Social Studies semester review

When was the American Revolution

1775-1783

What were some causes of the American Revolution

1. Proclamation of 1763

2. Taxation without representation

3. British control over colonial laws and trade

4. colonial desire for self-government

What is the Proclamation of 1763

colonist could not move west o the Appalachian Mountains

Important figures of the American Revolution

1. George Washington

2. Thomas Jefferson

3. Benjamin Franklin

4. John Adams

Outcome of the American Revolution

Independence for the 13 colonies United States was formed, Treaty of Paris(1783)

When was the Sugar Act

1764

When was the Stamp Act

1765

When were the Townshend Acts

1767

When was the Boston Massacre

1770

When was the Tea Act

1773

When was the Boston Tea party

December 16, 1773

When was the Quartering Act

1765 (renewed/expanded versions 1766-1774)

When were the Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)

1774

What was the Sugar Act

Raised revenue by taxing sugar and molasses imported to the colonies; tightened enforcement against smuggling and increased colonial anger over taxation without representation.

What was the Stamp Act

Required colonists to buy stamped paper for legal documents, newspaper, and other printed items; direct internal tax on colonists, sparking widespread protests and the Stamp Act Congress.

What were the Townshend Acts

Placed import taxes on goods like glass, paint, paper, and tea and created stronger enforcement; led to boycotts of British goods and heightened tensions.

What was the Boston massacre

Clash between British soldiers and colonist left five colonists dead; used as powerful propaganda by colonial leaders to rally support against British policies.

What was the Tea Act

Allowed the British East India Company to sell tea directly in the colonies (undercutting local merchants) and reinforced Parliament’s right to tax; angered colonists and prompted direct action.

What was the Boston Tea Party

Colonist protested the Tea Act by dumping British tea into Boston Harbor; major act of resistance that provoked a harsh British response.

What was the Quartering Act

Required colonial assemblies to provide housing and supplies for British troops stationed in America; seen as an infringement on colonial rights and privacy

What was the Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)

Series of punitive laws(including closing Boston Harbor and limiting Massachusetts’ self-government) passed in response to the Boston Tea Party; united colonies in opposition and led to the First Continental Congress.

What is a primary source

The original sources of information recorded at the time an event occurred

examples of primary sources

first hand accounts of events, historical documents, artifacts, government records, court documents, military records, diaries and journals, speeches, autobiographies, interviews, photographs, letters

what is a secondary source

the sources are derived from primary sources(like second-hand information) Usually the author of a secondary source will have studied the primary sources of a historical period

Examples of a secondary source

textbooks, biographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias

Regions of Texas

1. Great Plains

2. North Central Plains

3. Coastal Plains

4. Mountains and Basin

Coastal Plains Climate, major City, Main economic Activity, Vegetation

1. Hot and humid because we are close to the Gulf of Mexico

2. Houston

3. Petrochemical

4. Grapefruit, oranges, lemons

North Central Plains Climate, major City, Main economic Activity, Vegetation

1. Warm summers (70 degrees F), cool winters (50 degrees F)

2. Fort Worth

3. Cattle Ranching

4. Grasslands

Great Plains Climate, major City, Main economic Activity, Vegetation

1. cool winters, warm summers

2. Amarillo

3. wheat farming

4. corn and wheat

Mountains & Basins Climate, major City, Main economic Activity, Vegetation

1. hot and dry

2. El Paso

3. trade, USMCA

4. Cactus plants

What are shamans

priests and healers for the natives; high among the social status

Karankawa culture is what

nomadic, used canoes to travel between barrier islands, small signals to communicate

Atakapa culture

nomadic, East Texas, lives near swamps

caddo culture

agricultural, grew corn, were matrilineal (tracing kinship'/family line through mother/ woman) use of the word ‘Tejas” valued women

Coahuiltecans culture

nomadic

What were the Comanche (Plains Natives) known for?

Expert horse riders, used bison/buffalo as food, lived in the plains of Texas(Plains Natives)

Why did the Spanish leave Europe to go to the Americas?

1. Gold

2. God

3. Glory

4. They wanted to find riches, spread religion, and gain wealth for themselves and Spain

Cabeza de Vaca explored where, for what country and what did they accomplish

1. Texas

2. Spain

3. wrote about cities made of gold which inspired others to come to the new world

Herman Cortes explored where, for what country and what did they accomplish

1. present day Mexico City

2. Spain

3. conquered Aztecs

Francisco Coronado explored where, for what country and what did they accomplish

1. Texas, New Mexico (Cibola) and Kansas (Quiver)

2. Spain

3. ??

La Salle explored where, for what country and what did they accomplish

1. Claimed land like the Louisiana Territory, Mississippi Rivera and Fort St. Louis

2. France

3. ??

What 3 countries challenged each other for claims in the Americas

1. France

2. England

3. Spain