1 / 8

Key Concepts in American Colonization, Revolution, and Early Government Formation

This comprehensive review captures essential topics in American social studies, focusing on the colonization period, the American Revolution, and the establishment of government principles. Key themes include the impact of colonial decisions, pivotal events such as the Boston Massacre and Battle of Saratoga, and the significance of documents like the Bill of Rights. The analysis also explores the transition from agriculture to industrialization in early America while addressing the effects of expansion and immigration. Understanding these themes is vital for grasping the historical foundations of the United States.

moe
Télécharger la présentation

Key Concepts in American Colonization, Revolution, and Early Government Formation

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Social Studies Benchmark Review February 27, 2012 Mr. Durfee, Mrs. Hillyard and Coach Lindemann

  2. Colonization & Revolution • Applachian Mountains were used to mark the edge of American lands in the Proclamation Line of 1763. • Triangular trade routes involved the direct exchange of rum for slaves. • Colonists moved to a representative form of government because of the the increase in population and their desire for political participation denied them in England • Puritans came to America to start a religious community • A farming (agricultural) economy in the southern colonies was created because of the mild climate, rich soil and long growing seasons.

  3. Revolution • Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense to encourage more people to support American Independence • Stamp Act, Boston Massacre, Tea Act, and Intolerable Acts were factors that lead to the American Revolution. • Battle of Saratoga was a turning point because it led France to make a treaty with America against England. • Samuel Adams was the leader of the SONS OF LIBERTY

  4. Constitution • The creation of the Legislative, Executive and Judicial branches of government were to create a SEPARATION OF POWERS. • Free speech was protected to give all parts of society a voice in government. • The Virginia Plan was based on a state’s population and the New Jersey Plan was based on equal representation for each state which led to the Great Compromise. • Magna Carta’s clause #39 had a direct impact on the Bill of Rights because it talked of right to trial by a jury before being convicted of a crime. • Changes (amendments) HAD to pass both houses of Congress by 2/3 and be approved by ¾ of state legislatures. • Articles of Confedersation denied the powers of taxations, trade regulation, and tariffs (tax on imported goods) to Congress because they feared a strong central government. • Popular soveriegnty meant that the source of power for the government came from the people of the U.S. • The Bill of Rights includes the right to free speech, religion, free press, and peacable assembly. • Unalienable rights are rights that all people have and that can never be taken.

  5. Landmark Supreme Court Cases • Marbury V. Madison= Judicial Review • Dred Scott v. Sandford=slaves were property and not citizens.

  6. Early America • ¾ of Americans were farmers • Disagreement over issues led to the creation of political parties such as the Federalists and Democratic Republican (Farmers vs. Manufacturing). • Geo. Washington warned against foreign alliances, debt, and political parties in his farewell address. • U.S. land size doubles after Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803. • Jefferson and John Adams served as Vice-Presidents and later Presidents of the U.S.A.

  7. Pre-Civil War • Jackson moved the Cherokee west to Oklahoma to give white settlers Native American land in the southeast U.S. • NULLIFCATION CRISIS centered around states declaring federal laws unconstitutional. • Southern states disliked high tariffs because they led to higher prices for manufactured goods. • Steamboats changed life along U.S. rivers by making manufactured items more accesible. • Mid 1800’s Americans moved west after gold was discovered in California. • New states in the 1850s were admitted after determining whether they would be a free or slave state which created many arguments. • TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO gave land to the U.S. from Mexicao as a result of the Mexican-American War.

  8. Industrial Revolution • Steam powered riverboats and trains • Rise in immigration • Technological advances • Economic Growth • Cheap goods • Child labor • BY 1850 the majority of Americans lived in rural areas in the Northeast, Midwest and the South. • Cyrus McCormick’s mechanical Reaper changed crop farming by reducing the labor needed for picking or harvesting crops. • As more people moved to the cities to work in factories, environment was changed to suit the needs of humans. • As interchangeable parts were produced, more products became available to consumers due to decreased cost. • Plantation owners received the greatest benefit with the invention of the cotton gin because they needed to buy less slaves to harvest cotton. • More inventions meant more travel options for Americans to get to and from all areas of the U.S.

More Related