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US History – Geography stuff 13 colonies ConnecticutDelaware GeorgiaMaryland MassachusettsNew Hampshire New JerseyNew York North CarolinaPennsylvania Rhode IslandSouth Carolina Virginia Put a dot where Jamestown is located? Shade the group of colonies that was the most tolerant of other religions? Middle Atlantic What group of colonies did most indentured servants live in? Southern What group of colonies did the Dutch & Germans live in – Southern, Middle-Atlantic or New England? Middle Atlantic What colony did most Huguenots & Jews live? New York SC Georgia Virginia Delaware MD PennsylvaniaNJ N. Carolina RI New York NH Conn. Mass. ▪
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Creating the US borders Expansion from Atlantic to Pacific Oceans = called _______________________ Territories added: Florida Louisiana Purchase Mexican Cession Oregon Country Original Thirteen Colonies Original United States Texas Annexation Louisiana Purchase Mexican Cession Oregon Country O C R O I L G 1 O I 3 N N I A E L S Original United States Texas Annexation Florida
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Moving West USA Added more States USA Built more Roads, Canals & Railroads This allowed ppl to move west and ship goods faster
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Trail of Tears As Americans moved west CLASHED (killed) Native Americans Eventually under President Andrew Jackson Native Americans were forced to move on the reservations. Most natives that were moved went to what present day state? Oklahoma
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Compromises to avoid WAR Missouri Compromise (1820) Compromise of 1850 Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)
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USA adds new states What helped Americans Move west from 1850 to 1900? Development of railroads, all- weather roads and canals
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New states When were most states were added to the USA west of the Mississippi River? After the Civil War
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Changes due to Civil War & Reconstruction Era Great Migration When? 1870s - 1900 What is it? Movement of African Americans to the North and West Who did what? Most moved for better economic opportunities and to escape the poverty of the South
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African- Americans Who was given the right to vote in 1870? African American Men What amendment granted them this right? 15 th From 1880 – to 1912 what do you see happening in the graph? Voter turn-out declined Why did this happen? Reconstruction ended and Jim Crow Era began, Poll taxes and literacy tests were implements. Ku Klux Klan rose in South to discourage African Americans from exercising their right to vote.
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Era of Immigration What happened to population of USA after the Civil War? Increased What happened to population of USA after turn of century (1900)? Increased again Why come to USA? Better jobs, escape problems at home Freedom, economic opportunity
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Immigration from where?? After 1900 came from what part of Europe? – South and East Before 1900 came from what part of Europe? – North and West
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Immigration What trend do you see happening with immigration from 1880s to 1940s? Change in where immigrants were coming from. Switched back and forth a few times.
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Go away immigrants… Why did USA citizens react this way? Afraid immigrants would disrupt their way of life and potentially take their jobs.
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Change in population Describe what is going on in the graph? Urban population increasing This means more people lived in cities by 1930 & less people lived in rural areas.
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Progressives What amendment does the picture have to deal with? 17 th Amendment – Direct election of US Senators What amendment does this picture have to deal with? 19 th Amendment – Women’s Suffrage
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Imperialism Why did the US want other places? As a market to sell goods and a way to get raw materials. Also to help guarantee peace and safety of the US
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Relations with Latin America What does the map show? Panama Canal Why was this built by the United States? To decrease shipping time between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans What policy (put in place under President Taft) do the pie graphs represent? Dollar Diplomacy
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World War 1 What changed after World War 1? Boundaries of countries redrawn or new countries created as a result of World War I.
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World War 2 What event does this map deal with? Bombing of Pearl Harbor (American naval base) by the Japanese What did the USA do after this event? Declared war on Japan and entered World War II
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World War 2 What does this map show? Japan’s Pacific island holdings (area they controlled)
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World War 2 What WW2 battle is shown above? Battle of Normandy (D-Day) Why was this battle significant (important) in the European theatre? Beginning of the end of the war in western Europe – started the liberation of western Europe from German domination What WW2 battle is shown above? El Alamein
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World War 2 What allied strategy is shown on the map above? Allied (US) island hopping strategy in the Pacific Theater of World War II
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Groups in WW2 What group is the above picture? Tuskegee Airmen Were they segregated during WW2? yes What group is the above picture? Native American Code Talkers (Navajo) Were they segregated during WW2? no
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Internment What group was relocated during WW2 for fear they would aide the enemy? Japanese Americans
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World War 2 The map shows 2 cities in Japan. What happened there? Atomic bombs dropped in order to bring about Japan’s surrender and end WWII
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Cold War What is the best title For this map during Cold War? Iron Curtain in Europe What country was divided? Germany
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Cold War Why did US get involved in Korean War? Truman Doctrine – containment of communism Why did US get involved in Vietnam War? Domino Theory – stop the spread of communism
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Cold War What Cold War event does the map deal with? Cuban Missile Crisis
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