8th Midterm Study Guide
Latitude and Longitude
5 Themes of Geography – examples
First Americans
Great American Civilizations – Mayas, Aztecs, Incas – know their location and how people adapted to the land
Crusades, Renaissance – how did they change Europe?
Christopher Columbus - 1492
Explorers – refer to chart we studied about explorers – major contribution
Spanish Conquistadors – Cortes and Pizarro
Middle Passage & Northwest Passage – what were they?
Protestant Reformation – Martin Luther
Roanoke
Jamestown – know the date – how did colony survive?
New England, Middle, Southern Colonies – way of life, resources, founders, reason for establishment – map of 13 colonies
Pilgrims
Puritans
Quakers
Proprietary Colony vs Royal Colony
Representative Government – Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, House of Burgesses, Parliament
Cause and Effects of European Exploration of the Americas – see page 87
Native Americans – from Columbus to pre-revolution – treatment of, involvement in various wars and conflicts
Great Awakening – how did this affect the colonies?
Enlightenment – how did this affect the colonies?
Causes and Effects of the French and Indian War (Seven Years War) – know the dates
Albany Plan of Union – Benjamin Franklin
Taxes imposed on the colonists by Britain – significance, causes and effects
Revolutionary War – see objectives on website
Possible Essays
DBQ – page 131, 137, 148 – pictures – being able to analyze the pictures and explain significance of the events they represent
Discuss the three most significant people in American history up to the First Continental Congress. Be able to defend why you chose these individuals and use discussions, readings, and notes to defend your choices.
Imagine that you are writing a chapter book on American history for young children. What would be your 4 chapter titles and discuss why you have chosen them. (History up until the end of the Revolutionary War)
Election – discussing the importance of voting, the need to reform campaigns, and to what extent our responsibilities reach in terms of preparing ourselves to vote.