creating a nation. earliest americans folsom discoveries george mcjunkin, new mexico j.d....
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UNIT ONE Creating a Nation
“HISTORY IS A GUIDE TO NAVIGATION IN PERILOUS TIMES. HISTORY IS WHO WE ARE AND WHY WE ARE THE WAY WE ARE.”
Q1:ANALYZE THE NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURES BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF EUROPEAN SETTLER IN MESOAMERICA.
Earliest Americans Folsom Discoveries
George McJunkin, New Mexico J.D. Figgins What is a civilization?
Early Civilizations of Mesoamerica The Olmec and Maya
Anthropologists think first people to build civilization in America were Olmec Olmec culture emerged between 1500 and 1200 BC
near Veracruz Mexico Olmec culture lasted until 300 B.C. and ideas
spread throughout Mesoamerica influencing many different peoples
Around A.D. 200 Teotihuacan influence spread, Mayan culture emerged in Yucatan peninsula and expanded into control and southern Mexico
The Toltec and the Aztec Despite frequent were the Mayan people thrived
until 900s A.D. when their cities were abandoned for no reason in Yucatan
Mayan cities in highlands of what is today Guatemala flourished for several more centuries until 1500s
Meantime people known as Toltec began building city called Tula
A.D. 1200, Tula fell to northern invaders known as Chichimec, one group was known as the Mexica
Q2: ANALYZE THE NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURES OF NORTH AMERICA BEFORE EUROPEAN SETTLERS.
North American Cultures Hohokam
AD 300 in south central Arizona Elaborate canals Grew large crops of corn, beans, squash Decorative pottery
Ended around 1300’s Anasazi
AD 700 and 800 850 to 1100 Chaco Canyon Pueblo Bonito AD 1130
Adena and Hopewell 1000 BC to AD 200 Adena 100 BC to 400 AD Hopewell
Mississippian Cahokia
Q3:DIFFERENTIATE THE NATIVE AMERICAN BY REGION AT THE TIME OF THE EUROPEAN’S ARRIVAL.
North American Native Americans By Region Eastern Woodlands
Major Names Algonquian Iroquoian
Slash and burn Longhouses Wigwams Government
Southeast Choctaw , Creek, Natchez and
Chickasaw Lived in towns Hunted deer, bear, wildfowl, and
alligators War town and Peace town
Southwest Zuni, Hopi, and Pueblo Corn, Squash, Beans Kachina cult 1500s Apache and Navajo
came to region Central Plains Pacific Coast
Neotkas, Chinook, Salish, Tlingit, Haida, Kwakiutls
Range spanned southeaster Alaska to Washington state
Housing and food
Far North
Q4: DESCRIBE THE VIKING AND SPANISH EXPLORATION OF NORTH AMERICA, DISCUSSING THE IMPACT OF EUROPEANS ON NATIVE AMERICANS.
European Exploration Reasons for Exploring First European on American soil
A.D. 1001 Leif Ericsson Spain sends Columbus West
Ptolemy’s Geography Bartolommeo Dias First Voyage
Mistaken Location Later Voyages Spain Claims America
Line of Demarcation Treaty of Tordesillas
Other Explorers Juan Ponce de Leon Ferdinand Magellan Hernan Cortes Francisco Pizzaro Francisco Vasquez de Cornado
Q5: EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ENGLISH AND FRENCH SETTLEMENTS, CRITIQUING THE SUCCESS OF THE PLYMOUTH AND JAMESTOWN COLONIES
French Empire in America France Explores America
Giovanni de Verrazano Jacques Cartier
New France is Founded Life in New France
New France Expands Exploring the Mississippi River Settling Louisiana Rivalry with Spain
English Colonies in America England Takes Interest in America
Reformation Divides Europe Reformation Changes England Economic Changes in England
England Returns to America Gilbert and Raleigh Lost Colony of Roanoke Jamestown is Founded
Early troubles Tobacco Saves Colonies First Assembly Head rights Lure settlers
Plymouth Colony 1620, November-Cape Cod
Puritans Separatists Wampanoag
Q6: DIFFERENTIATE THE STRUCTURES OF THE NEW ENGLAND, MIDDLE AND SOUTHERN COLONIES.
Thirteen Colonies New England
Colonies Farming Society Triangular Trade
Middle Colonies Colonies Farming Society
Southern Colonies Colonies Farming Society
Land Crisis Nathaniel Bacon’s Rebellion
Q8: DEFINE MERCANTILISM, EXPLAINING THE IMPACT OF THE NAVIGATION ACTS ON THE AMERICAN ECONOMY.
Mercantilism Reasons for Mercantilism Pro and Con Navigation Acts 1660 Staple Act 1663
Problems with Enforcement Dominion of New England Challenging Puritan Church
Q9: DESCRIBE HOW THE IDEAS OF THE GREAT AWAKENING AND ENLIGHTENMENT FURTHER INCREASED AMERICAN DISSENT WITH ENGLAND.
Glorious Revolution James II vs. Parliament
Catholic heir and coming of William and Mary William and Mary crowned
English Bill of Rights
Enlightenment John Locke
Two Treatises of Government Essay on Human Understanding
Jean Jacques Rousseau Social Contract
Baron de Montesquieu Spirit of Laws
Great Awakening Jonathan Edwards George Whitefield
Legacy
Q10: EXPLAIN HOW THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR BECAME A CATALYST FOR THE EVENTS THAT LED TO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
French and Indian War Turbulent Relationship
Proclamation Act 1763 Toleration Act of 1763 Custom Duties Exports Sugar Act 1764 Quartering Act 1765 Stamp Act 1765
Reaction to British Taxation Sons of Liberty Stamp Act Congress Declaration of Rights and Grievances Townshend Acts 1767
• Boston Massacre• Gaspee Affair• Committees of Correspondence• Tea Acts• Boston Tea Party• Coercive Acts• First Continental Congress• Second Continental Congress• Lexington and Concord and Minute
Men• Declaration of Independence
Northern Campaign Battle of Bunker Hill Battle of Boston Battle of New York
Southern Campaign Battle of Charlestown Battle of Savannah Battle of Kings Mountain Battle of Cowpens Battle of York Town
Ending of War Treaty of Paris 1783
Q11:EXPLAIN THE AMERICAN MILITARY STRATEGIES DURING THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN CAMPAIGNS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
Q12: IDENTIFY ANY THEMES FOUND IN THE NEW STATE CONSTITUTIONS, COMPARING THEM TO THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION.
The Young Nation New State Constitutions
Republican Ideas Spread Revolution Changes Society Weak Central Government
Articles of Confederation Pros vs. Cons
Shays Rebellion
Q13: ANALYZE THE PROBLEMS WITH THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION, EXPLAINING HOW THE PROBLEMS WERE RESOLVED IN THE CONSTITUTION.
Pre-Constitutional Convention Annapolis Convention
Goals of Constitutional Convention James Madison
Debate and Compromise