Unit One - The Enlightenment to the Civil War
Chapter One Homework Questions
Homework Questions for Chapter 1-1: Many Cultures Meet
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When and how did the first peoples migrate to the Americas?
What cultural traits did many groups share?
How did agriculture lead to the growth of civilization?
How did the Renaissance change Europe?
Describe the "age of exploration."
What did the Portuguese eventually use the West Africans for?
What was Christopher Columbus actually looking for?
Who were the conquistadors and what country did they come from?
Describe the significance of the Columbian exchange.
Essential Question: What were the causes and effects of European arrival in the Americas?
Homework Questions for Chapter 1-2: The American Revolution
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Briefly describe the Spanish and French colonies in America.
Describe the English colony at Jamestown.
Name the New England colonies and what did the Mayflower Compact provide for?
List the middle colonies.
Describe the purposes of the two English traditions.
Define the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening.
How did taxes and traditional rights contribute to the American Revolution?
Describe several instances of colonial resistance.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and what did it declare?
What country came to the aid of the American colonists and what was the significance of the Battle of
Yorktown?
Essential Question: What important ideas and major events led to the American Revolution?
Homework Questions for Chapter 1-3: The Constitution
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What did most state constitutions include and what did they list?
What did the Articles of Confederation allow each state to do?
What did both the Land Ordinance and Northwest Ordinance accomplish in the Northwest Territory?
Describe Shay's Rebellion.
What were the New Jersey and Virginia plans and how do they relate to the Great Compromise?
Describe the purpose of the three-fifths compromise.
What was the major reason the Federalists argued for ratification of the constitution?
Why did the anti-federalists oppose the new constitution?
What was added to the Constitution and what rights did it protect?
Define the terms federalism, separation of powers, and checks and balances.
Essential Question: What ideas and debates led to the Constitution and Bill of Rights?
Homework Questions for Chapter 1-4: The New Republic
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Who was the first president of the United States and who did he appoint as his Secretary of State and
Secretary of the Treasury?
What was Hamilton's financial plan?
Why did Democratic-Republicans dislike Hamilton's plan?
Describe America's strained relations with Europe.
What were the purposes of the Alien and Sedition Acts?
Who won the election of 1800 and what political party did he belong to?
What is judicial review?
How did the geography of the country change with the Louisiana Purchase?
What was Jefferson's embargo and who did it actually hurt?
What side won the War of 1812 (if any)?
Describe the growing differences between the North and the South?
What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?
Essential Question: How did the United States and its government change in the late 1700s and early 1800s?