Social Studies PRAXIS 5154 Latest Update 100% Pass

Social Studies PRAXIS 5154 Latest Update 100% Pass Articles of Confederation (1777) America's first government document. Problems with the Articles of Confederation 1. National government was weak 2. States operated like independent countries 3. Did not provide enough power to a centralized government 4. The continental congress had borrowed money to fight the Revolutionary War and could not repay their debts United States Constitution (1787) Drafted by the Philadelphia convention in response to the Articles of Confederation. It delineates the national frame of government, established laws, and guarantees basic rights for its citizens. Declaration of Independence (1776) Drafted by the Continental Congress, including members Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin. States that all men are created equal; have inalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; and the government comes from the consent of the people. Events leading to the American Revolutionary War 1. Harsh taxes imposed by the British government 2. The Boston Tea Party 3. The Intolerable Acts 4. The first Continental Congress 5. The Battle of Lexington and Concord (1775) The Battle of Saratoga (1777) Turning point in the American Revolutionary War. This was the first American victory over a major British force and secured monetary and military support from France. 13 Colonies 1. Rhode Island 2. Delaware 3. Pennsylvania 4. New Jersey 5. New York 6. Georgia 7. North Carolina 8. Connecticut 9. Massachusetts 10. Maryland 11. South Carolina 12. New Hampshire 13. Virginia Jamestown, VA English colony settled for profit. Plymouth, MA Pilgrims on the Mayflower, seeking religious freedom. Northeastern Woodland Indians Lived in the forest, wigwams and longhouses, Iroquois, Squanto, Pocahontas. Plains Indians Midwest region, Nomadic, followed buffalo migration, buffalo main source of food, lived in tepees, Cheyenne. Southwestern Indians Cliff dwellings, Arizona and New Mexico region, Hot, rocky, little rainfall, permanent dwellers, farmers required irrigation, basket-making, kachina dolls, Apache and Navajo. Pacific Northwest Indians Coastal, mild climate, aquatic and forest resources, cedar and salmon most important resources, totem poles, Chinook. Events leading to the Civil War 1. Economics of slavery