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American History TAKS Test Review Notes

American History TAKS Test Review Notes. What happened in 1492?. Christopher Columbus sailed across to the America’s establishing Spanish rule to much of the New World. The Spanish established missions in the Western section of present day United States.

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American History TAKS Test Review Notes

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  1. American History TAKS Test Review Notes

  2. What happened in 1492?

  3. Christopher Columbus sailed across to the America’s establishing Spanish rule to much of the New World.

  4. The Spanish established missions in the Western section of present day United States.

  5. What was the name of the first settlement in the new American colony?

  6. Jamestown, Virginiaest. 1607 Other than Roanoke – the mysterious lost city

  7. Only 60 of more than 900 Jamestown colonist survived because of it was a very swampy location & disease spread easily.

  8. The Virginia House of Burgesses in 1619 was the first representative legislature in the English colonies.

  9. The Mayflower Compact in1620 established a self-governing colony based on the rule of the people..

  10. New England’s colony relied on what economic activity?

  11. New England couldn't rely on farming because of poor soil, so their main economic activity was shipbuilding, forestry & fishing.

  12. The Middle Colonies had a variety of economic activates like iron goods, shipping & lumber.

  13. The Southern Colonies relied on mainly agricultural products like tobacco, indigo & rice “cash crops”

  14. What effect did European colonization have on Native Americans?

  15. Native Americans who didn’t die from European diseases were pushed off their land.

  16. Road to Revolution

  17. Causes of the Revolution • The British taxed the colonies for revenue to pay for the French and Indian War

  18. “No taxation without representation” The colonists resented being taxed without having a voice in parliament.

  19. Tax acts • Stamp Act • Sugar Act • Tea Act American's resented taxation without representation

  20. The Proclamation of 1763 stated that colonist couldn’t settle beyond the Appalachian Mountains.

  21. Colonist resented the British for telling them were they couldn’t settle after the Proclamation of 1763.

  22. In 1774, as punishment for the Boston Tea Party, the Coercive Acts are enacted against Massachusetts. • What did the colonists call those acts?

  23. The Intolerable Acts King George III's decisionnot to repeal theIntolerable Actsor any of the other taxesfinally caused theRevolutionary Warthat led to theColonies Independence

  24. Loyalists vs. Patriots • Loyalists- Americans who supported Great Britain during the revolution • Patriots- Americans who favored independence from Great Britain during the revolution

  25. The Boston Massacre in 1770 was used as propaganda to rally Patriots against the British. Could you be next?

  26. Patrick Henry famous quote was “Give me liberty or give me ?”

  27. George Washington • Commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution • 1st President of the United States

  28. Thomas JeffersonAuthor of Dec of IndependenceFounder of Univ of Virginia3rd President Louisiana Purchase

  29. In 1776, a committee meets to draft a Declaration of Independence, which justified the right to revolt. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

  30. After independence is won in 1781, the colonies needed a government, so the government adopted what?

  31. What was wrong with the Articles of Confederation?

  32. A weak central governmentNo executive branchNo levying taxesNo regulation of tradeNo court system

  33. Some states were afraid of having a strong federal government because they didn’t want to be another England.

  34. Constitutional Convention of 1787 • Delegates drafted a new constitution to replace the Articles of Confederation.

  35. Small & Large states fought about representation.

  36. Great Compromise was splitting the legislative branch into 2 parts. • Senate – each state gets 2 senators in congress • House of Representatives – states that have a large population will get more representatives in congress.

  37. Unalienable rights are what?

  38. Alexander Hamilton was the Secretary of Treasury and favored a strong central government with a National Bank. He was a Federalist

  39. Federalist wanted a loose interpretation of the US Constitution & a strong central government

  40. Democratic-Republicans favored a weak central government and a strict interpretation of the US Constitution

  41. Principles of the U.S. Constitution • What is the correct term forpower that is shared between the states and national government with the national government having more power? Federalism • What is a system called in which people vote for the elected representatives to run the government? Republicanism • What is it called when the people hold supreme power? It is addressed in the preamble “We the people..” Popular Sovereignty

  42. To prevent any branch of the new government from being too strong, the new Constitution designed a system known as what?

  43. Separation of Powers Executive Legislative Judicial

  44. Checks and Balances This system is designed to ensure that not one branch of government will gain too much power.

  45. What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?

  46. Why were the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution in 1789 so soon after it was written?

  47. Protect Individual rights

  48. You need 2/3 vote in both houses of congress or 75% of state legislators to ratify the US Constitution.

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