Elementary Education Praxis 5004
The Colonies - answer*New England Colonies* were Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, and New Hampshire. Life was centered around towns, but economics
were also focused on manufacturing, fishing, shipbuilding, and trade. Most settlers
arrived from England and Scotland. Adult males met to make laws.
*Middle Atlantic Colonies* were New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and
Maryland. At one time, New York and New Jersey were the Dutch colony of New
Netherland, and Delaware was once New Sweden. These colonies were the melting pot
with settlers from all over. Main economic was based on farming. The native Americans
were not as much of a threat. This region was known as the "breadbasket" of the new
world, since their seaports were constantly full of meat and flour. There was also ship
building, iron mining, and production of paper, glass, and textiles in factories.
*Southern Colonies* were Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia. Virginia was
the first successful English colony and Georgia was the last. The year 1619 was
important for Virginia and the US- 60 women were sent to Virginia to marry and
establish families, 20 Africans arrived, and Virginia colonists were granted the right to
self-government. They immediately elected their own representatives to the House of
Burgesses. Major economics was farming.
Acts that caused the war of independence - answer-*Proclamation Act* prohibited
English settlement beyond the Appalachian Mountains to appease the Native
Americans. *Sugar Act* imposed a tax on foreign sugars imported into the colony.
*Currency Act* prohibited colonial government from issuing paper money. Opposition
began in Massachusetts based on "taxation without representation".
-*Stamp Act* put tax on newspapers, legal documents, licenses, almanacs, and playing
cards. In response, the colonies formed the Sons of Liberty and staged riots against tax
collectors. It was repealed within in 3 months.
-*Townshend Acts* put taxes on lead, glass, paint, paper, and tea in order to generate
revenue and regain control of the colonists.
-*Boston Tea Party* Tea Act of 1773 gave the British East India Company a monopoly
on the sales of tea, the colonies responded with this. England responded with the
Coercive Acts (the Intolerable Acts).
Continental Congress - answer-The First Continental Congress in 1774 issued the
Declaration of Rights and Grievances- vowed allegiance to the king but protested the
right of Parliament to tax the colonies.
Formation of the two-party system - answer-George Washington warned against the
creation of "factions" in American politics. Thomas Jefferson echoed this, but he headed
the start of a political party.
-In 1790, Jefferson (secretary of state) and Hamilton (secretary of treasury) developed
the two party system. *Hamilton* wanted the federal government to be stronger than the
, state governments. He supported the creation of the first bank of the US. *Jefferson*
believed that state governments should be stronger. He opposed the creation of the first
bank of the US because he said it would give too much power to wealthy investors.
Jefferson's supporters called themselves Democratic-Republicans, Hamilton's
Federalists (because they favored a strong central government)
Growth of political parties (1820) - answer-Democratic-Republican Party became the
Republican Party and was the major party for years.
-By 1824, it split and a new party the *Whigs* formed in favor of strong national growth.
Those who favored slow growth were worker, small farmer-oriented and formed the new
*Democratic Party* with Andrew Jackson as its first leader
Lewis and Clark - answerExplored the newly bought Louisiana Territory under
Jefferson's orders. The expedition was called the Corps of Discovery. They went to the
Pacific Ocean and discovered more about the territory, also increasing the want for
Westward Expansion which lead to the belief in the doctrine of Manifest Destiny
Missouri Compromise - answerThose opposed to slavery used this to prove their point
showing that the land being considered for territories was part of the area the
Compromise had designated as banned for slavery
Kansas-Nebraska Act - answerPassed on May 25, 1854. This nullified the provision
creating the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. This allowed people of the two
territories to decide for themselves whether or not to permit slavery there. Kansas was
given the nickname "Bloody Kansas" because there were two strong groups that
opposed each other about slavery.
Dred Scott decision - answer1857- Dred Scott was a slave whose owner took him from
the slave state of Missouri, to the free state Illinois, into Minnesota Territory (which was
free). It was decided that Scott being in a free territory did not make him free, because
he was not a US citizen or a state citizen of Missouri.
Lincoln-Douglas debates - answer1858- Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas were
running for the office of US Senator from Illinois and both were a part of debates that
directly affected the outcome of the 1860 presidential election. Lincoln was not an
abolitionist, but was morally against slavery. He received a minority of the popular
votes, but a majority of the electoral votes. The southern states seceded as they said
they would if Lincoln and the Republican party were victorious.
The conclusion of the Civil War opened the floodgates for... - answerWestward
migration and the settlement of new land
Hoovervilles - answerPeople during the Great Depression created makeshift domiciles
out of cardboard, scraps of wood, and tents. A reference to President Hoover who was
overwhelmed by the situation and incapable of dealing with it.
The Colonies - answer*New England Colonies* were Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, and New Hampshire. Life was centered around towns, but economics
were also focused on manufacturing, fishing, shipbuilding, and trade. Most settlers
arrived from England and Scotland. Adult males met to make laws.
*Middle Atlantic Colonies* were New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and
Maryland. At one time, New York and New Jersey were the Dutch colony of New
Netherland, and Delaware was once New Sweden. These colonies were the melting pot
with settlers from all over. Main economic was based on farming. The native Americans
were not as much of a threat. This region was known as the "breadbasket" of the new
world, since their seaports were constantly full of meat and flour. There was also ship
building, iron mining, and production of paper, glass, and textiles in factories.
*Southern Colonies* were Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia. Virginia was
the first successful English colony and Georgia was the last. The year 1619 was
important for Virginia and the US- 60 women were sent to Virginia to marry and
establish families, 20 Africans arrived, and Virginia colonists were granted the right to
self-government. They immediately elected their own representatives to the House of
Burgesses. Major economics was farming.
Acts that caused the war of independence - answer-*Proclamation Act* prohibited
English settlement beyond the Appalachian Mountains to appease the Native
Americans. *Sugar Act* imposed a tax on foreign sugars imported into the colony.
*Currency Act* prohibited colonial government from issuing paper money. Opposition
began in Massachusetts based on "taxation without representation".
-*Stamp Act* put tax on newspapers, legal documents, licenses, almanacs, and playing
cards. In response, the colonies formed the Sons of Liberty and staged riots against tax
collectors. It was repealed within in 3 months.
-*Townshend Acts* put taxes on lead, glass, paint, paper, and tea in order to generate
revenue and regain control of the colonists.
-*Boston Tea Party* Tea Act of 1773 gave the British East India Company a monopoly
on the sales of tea, the colonies responded with this. England responded with the
Coercive Acts (the Intolerable Acts).
Continental Congress - answer-The First Continental Congress in 1774 issued the
Declaration of Rights and Grievances- vowed allegiance to the king but protested the
right of Parliament to tax the colonies.
Formation of the two-party system - answer-George Washington warned against the
creation of "factions" in American politics. Thomas Jefferson echoed this, but he headed
the start of a political party.
-In 1790, Jefferson (secretary of state) and Hamilton (secretary of treasury) developed
the two party system. *Hamilton* wanted the federal government to be stronger than the
, state governments. He supported the creation of the first bank of the US. *Jefferson*
believed that state governments should be stronger. He opposed the creation of the first
bank of the US because he said it would give too much power to wealthy investors.
Jefferson's supporters called themselves Democratic-Republicans, Hamilton's
Federalists (because they favored a strong central government)
Growth of political parties (1820) - answer-Democratic-Republican Party became the
Republican Party and was the major party for years.
-By 1824, it split and a new party the *Whigs* formed in favor of strong national growth.
Those who favored slow growth were worker, small farmer-oriented and formed the new
*Democratic Party* with Andrew Jackson as its first leader
Lewis and Clark - answerExplored the newly bought Louisiana Territory under
Jefferson's orders. The expedition was called the Corps of Discovery. They went to the
Pacific Ocean and discovered more about the territory, also increasing the want for
Westward Expansion which lead to the belief in the doctrine of Manifest Destiny
Missouri Compromise - answerThose opposed to slavery used this to prove their point
showing that the land being considered for territories was part of the area the
Compromise had designated as banned for slavery
Kansas-Nebraska Act - answerPassed on May 25, 1854. This nullified the provision
creating the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. This allowed people of the two
territories to decide for themselves whether or not to permit slavery there. Kansas was
given the nickname "Bloody Kansas" because there were two strong groups that
opposed each other about slavery.
Dred Scott decision - answer1857- Dred Scott was a slave whose owner took him from
the slave state of Missouri, to the free state Illinois, into Minnesota Territory (which was
free). It was decided that Scott being in a free territory did not make him free, because
he was not a US citizen or a state citizen of Missouri.
Lincoln-Douglas debates - answer1858- Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas were
running for the office of US Senator from Illinois and both were a part of debates that
directly affected the outcome of the 1860 presidential election. Lincoln was not an
abolitionist, but was morally against slavery. He received a minority of the popular
votes, but a majority of the electoral votes. The southern states seceded as they said
they would if Lincoln and the Republican party were victorious.
The conclusion of the Civil War opened the floodgates for... - answerWestward
migration and the settlement of new land
Hoovervilles - answerPeople during the Great Depression created makeshift domiciles
out of cardboard, scraps of wood, and tents. A reference to President Hoover who was
overwhelmed by the situation and incapable of dealing with it.
