Section I
Beginning
Theories on who discovered America first
Causes of European exploration
Columbus (5 w's)
Colonies
Jamestown (5 w’s)
Powhatan
Starving Time
Plymouth/Pilgrims
Massachusetts Bay/Puritans
Salem Witch trials
Role/Production of Colonies
- Middle
- Southern
- New England
Evolution of labor (Natives, Indentured Servants, Africans)
Triangular Trade (what to where)/Middle Passage
Navigation Acts (who-why)
Dominion of New England/Sir Edmund Andros
Salutary neglect
Enlightenment
Great Awakening
Section II
French and Indian War
Alliances
Causes
Warfare
Results/Proclamation of 1763
Section III
Revolutionary War
Boston Tea Party
Stamp Act
Intolerable/Coercive Acts
Boston Massacre
Loyalists vs. Patriots
Alliance with France
Battle at Lexington and Concord
Declaration of Independence
- Author
- Parts
- Preamble/key phrases
- What government looks like
- List of abuses/Past Grievances
- Conclusion
Common Sense
Strengths & Weaknesses of British and Continental army
Effects/Treaty of Paris
Articles of Confederation
- What it is
- Weaknesses
- Powers
Section IV
Constitution
5 purposes in Preamble
Convention (5’s)
- Plans (VA, NJ, CT)
- Compromises
Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists
Inclusion of Bill of Rights
Federalism
Checks and Balances
Who makes up Congress
Separation of Powers
- Executive
- Legislative
- Judicial
Political Parties
Federalists
- Who
- Beliefs/views
Democratic-Republicans
- Who
- Beliefs/views
National Bank debate
U.S. Involvement in the French Revolution
Nullification
XYZ Affair
Jays Treaty
Alien and Sedition Acts
Section V
Louisiana purchase (5 w's)
War of 1812 (5 w’s)
- Cause/Effects
Embargo Act 1807
Industrial Revolution
- Cause/Effect
Nationalism
Monroe Doctrine
Trail of Tears
Section VI
Westward Expansion
Manifest Destiny
Missouri Compromise
Why move west
Oregon Trail
Mormon Trail (why)
Santa Fe Trail (why)
Battle for Texas
- Alamo
- Battle of San Jacinto
- Texas is Annexed
War with Mexico
- All of the people
- Gadsden Purchase
- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo