Domain 2: United States History to 1865 (26% of test)

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Concepts and Skills:

  • European settlement of North America (Study Notes for European Settlement)
  • describe the development of Virginia
  • describe the settlement of New England
  • explain the development of the mid-Atlantic colonies
  • development of British North America
  • describe mercantilism and the trans-Atlantic trade
  • describe developments related to the growth of the African population
  • the American Revolution (Study Notes for the Revolution)
  • explain the primary causes of the American Revolution
  • explain ideological, military, and diplomatic aspects of the Revolution(click "view video" in sidebar on left)
  • explain the origins, purpose, and structure of the Declaration of Independence
    (Study Notes for the Declaration of Independence)
  • the U.S. Constitution(Study Notes for the Constitution)
  • explain specific events and key ideas related to adoption and implementation
  • explain key features of the document
  • growth in the first half of the 19th century (Study Notes for the New Nation)
  • explain the importance of the first two Presidencies and major issues faced
  • describe aspects of the Louisiana Purchase
  • explain the reasons for and the consequences of the War of 1812(Study Notes for War of 1812)
  • describe the reasons for and importance of the Monroe Doctrine
  • explain the impact of the cotton gin
  • describe westward growth and Manifest Destiny(Study Notes for Timeline of U.S. Expansion)
  • describe reform movements and explain women's attempts to gain suffrage(Study Notes for Other Reforms - see Women's Rights below)
  • explain developments related to Jacksonian Democracy
  • growing north-south divisions (Study Notes for Expansion and Slavery)
  • explain the political impact of slavery and abolition (Study Notes for Abolition & Women's Rights)
  • explain the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850(Study Notes for Debate over Slavery)
  • describe the Nullification crisis
  • describe the war with Mexico
  • the Civil War (Study Notes for Civil War)
  • describe and explain key events, issues, and individuals relating to its causes, course, and consequences (short video)(long video)

QUIZLET - Vocabulary from this section

QUIZLET - Civil War

ONLINE RESOURCES:

U.S. History.org (excellent online textbook and activities)

game that goes with westward growth and manifest destiny