Hialeah Gardens High SchoolAdvanced Placement United States HistorySummer Assignments
Mrs. Borges
OVERVIEW
Advanced Placement U.S. History is a college-level course that students may take to fulfill the11
th
grade Social Studies requirement for graduation. The AP U.S. History course is designed toprovide students with the analytic skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically withthe problems and materials in U.S. history. These summer assignments should give you anidea of what to expect at the start of the school year.There are four general purposes for this preparatory work:1. To get your juices flowing about American history, particularly our first topic of ColonialAmerica.2. To accelerate our movement through this topic. As students, you all have briefly coveredColonial America at some point, therefore, we will move quickly through this topic.3. To orient you to the workload and variety you will have this year. Reading is your primary“homework” all year long. What you do with this information is to analyze and respond to it.These assignments will give you a taste of these processes.4. To help you start thinking like a historian. How do we know what we know about the past?What evidence do we use to understand history, and how reliable is that evidence?
CLASS BLOG
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REQUIRED READING
The following book may be purchased at a local bookstore (Barnes & Noble, Borders, etc.) or atan online store (Amazon, B&N, Half.com, etc.) The book may be new or used. You may alsocheck the book out from a local library if available, but purchasing your own copy is highlyrecommended.
American Colonies: The Settling of North America (The Penguin History of the United States,Volume1)
, By Alan Taylor, ISBN: 0142002100
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
As with all units of study, learning objectives will help focus your thinking and confirm your understanding. As you work through these assignments, think about answers to the followingquestions:1. How did English motivations for settlement differ from Spanish motivations for settlement?Were there similarities?2. What were the differences in Spanish and English patterns of settlement and colonialadministration?3. How did the Protestant Reformation influence migration to the American colonies?4. How did Chesapeake, Virginia, Massachusetts, and the Middle Colonies (PA) vary in their settlement patterns?5. The origins of slavery.
ASSIGNMENTS
Assignment # 1: Purchase and read
American Colonies: The Settling of North America (ThePenguin History of the United States, Volume1
), By Alan Taylor, ISBN: 0142002100This book will serve as an introduction to colonial America. As with all readings this year, keepin mind the learning objectives as you read; these are some of the essential things you mustknow. Also, you have been given a list of key terms for this unit. Look for them as you read,and get to know them (note that they may not all be in the summer reading). The key termsmust be
hand written
on notebook paper. Typed key terms will not be accepted.Assignment # 2: After reading, it’s time to do some writing. Instructions for this assignment arenoted on the attached sheet entitled “BOATS-R-US COLONIAL RELOCATION SERVICES,INC.” You are to write a fictitious letter describing a colonial region; either Chesapeake Virginia,Massachusetts, or Pennsylvania. Do not be overly concerned about the timeframe of this letter-it may be as broad as you need (within the rough confines of 1607 – 1720) to convey somesense of the region. Your goal is to describe the region in a way that your client, Lord Walker,will find helpful. All the background you should need is contained in the pages you have readand your current understanding. You may also use an additional outside source of your choice if necessary. Be creative! Have fun!Assignment # 3: Map Work (Directions and blank map below)
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Readings and assignments must be completed by the first day of class, August 24, 2009.
KEY TERMS
1. John Winthrop2. Henry VIII3. Protestant Reformation4. Church of England (Anglican)5. Puritans6. John Calvin7. James I and Charles I (Stuarts)8. Virginia Company of London9. Jamestown, 160710. Captain John Smith11. Pocahontas12. “Starving Time”13. John Rolfe14. 1619 (key events)15. indentured servitude16. headright system17. Separatists (“Pilgrims”)18. Congregationalists (MassachusettsBay)19. Plymouth, 162020. Mayflower Compact21. William Bradford22. Massachusetts Bay Colony23. “City Upon a Hill”24. Roger Williams25. Anne Hutchinson26. covenant of grace vs. covenant of works27. Dutch West India Company28. New Netherlands/New Amsterdam29. William Penn30. middle passage31. Bacon’s Rebellion (1676)32. half-way covenant33. mercantilism34. Navigation Acts – 1651, 1660, 1663,167335. Lords of Trade and Plantations (Boardof Trade)36. triangular trade37. Dominion of New England38. Regulators39. Jonathan Edwards40. George Whitefield41. new lights vs. old lights42. Seven Years’ War (1754 – 63)43. salutory (benign) neglect44. Ohio Country45. Albany Congress (1754)46. Proclamation Line of 1763
BOATS-R-US COLONIAL RELOCATION SERVICES, INC.
Lucky you! You are a relocation agent for Boats-R-Us Colonial RelocationServices, Inc. which has recently sent you on a long, long (1607-1720 approx)scouting trip to the American colonies. You have just returned to London and your favorite client, Lord Walker, has requested that you write him about your experiences in one of the colonies since he plans on taking up residence in theNew World for a few generations. Obviously, your client is a wise and enterprisingyoung man, but he needs your assistance in picking a place he can call home. Asa professional, you are concerned about his future happiness so you should becareful to warn him about some of the pitfalls, and perhaps you may wish to sharesome advice on achieving political and personal success. Other things of interestto your client may include:• Physical geography• Type of people in the colony• Social structure• Key colonial leaders• Economic pursuits/opportunities• Religious climate• Organization of the colony (towns, etc.)• Hardships, problemsYour letter should be 300-500 words in length and it may be “dropped” within anytimeframe of colonial America. (Obviously, colonies had different founding datesand your “window” may be as open or closed as you would like) Remember, becreative!
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