Below is a copy of the...
Midterm Study Guide
... that all students received in class
Please feel free to ask any questions regarding Midterms as comments to this post... I will try to post answers once on Saturday and once on Sunday.
U.S. HISTORY 1
MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE
U.S. HISTORY 1
MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE
Chronology
Be able to place all topics on this Study Guide in correct Chronological order!
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American Colonies
[IMPORTANT DATE ~ Columbus “re-discovered” America in 1492]
American Colonies
[IMPORTANT DATE ~ Columbus “re-discovered” America in 1492]
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Be able to explain the causes for European colonization of America (remember that individual Europeans and European nations have different reasons for colonizing
Be able to explain the causes for European colonization of America (remember that individual Europeans and European nations have different reasons for colonizing
Understand how European colonization of America impacted American Indian life and culture. (including the Iroquois League as mentioned under “French and Indian War”)
Be able to name all 13 original British Colonies AND place all 13 Colonies on a map!
Be able to name all 13 original British Colonies AND place all 13 Colonies on a map!
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French and Indian War
[IMPORTANT DATES ~ The 4 American wars between England and France began in 1689. The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended in 1761]
[IMPORTANT DATES ~ The 4 American wars between England and France began in 1689. The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended in 1761]
Know who fought in the French & Indian War (Europeans and American Indians) and why each group chose to fight. [NOTE: you do not need to know specific tribe names]
Know how the French & Indian war caused disagreements between England and the colonies…. And thusly, helped cause the American Revolution
Be able to define the “Iroquois League” and explain both why it was formed and why it was so pwerful.
Be able to explain the “Albany Plan of Union” and how it “foreshadowed” the coming American Revolution. (review the “Join or Die” Political Cartoon)
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Disagreements between England and the Colonies (Road to Revolution)
[IMPORTANT DATES ~ Parliament began taxing America to pay off war debts in 1764. The Declaration of Independence was written in 1776]
[IMPORTANT DATES ~ Parliament began taxing America to pay off war debts in 1764. The Declaration of Independence was written in 1776]
Be able to explain the cycle (remember the notes that went in a circle?) of discontent and protest from the colonists and anger, punishment, and taxation from the British King & Parliament
Be able to define the Stamp Act, , Quartering Act, and , Intolerable Acts
Know who the Sons of Liberty were and the role that they played in leading America to Revolution. (review the “Boston Massacre” engraving)
Know who wrote the Declaration of Independence, and why it was written (2 main reasons) – BE CAREFUL NOT TO CONFUSE IT WITH THE CONSTITUTION
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American Revolution
[IMPORTANT DATES ~ The Revolution began in 1775 and ended in 1781]
[IMPORTANT DATES ~ The Revolution began in 1775 and ended in 1781]
Be able to explain the reasons that the American Revolution began.
Be able to describe the Battles of Lexington & Concord, Bunker Hill, Trenton, Saratoga, and Yorktown…. Be able to place these battles in chronological order, and know which side won each.
Be able to explain some of the reasons for American Victory in the Revolution.
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Articles of Confederation & U. S. Constitution
[IMPORTANT DATE ~ The US Constitution was adopted in 1788]
[IMPORTANT DATE ~ The US Constitution was adopted in 1788]
Be able to define a “Constitution”.
Be aware that the Articles of Confederation was America’s first Constitution and our current Constitution was its second.
Be able to explain why the “Articles of Confederation” failed.
Be able to identify and explain the major debates (and compromises) from the Constitutional Convention.
Know the number of articles and amendments in the current US Constitution.
Be able to identify and explain the amendments in the Bill of Rights as well as some of the other key amendments (bolded on your amendments hand-out)
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U.S. Government
Be able to explain the purposes of a Government in your own words.
Know the definitions of (and differences between) TYPES (FORMS), LEVELS, and BRANCHES of government.
Be able to define the specific TYPES of Government discussed in class AND give examples of nations or groups that use them.
Be able to list and/or recognize the LEVELS and BRANCHES of U.S. government… including the people and powers and responsibilities of each.
9 comments:
What is the Iroquois League and what is the "Albany Plan of Union"?
hello? why arent you responding? lol
i have the same questions and i need answers
Hello Anonymous,
While you ought to look up a question that simple on your own before turning to me for an answer I will give you one this time...
The Iroquois League is a "confederation" (recent vocab word) of Native American tribes that joined together for mutual protection (from the Europeans and from other tribes of Natives) and to increase their power and wealth by combining their resources. They often pitted the English and French against one another (by playing both sides) in order to keep them distracted and out of the Natives' hair (so to speak).
The Albany Plan of Union...
was a plan developed by Benjamin Franklin LONG BEFORE THE REVOLUTION when France and England were fighting multiple wars w/ one another over land in America. The plan suggested that the British-American colones work together more closely politically and economically (as a "union" of colonies).
The plan was based on the Iroquois League's model wherein each colony (like each tribe in the league) would still be independent but they would also work together and pool their resources to provide better defense from Indian and French attacks and to gain greater wealth when they traded goods.
The plan DID NOT suggest becoming independent from England! It was not at all the same thing as the Declaration of Independence. But it did suggest that the colonies were starting to want to have more control over themselves and wanted England to have less power over them... a feeling which eventually grew and led to declaring independence and fighting the Revolution.
The Albany Plan of Union did not succeed by the way because England saw it as a threat to their power over the colonies and did not allow it.
Hey Ms. Bock,
I am confused on the Articles of confederation and the 27 ammendments. Did they go together? Like are the 27 ammendments the part of the articles of confederation?
You are confusing the "Articles of confederation" with the vocabulary term "articles"...
ARTICLES are the parts of any document.
AMENDMENTS are changes or additions to any document.
Our 1st constitution happened to be named "the Articles of Confederation".
Our current U.S. Constitution is made up of 7 original parts (called "articles") and 27 additions that have been made since it was written (called "amendments")...
so both documents had "articles", simply because both were made up of different parts, but only the 1st one used that word as part of its name.
Does that help?
Yes it does help. Thank you.
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