
| secondary source | an interpretation of a primary source second hand report |
| what is archaeology | the study of ancient peoples |
| how do historians learn about the past | documents, sources |
| how did the natives first arrive to America | they come from a land bridge that stretched from asia to North America. |
| how are the aztecs advanced civilization | created calendar, military, unique agriculture, farming system, skilled at art. |
| how are the Mayans an advanced civilization | created a writing and language system, created archiculture, created games, invented the concept of zero |
| how are the Incas a advanced civilization | created roads and bridges, created a sun dial Wich is like a clock |
| why did eurepoeon nations start exploring in the late 1400 | the age of exploration was a time the europeans began exploring the sea in search of wealth, land, spread of religion and glory |
| what was the impact of the Columbian exchange | there wear positive and negatives of the Columbian exchange. positive:trade was discovered, land and growth negative: slave trade |
| who were the conquistadors | the Spanish and portuguese colonists or early and modern period |
| What were the small groups of conquistadors able to defeat powerful empires in the Americans? | they had horses, dogs,swords but the most important they carried germs and diseases which killed the aztec and inca |
| what was the most popular trade | the triangle trade route |
| the northern colonies | they had infertile land and it was cold so it was really bad to farm |
| the middle colonies | the land was fertile and it had cold winters and hot summers so the farming was very good |
| the southern colonies | they replied on slave trade. the slaves worked on a plantation. the land was very fertile and produces many cash crops like tobacco |
| What were the causes of the French & Indian War? | Both the French and Britain claimed the Ohio River, for different reasons |
| What was the Albany Plan of Union and why did the colonies reject it? | was a plan to make a united colonial government.It was rejected because the colonies did not give up their power. |
| what was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763? | it prevented colonists from expanding west of the Appalachian Mountains. |
| Why did British policies after the French and Indian War lead to increased tensions with the colonists? | The proclamation created friction between Britain and the colonists in North America. |
| What was the Boston Massacre and how did it help drum up support for the revolution? | angry townspeople threw objects at the British soldiers. After one soldier was knocked down, the rest of the soldiers fired their weapons |
| How did the British respond to the Boston Tea Party? | The British responded by issuing The Intolerable Acts |
| What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence? | The Purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to protect American rights. |
| How did the American Revolution have a global impact? | showing other parts of the world that colonies could successfully survive |
| Why did some colonists remain loyal to England | their loved ones still lived there or simply because they grew up with the English government |
| How did Americans win the Revolution? | strong and smart leaders such as George Washington |
| What are inalienable rights? | Inalienable rights are rights that every human has. These rights cannot get taken. |
| What were the Articles of Confederation? | The articles of confederation was a article that gave the 13 colonies more power. |
| what was the 3/5 compromise | It was for the slave count that said for every 5 slaves they would count 3 |
| Why did the articles of confederation fail | the government was to weak |
| what are the 3 branches of government | legislative, judicial, executive |
| What is Federalism? | sharing power between the federal, state government and local. |
| what is the purpose of the bill of rights | prevent the government from taking away citizens rights that belong to everyone, and to clarify what those rights are. |
| Why the Constitution is considered a living document: | because it’s able to get amended for future generations as time goes on. |
| How did Alexander Hamilton help create a stable economic system in the United States? | created the first national bank. |
| What important precedents were established by George Washington | they were recognizing foreign governments and negotiating treaties |
| How did the first political party start? | The first political party was started over the ratification of the federal constitution of 1787. |
| Why were the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 unpopular? | was unpopular because It was unconstitutional by violating the first amendment of the constitution |
| Why was the decision to purchase the Louisiana Territory difficult for President Jefferson? | he believed we should not purchase the land because he thought the president could not increase their land, also because of his strict interpretation of the Constitution. |
| What did Lewis & Clark do? | they explored the new purchase Wich was called the Louisiana purchase |
| What were the causes of the War of 1812? | The cause of the War of 1812 were the british orders-in-council and impressment |
| What were the results of the War of 1812? | The war of 1812 with United States against Britain ended up as a draw. |
| What was the Industrial Revolution? | The process of change from an agrarian and handicraft economy to one dominated by industry and machine manufacturing. |
| What challenges did industrialization bring? | The industrial revolution brought the challenges of more slavery because of the cotton gin. |
| What was the impact of the cotton gin? | The cotton gin helped separating cotton seeds from cotton easier, it made one person clean cotton as fast as 50 people. |
| What was another the impact of the cotton gin? | It helped make many southern cotton plantation owners rich, because of how easy it was to do. |
| Why was the Monroe Doctrine important? | European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs. |
| Why do some people call Andrew Jackson “a man of the people” and others call him a power-hungry ruler? | Andrew Jackson treated the commoners well and didn’t favoritize only wealthy people. and also created a spoils system |
| How did President Jackson react to the Supreme Court decision supporting the Cherokees’ rights? | He did not admit that he wanted to evict the Native Americans for gold but his intentions proved that he was willing to do that. |
| Define Manifest Destiny; | Manifest Destiny was the belief that the US had the rights and duty to expand westward to the Pacific. |
| What are the causes and effects of the mexican war? | The US annexed Texas when it was still in under Mexican control which eventually lead to a war between US and mexico. |
| after the war the efects were | Mexico gave Texas, California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, most of Arizona and Colorado, and parts of Oklahoma, Kansas. |
| What was the California Gold Rush? | The California Gold Rush was gold was found in California. |
| Why do historians call the period 1830-1850 The Age of Reform? What issues did reformers address in this period? | Because during this period there were many movements and changes focused on improving society. |
| Who was Harriet Tubman? | Harriet Tubman was a woman who escaped slavery and then helped others escape for freedom |
| What women’s rights issues were discussed at the Seneca Falls convention of 1848? | The women's rights that were discussed were gender equality, property rights, and vote. |
| Who was Frederick Douglass? | He was a man who was born into slavery but then escaped to represent the rights of African Americans and women. |
| Define Abolitionists: | A person who strongly favors doing away with slavery and thrives to end it as a whole. |
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