1. Regents Review First half of the year

2. Steps to answering a DBQ 1- Read the question first. 2- Underline what the question is asking you to do (ex. Explain, analyze, describe, identify). 3- Think of what you already know about the question. 4- Examine the document- Ask yourself where this is from? When it was created? What is this about? Who is the author if any? 5- Read the document and underline information you feel can serve as your answer. 6- Answer the question completely.

3. How to cite a document? ***If there is an author, you should always cite them over the document #**** In Washington’s farewell address, As seen in doc1, Doc 1 demonstrates that Doc 1 shows that At the end of the paragraph you may also include the documents you have used in (parentheses)

4. Ways to introduce outside information Transition words Therefore, However, Moreover, Also, Furthermore, In addition to, Similarly, Likewise, As a result, An example of this is,

5. DBQ Checklist  Does your essay have a clear introduction and conclusion that is at least 4 sentences long?  Does your essay include at least 1 more than half the documents? Does your essay include outside information. Remember this is information you know about the topic that is not in any of the documents?  Is your essay well organized? Do you have a clear introduction, several body paragraphs and a conclusion?  Do you have a thesis statement? Have you included your thesis statement in the last sentence of your introduction?

7. New England Town Meetings/Virginia House of Burgesses Early examples of Representative Democracy

8. Declaration of Independence Statement of grievances against the king Consent of governed Natural Rights

9. Articles of Confederation Failed due to lack of central authority

10. Great Compromise Determined representation in Congress Two House legislature

11. Federalist V.S Anti-Federalist Disagreed over the division of powers between the national and state governments

12. Federalist Papers Encourage ratification of the Constitution

13. Federalism Division of powers between the state and national government

14. Checks and Balances Writers of Constitution feared concentration of power

15. Preamble to the Constitution “We the people” Power of government comes from the people

16. Elastic Clause “make all laws necessary and proper”

17. Electoral College Causes candidates to focus on more populated states

18. Supreme Court Judge Term =Life Decrease political interference

19. Amendment Allow for changes over time

20. Bill of Rights Protect Civil Rights

21. Unwritten Constitution Examples: Washington establishes a cabinet

22. Political Parties Nominate candidates and conduct political campaigns

23. Bank of the United States 1791 Debate between Hamilton and Jefferson Strict v.s Loose interpretation of the Constitution

24. Alexander Hamilton Pay off the Nations war debt by creating a National Bank

25. Whiskey Rebellion Government enforced Federal laws

26. George Washington Neutrality

27. Marbury V. Madison Judicial review Declare laws unconstitutional

28. Louisiana Purchase Ended French control of Mississippi River Lewis and Clark: explore a route to the Pacific

29. Manifest Destiny US Acquires territory from Mexico Westward expansion

30. Missouri Compromise Balance of power between slave and free states

31. Monroe Doctrine Warned Europe to stay out of Western Hemisphere

32. Gibbons V. Ogden Federal power was strengthened over interstate commerce

33. Andrew Jackson Voting increased during his presidency Spoils System: rewarded supporters with government jobs

34. Seneca Falls Convention Start of women’s rights movement

35. Dred Scott V Sanford Ruling benefited slave owners Slaves = property

36. Plantation System Climate and topography supported crops that needed labor

37. Sharecropping Allowed south to maintain cheap labor

38. Abraham Lincoln Goal was to preserve the Union North and South argued over states rights and expansion of slavery in the west

39. 14 th Amendment Citizenship to free slaves

40. Poll Tax, Literacy Test and Grandfather Clause Ways south tried to keep African Americans from voting

41. Jim Crow Law Segregation

42. Industry Growth of industry due to increase of investment capital Steel industry grows because new production techniques increased efficiency

43. Protective Tariff Encourages American manufacturing

44. Cities Grow from Immigration and people moving from farms

45. Farmers Concerned with power of banks and railroads

46. Sherman Anti-Trust Act Prevent large companies eliminating competition

47. American Federation of Labor Goal was to improve wages and conditions