Pre IB U.S. 10 Summer Reading Assignment 2015
Ms. Ford
Email: ​
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Required Text:
You will need to purchase ​
United States History Preparing for the
Advanced Placement Examination​
by John Newman and John
Schmalbach. This is published by AMSCO, and I usually refer to it
as the AMSCO book. We will use other texts in class, but I will
provide you with a pdf version of those when needed. There are
a few versions of the AMSCO book. ​
Please make sure that you
purchase the 2010 Revision.​
If you get a different version you will
not have all of the needed information. Depending on whether
you buy a new or used book, your cost should be between
$14-20. I would buy the cheapest, best quality book. I don’t like
it when people have already underlined in my book-it distracts
me. And you will need to be able to annotate in this book.
Summer Reading Assignment
Hello! I’m very excited about getting to know you over the next year. I want our time together to
be as productive as possible. As a result, this summer assignment is designed to do a few things:
1) Remind you of information you acquired during World History and evaluate that information to
determine how it impacts settlement of the Americas.
2) Provide you with information about settlement of the Americas by European nations and
determine how differences in settlement patterns effect the development of American society.
3) Present you with specific information about each of the thirteen colonies. Our in-depth study
of American history will actually begin with the formation of the British colonies.
4) Require you to retain factual information as well as process information analytically in order to
enhance classroom discussion once school begins.
This assignment is not designed to be lengthy but rather to allow us to make the most of classroom
time as soon as we start back to school in August.
Complete the following questions in the space provided. You may turn the assignment in
electronically or on paper. Be prepared to turn it on the second day of class.
Chapter 1
1. In one sentence summarize the information provided in the section ​
Cultures of North America​
.
2. In one sentence summarize the information provided in the section ​
Cultures of Central and South
America.
3. In the first paragraph under ​
Europe Moves Toward Exploration​
the author poses the question, “But
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why was an oceanic crossing and exploration accomplished in the late 15​
century and not before?”
Use evidence from the text to answer this question. Limit your answer to 2 paragraphs (and the space
provided).
4. Pages 4-5 provide information on Spanish exploration of the Americas, some of which is likely familiar
to you. Complete the following chart based on information from those pages.
Terms/Information I Remember from World
Terms/Information that seems new to me
History (answer in bullet points)
(answer in bullet points)
1.
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2.
2.
3.
3.
4.
4.
5.
5.
5. What role did Queen Elizabeth I have in English exploration?
6. What areas in the Americas did the French settle/claim? Be specific.
7. What areas in the Americas did the Dutch settle/claim? Be specific.
8. What allowed the English to gain naval superiority over the Spanish?
9. Complete the following chart based on information from the reading.
Jamestown
Plymouth
Massachusetts Bay
Motivations for
settlement
Economic conditions
Relationship with local
tribes (if applicable)
Key leaders
Religious
activity/connections (if
applicable)
Additional significant
facts
Type of government
10. Where in North America did Spain develop settlements? What did the settlements have in common?
11. Complete the following chart based on information from the reading.
Spain
France
Treatment of Native
American people
groups
England
Chapter 2
In this section you will gain as much information about the British colonies as is possible from the reading.
Be thorough in your reading but know that some of the information simply cannot be found in the text.
(It is ok to leave something blank if the information simply is not provided in the reading.) This is primarily
due to the fact that some colonies developed more rapidly than others. I have broken the charts up so
that you will have more room (potentially) to answer.
12. Complete the following chart based on information from the reading.
Maryland
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Motivations for
settlement
Economic conditions
Relationship with
local tribes (if
applicable)
Key leaders
Religious
activity/connections
(if applicable)
Significant laws
passed
Additional
information specific
to the colony
New Hampshire
13. Complete the following chart based on information from the reading.
South Carolina
North Carolina
New York
Motivations for
settlement
Economic conditions
Relationship with
local tribes (if
applicable)
Key leaders
Religious
activity/connections
(if applicable)
Significant laws
passed
Additional
information specific
to the colony
New Jersey
14. Complete the following chart based on information from the reading.
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Georgia
Motivations for
settlement
Economic conditions
Relationship with
local tribes (if
applicable)
Key leaders
Religious
activity/connections
(if applicable)
Significant laws
passed
Additional
information specific
to the colony
15. Define corporate colonies
16. Define royal colonies
17. Define proprietary colonies
18. Define indentured servant
19. Define headright system
20. To what extent did mercantilism affect the political and economic development of the England’s 13
American colonies?
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21. Why did slavery in the colonies grow more rapidly in the last decade of the 17​
century than in the
earlier decades of that century?