A. Historians Interpret Evidence in Different Ways and Are Affected by Their Own Bias

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A. Historians interpret evidence in different ways and are affected by their own bias

B. New sources and ideas can change interpretations

C. Primary and Secondary sources are used to interpret history

2. Eyewitness accounts of an event, something recorded the day it happened, diary, photograph…

3. New lands and riches. Europeans saw the potential for settling and gaining riches from the new lands

4. These diseases killed many Native Americans in the Mexico and the Caribbean

5. goods/people/ideas/disease

6. New World (America) to Old World (Europe)

Chapter 4

1. B – farming is MIDDLE colonies (“Bread Basket” colonies)

Chapter 5

1.  French desire to keep the English OUT of Ohio River Valley (they wanted the fur trade all for themselves!)

2.  Colonists should help pay for the costs of French and Indian War (debt)

3.  New colonial leaders – Sam Adams, John Adams, Patrick Henry

3. Boston Tea Party

4. Protest the effect of the Tea Act of 1773 on Colonial merchants (British had a monopoly on industry and could charge lower price for tea than colonial merchants, driving them out of business)

5.  Closed the port of Boston, no town meetings, new quartering act

Chapter 6

1.  A. Natural rights B. British Wrongs C. Independence

2.  Soldier at Valley Forge

3.  Warmer weather and the arrival of much needed supplies

4.  Common Sense – Convinces Americans to want to separate from England and declare independence

5.  Military strategy based on the local geography

6. Saratoga 7. Yorktown

Chapter 7

1.  C - The state government had more power than the central or federal government

2.  All states had equal representation (so large states could not outvote them)

3.  A - The Great Compromise (today this is our House- based on population, and Senate – equal)

4.  B - Anti - Federalists believed the constitution needed to spell out peoples’ rights (they were fearful of giving the federal government too much power)

5.  The Bill of Rights was added by the amendment process (1st 10 amendments or additions to constitution)

6.  D – Provide welfare for the poor - the preamble states “Promote the general welfare” – laws that will benefit all citizens

Chapter 8

*All powers are a Check and Balance on the other branches power

1. President – Veto laws, make appointments, carry out the law

Congress – override veto, ratify treaties, impeach, creates the law

Supreme Court – declare laws unconstitutional

2. State government – think PSSA (Pennsylvania System of State Assessments)

3. Amendment – is an addition or change to the constitution, allows the government to meet the changing needs of society (change the Constitution to match what we need at a given time)

4. To establish the Framework of our government (Articles 1, 2, 3)

5. Owning property

7.  Bill of Rights – (1st 10 amendments) Includes the freedom of religion, speech, the right to bear arms (own a gun), freedom from unlawful searches, no cruel and unusual punishment and many other!

Does NOT INCLUDE – voting rights or rights of the President