U.S. History First Semester Study Guide- Varela.

This is for Quiz 1. (Tongva to Constitution)

Which are the most sophiscated places in the world?

Sanghe, Ghana and Mali are the most sophisticated. For it’s major education and amount of wealth.

What is going on with Europe around the time we start off in U.S. Hist?

Europe is going through tons of trade and movements at this point in history. Tech starting to change along with the invention of the compass.

What cultures are colliding?

Europe, Native American Tribes and Africa are colliding soon.

Columbus sails?

In 1492, the ocean blue. Aiming toward India for trade but ends up in America. The Columbian exchange started. (EX: Food, technology, and sadly viruses.)

What did the Spaniards start to do?

They begin to implement a force system in labor. The Encomedia system. Which enslaved Natives for they can survive.

What is the first colony made?

Jamestown. To strike rich. In 1607. Slavery becomes legal in 1965.

What did the settlers do to the Natives in Jamestown?

They attempt to enslave the Natives, who rebel, trying to grow tobacco since it is highly requested around this time, so they ran off. Settlers from other countries attempting to settle in the U.S. But they are forced to do labor for 7 years. Which strikes Bacon’s rebellion. So they burn Jamestown to the ground.

When did the first slave ship arrive?

1619. In Jamestown. For 200 years they illegally subjected immigrants in Jamestown. This takes place in Virgina.

What is the New England place originally settled by?

Puritans and Sepratins (Pilgrims). Whom make a separate colony.

Who’re the settlers in Pennsylvania?

The Quakers.

What is Mercantilism?

elief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism.

What is the navigation plan?

The crown (England) is going to enforce taxes. But colony’s attempt to avoid these taxes.

Where are sophisticated voting systems going to start arising in?

In Virginia, called the Virginia House of Burgesses.

When immigrants were going across the sea due to sea sickness what happened?

Over 25% of the people aboard that ship passed.

What is going on in the North and South around this time?

More industrialization; fishing becomes a popular form of earning money. Selling furs and lumber. Since industilaztion is happening so fast, it quickly develops into a civil war despite it being the early 1700s, this is one of the reasons as to why it happened.

What was another movement around this time?

The Great Awakening- a religious movement.

Where do the Tongva people orignally reside?

Los Angeles.

Who is the famous Tongva woman?

Toypurina- who leads a rebellion against the missing.

What makes up the declaration of independence?

Democratic principles-equality
Grievances against the king- reasons for separation
declaring the US independent

Our first plan of goverment?

Articles of confederation- a failed attempt at the constitution.

What is the constitutional convention?

To revise the articles of confederation and to make the constitution.

What is The Great Compromise?

The Great Compromise- in the Senate, every state gets two senators, no matter what. No matter the population size, however, the House of Representatives is going to be based on population.

What is the 3/5th Compromise?

The 3/5ths compromise states that 3/5ths of the slave population counts as representation of the state.

What is the Bill of Rights?

The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the Constitution. We got it because of the anti-federalists, because they were scared of the rights of the average person. So, we added it and then they said the Bill of Rights.

What are the federalists and anti-federalists?

Federalists- Want the constitution, to be in favor of it

Anti- Do NOT want the Constitution and think that states’ rights should be stronger than the federal government. They want state rights.