American History

2025 1^st Semester Test Study Guide

The Test will come from the following areas:

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Unit 1—The First Americans (Modules 1-2)

1.      What are the main theories of migration of the first people to the Americas?

2.      What are the characteristics of Ancient American Civilizations?

3.      What are the cultural traits of North American Tribal groups?

4.      What events/conditions led Europeans to explore lands outside Europe?

5.      What were the major explorations made during the Age of Exploration?

6.      What were the goals for European colonies in the Americas?

7.      What were the impacts of the clash of European and North American cultures?

8.      Why was slavery part of the colonization of the Americas?

Unit 2—Revolutionary Era (Modules 3-5)

1.      What events/conditions led to the American Revolution?

2.      Who were the leaders of the American Revolution?

3.      Why was George Washington so important to the American Revolution?

4.      Why is the Declaration of Independence such an important part of the American Revolution?

5.      How did the Americans win the war?

6.      What kind of government did America have under the Articles of Confederation?

7.      How did the Constitutional Convention change America?

8.       Why was George Washington so important as the first US President?

9.      How did American political parties begin?

10.  What is the significance of the Louisiana Purchase?

11.  What events/conditions led to the War of 1812?

Unit 3—The Age of Jackson (Modules 6-8)

1.      What events reflected the rise of nationalism in the US?

2.      What was the Age of Jackson?

3.      How did the Industrial Revolution affect the North?

4.      What was the importance of cotton in the South?

5.      How did "manifest destiny" cause America to expand westward?

6.     How did Texas achieve independence from Mexico?

7.     What were the causes and effects of the Mexican-American War?

8.      How did religion spark reform in the early 1800s?

9.      How did early immigration lead to urban reform?

10.      What was the role of women in the Reform Era?

11.      What was the abolition movement?