Dear AP US History Student: WELCOME TO APUSH!!!
To prepare for the class, you are required to complete a “SUMMER ASSIGNMENT.” Since the AP
History curriculum is so extensive, reading the beginning chapters of the text makes it possible to
cover more periods of history during the school year.
The Summer Assignment includes the following: (A & B are required – C is optional)
A. CHAPTERS 1-2-3 -- SUMMARIES:
Go Online to the following site: http://wikinotes.wikidot.com/
1) Click on American History (on the left hand side of the screen) - then click on the 12th Edition
• Click on Chapters 1-2-3 -- print a copy of each chapter
2) Read the Chapter Summaries and complete the assignment for each Chapter
(Assign Sheet is attached at the end of this letter)
This Assignment is due at the end of the first week of school.
B. Watch two “ADAM NORRIS” videos on Historical Periods 1 & 2 (10 minute)
• For each video, create a separate hand-written outline – these will be due on the first day of school
1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p_dNOpqdj0&list=PLlair5BOIPJaUm7qr07c7JA_zyt2dH3I&index=1
2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YlsHTjfguc&list=PLlair5BOIPJaUm7qr07c7JA_zyt2dH3I&index=2
C. OPTIONAL “BONUS” Assignment: You may want to take advantage of this Assignment to
earn extra Bonus Points that will be added to your quarter AP Grade. Read ONE of the books
listed below and write a 2-page summary and reaction to the book.
Use the MLA format & the “5-paragraph” Essay format for the paper. This will be due on the first day of class for full
credit. (If handed in late – you can still receive partial credit.)
* Founding Brothers by Joseph J. Ellis * 1776 by David McCullough
* George Washington: His Excellency by Joseph J. Ellis
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* John Adams by David McCulloch (A great biography of our second President)
* Born for Liberty by Sara Evans - read Chapters 1-5 (A History of Women in America)
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* Americaʼs Women: 400 years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates & Heroines by Gail Collins
- read Chapters 1-9 (American Women from Colonization to the Civil War)
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If you have any questions about the assignment please stop in Room 121 any time before the end
of the school year. You can also email me during the summer and I will get back to you as soon as
I possible can. EMAIL: [email protected]
Have a relaxing summer vacation. I look forward to having you in the APUSH class next year.
S. Jeanne Marie Vanderlinde
The American Pageant Summer Reading Assignment
Read the 3 Chapter Summaries at >> http://wikinotes.wikidot.com/ Answer the questions legibly in pen or
type out the answers to the Questions. (Highlight the terms & TYPE out answers to the questions)
Chapter 1: New World Beginnings, 33,000 B.C.–A.D. 1769
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1. What factors encouraged European nations to explore and settle the New World? In your opinion,
which were most significant? (List the top 3 in order of importance – Explain each of them)
2. Describe the positive and negative effects of the “Atlantic Exchange.” (When Worlds Collide)
(3 Examples each)
3. Why was the Old World able to dominate the New World? What were the strengths and
weaknesses of the Old World? What were the strengths and weaknesses of the New World?
Chapter 2: The Planting Of English America: 1500—1733
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Answer the following questions – write a paragraph for each part of the Question:
1. Why was England slow to establish New World colonies? What factors were most significant in
encouraging English settlement & colonization of the New World?(List and describe 4-5 examples)
2. How did Spanish success in the New World influence the English colonial efforts? What was the impact
of England’s defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 on England’s colonial efforts?
3. Describe the men who settled the first English colony at Jamestown. Evaluate the mistakes made by the
early English settlers in Jamestown. Explain three reasons why so many of the Jamestown settlers died.
What factors aided the eventual success of the colony of Virginia?
Chapter 3: Settling The Northern Colonies: 1619—1700
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Answer the following questions – write a paragraph for each part of the Q:
1. Why did the Puritans come to America? List and explain 4-5 key factors. What enabled
them to survive and achieve some success in the New England region?
2. How did the Puritans reconcile their own religious dissent from the Church of England with their
persecution of dissenters like Hutchinson and Williams? Does their outlook make them hypocrites? Why or
Why not?
3. Why did hostilities arise between Puritans and Native Americans? What was the result? How did the
Virginians and Puritans treat the Native Americans differently? Could Indian and European interactions have
occurred in any other way? Why or Why no
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