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American History Topics

1
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First People In America ?

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Nomadic Hunter Gatherers

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When a group Moves from one place to another

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Migration

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Bering Land Bridge

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In Alaska. Now Beringia. People crossed from Asia into America.

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4
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Ice Age

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Earth was covered with Ice and snow. Oceans were frozen

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5
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First American Civilization

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OLMEC in MesoAmerica

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First American Civilzation

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Maya Civilisation in Mesoamerica

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7
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Theocracy

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Rule by God. Priests are in charge

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Aztecs

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Warriors. Now in Mexico.

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9
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Oh My America’s Interesting

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Olmec, Maya, Aztec, Inca

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10
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Native Americans

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Settled in Four Corners

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Four Corners

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The place where utah, colorado, arizona and New mexico meet

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Anasazi

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First Native American

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13
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Inuits

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Lived in Igloos

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14
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Renaissance

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In Europe when technology and knowledge grew

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15
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Magnetic compass and astrolabes

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GPS in for sailors. 1400 B.C

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16
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Marco Polo

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Silk, spices, scents, stones

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17
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Prince Henry the Navigator

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School of navigation in Portugal

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18
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African Slave Trade

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Mainly by Europeans and Arabs

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1497

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Vasco De Gama sailed to Cape of Good Hope in search for sea route to India.

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20
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1492

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Christropher Columbus discovered America. He landed in “San Salvador” in Bahamas.

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Christopher Columbus

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Thought he discovered India. So he named islands WestIndies and Americans as American Indians.

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22
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Line of Demarcation

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Everything to west of it is Spain and Everything east of it is Portuguese.

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Amerigo Vespucci

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America is named after him. He travelled length of South America.

24
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Columbian Exchange

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Killed Millions of Native Americans. Bacterias and viruses from Europe spread in America for which Native American had no immunity.

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Spanish Explorer - Conquistadores

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Wanted to convert people to Christianity, trade for goods, find lots of gold

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First Colonies

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Spanish, Portuguese and finally British

27
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First British Colony

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Named Virginia after Queen Elizabeth I . Found by Sir Walter Raleigh.

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French Colonies

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Quebec in Canada. Lousiana in North America.

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Dutch Colonies

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Purchased Manhattan from local people.

30
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1600 - 1700

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Colonies and Institution of slavery were established, along with trade networks, regional identities and states.

31
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Slavery in americas

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Driven by Tobacco growing Plantations and their need for cheap labour

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Slave Triangle

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Rum and Iron from Europe -> Africa
Slave and Gold from Africa -> West Indies
Sugar and Molasses from West Indies -> America

33
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JamesTown

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Is in Virginia. First permanent english settlement in north america

34
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13 Original Colonies

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Every state we know on east coast until Georgia. Georgia was the last colony in 13 original colony.

35
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Thanksgiving

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In Plymouth (Massachusetts) . Native americans showed colony people how to grow maize and other crops. Celebration of harvest at fall is believed to be first myth of Thanksgiving

36
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Southern Colony Identity

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Plantations, Dependency on Slavery and more slaves than slave owner

37
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Northern Colony Identity

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Town Life, Puritan Values, Limited use of slavery and more trade

38
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Middle Colony Identity

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Mixed Agriculture and Industry, Mixed used of slavery

39
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Navigation Act of 1651

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England wants to profit from colonies. So it made it illegal to sell goods to any other country , other than england.

40
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What is common between Great awakening and Enlightenment

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They both advocated equality with British people in England and encouraged debate.

41
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Pre-Revolutionary War

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British Colonies on East coast had infighting with native americans and French colonies which were spread intereior to the east. It was time to unite the colonies and fight with French

42
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Albany Plan

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Laid by Benjamin Franklin. Main idea to raise money, train military and organise government

43
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George Washington

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Young surveyor. Assigned by governor of virginia to convince French to leave.

44
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Stage for Independence was set by following events

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Sugar Act -> Stamp Act ->Boston Massacare -> Boston Tea Party

45
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Original british were known as

46
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Who was the bad king who decided to rule or free the colony

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King George III

47
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Declaration of Independence

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July 4, 1776

48
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Declaration of Independence

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Preamble -> Introduction

Grievances -> complaints (against the king)

49
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Declaration of Independence in 40 words

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Government is social contract. If the ruler doesn’t protect the people and their natural rights, the contract is broken and th epeople can overthrow him. King George iii broke the contract, so now the U.S. is its own nation.

50
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Was declaration of independence before the war ?

51
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Revolutionary war

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1776-1791. Spain and French helped colonies here to get free from Britishers.

52
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How was Revolutionary war won

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home-field advantage,
knowledge of terrain,
motivation for the cause,
civilian support,
great leadership,
help from france and spain
53
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First New Government of Independent US

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Challenges -

New country needed money , since was in debt so government had to expand its north west territory.

Recognize slaves or not

GED Social Studies (2 decks)

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