social studies final

The motivation for the Europeans to explore the americas and their meaning

Gold: anything that could bring them wealth. Glory: FAME. God: they wanted to spread Christianity

Effects that European explorers had our native American

• europeans brought diseases that nearly killed them (Smallpox, malaria, measles)

• Natives were enslaved by Europeans

What was the Iroquois confederacy? Why did they form? What did their name “haudenosaunee” mean

• A group of five tribes from New York that joined to create peace

• haudenosaunee Means “people of the long house”

Where did the English explorer settle in the Americas?

• They settled on the east coast

• The 13 colonies

What is the northwest passage?

a route that goes through northern Canada to get to Asia

What was the main reason for the south being so full of African slaves?

The south wanted to Make as much money as possible so they enslaved Africans to work for free

Who were the Quakers what were their thoughts on equal equality for women?

Quakers were a Christian group of people. They believed men and women were equal.

What is a primary source Document

A primary source document is an original piece of evidence

What were the causes of the French and Indian war? Where did it take place?

• Competition over the beaver for a trade

• British settlers were moving onto French land

What was the Albany plan of union did it work? Why or why not?

Then Franklin wanted to unite the 13 colonies against the French it did not work because colonists loved self government

What was the stamp act

The British made colonists pay tax when they need paper

What were the three sides/stances people in the colonies took during the American revolution

Patriots: wanted freedom from Britain

Loyalists: loyal to the king

neutralists : they did not care and wanted to stay out of it

What was the Declaration of Independence and who wrote it

A document colonist wrote to separate from Britain a.k.a. a break up letter to the king from colonist

What was the significance of the battle of Saratoga

It was the turning point of the revolution because France joins the Patriots after seeing them, win the battle

What were some advantages the colonist had over the British at the beginning of the revolution?

• Home-field advantage (food supplies)

• More alliances (France) reason to fight

What was the result of the great compromise

• three branches of government

• Strong national government

• Two houses of Congress

  (House of Representatives: more people per state equals more votes. The senate : every state gets two votes)

What is the constitution

Our second attempt at US government and our current document law

What is the difference between the House of Representatives and the Senate when it comes to how many votes each state gets

HOR: The more population equals more votes

Senate: all states get equal votes

What is it called when we make a change the constitution and How does that change happen?

A change is called amendment and it takes a 2/3 majority to pass one

What is the Bill of Rights?

The first 10 amendments of the constitution meant to protect the people from the government

What are three branches of government? What is their job? What building can you associate with them?

Legislative branch: To make laws, capital building

Judicial branch: Supreme Court, interpret laws to see if it was broken

Executive branch: To enforce laws, White House

What does it mean to ratify something?

to approve something like the constitution

What was the Lewis and Clark Expedition

A US military expedition to find a water route through the Louisiana purchase to the Pacific Ocean

What does it mean to reform Something.

Reforming change for the better five example examples are the temperance movement abolitionist movement women’s rights Movement, education, prison, and mental health

What is the Erie Canal? What bodies of water does it connect? What is the benefit of having it?

a man-made water route connecting the Hudson river and Lake Erie increased trade for New York dramatically

What was the trail of tears

a series of trails that were used to take natives to home kind

What is manifest destiny

The belief that America was meant to spread its territory from sea to shining sea (Atlantic to Pacific)

What does the fifth amendment say and what does it mean?

Double Jeopardy: You cannot be tried for the same crime twice

Right to remain silent

Due process: you get the full treatment of the law

What was the 3/5 Compromise

Three out of five slaves would be counted towards the state population. This provided more votes in the House of Representatives.

What were two migration theories on how early humans made it to North America?

Landbridge theory: Humans were following their food until they cross the bearing land bridge

Boat theory: humans hopped from island until they got to South America

What were the three different regions of the thirteen colonies and what did each one want

Middle colonies: developing industries, bread

Southern colonies; farm cash crops, and get rich

New England colonies: farmland, religious freedom