AP Summer Assignments
Dear AP student,
Summer assignments are very important for an AP class as they provide a base of knowledge that
you will need to build on throughout the year. You will be responsible for THREE assignments
this summer. Please be sure to actively complete the assignment throughout your vacation.
Break it up! Please note students will NOT be provided with Founding Brothers.
Materials Needed
1 book (Founding Brothers)
Founding Brothers Packet
Flashcards (one side lined, the other unlined)
Assignment #1
You must read:
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis
AND
Complete the guided reading worksheets and critical thinking questions that accompany the book.
There will be a TEST on the book and the questions when you return to school in September.
Assignment #2
1. Read twelve themes present in U.S. History.
2. Define the list of words at the end on pieces of loose leaf. Be sure to keep the theme in
mind when writing the definition.
Assignment #3
You must create flashcards for the following terms. Please be sure to write the
term/name/event/place on the unlined side of flashcard and the information on the lined side. Be
sure to include definitions and important information about each subject. They should be short,
readable summaries, not long explanations. The subjects for the flashcards are written on the
pages attached. You should use historical tools found on the internet to complete this assignment.
The terms are divided by thematic units and time. THESE NEED TO BE WRITTEN IN PEN
OR PENCIL!
Have a great, productive summer!
Mr. Tessalone
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph Ellis (#1)
Directions: As you read the book Founding Brothers, answer the following guiding questions. Your
responses MUST be typed (12 Times New Roman).
Preface
1.
Describe how Ellis in the Preface presents the idea that the Founding Fathers had a sense that what
they were doing was going to be remembered. (Preface)
2.
Discuss the importance of the conversation between Benjamin Harrison and Elbridge Gerry. (5)
3.
Compare and contrast the two different early versions of the American Revolution in academia.
(13-14)
Chapter 1: The Duel
4.
Compare and contrast the different backgrounds and lives of Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton.
(21-22)
5.
What singular exception did the Hamilton-Burr duel represent? (40)
6.
One of the themes that we will be following throughout the text is the issue of character. How
does the duel between Burr and Hamilton relate to the issue of character?
7.
Why does Ellis pose the idea that the “best days” for Hamilton and Burr were behind them by
1804? (46-47)
Chapter 2: The Dinner
8.
What was the accommodation or compromise discussed at the dinner between Hamilton and
James Madison? (49)
9.
Describe why Madison gained the nickname “Father of the Constitution” (52-53)
10.
What was the federal government attempting to establish over the states with the assumption
crisis? (58)
11.
What role did Madison play? What role did Hamilton play? What role did Jefferson play?
12.
How does the Compromise of 1790 illustrate the disagreements among the leaders of the
revolutionary era?
Chapter 3: The Silence
13.
14.
What was James Jackson alleging about the proposed legislation from the Society of Friends
(Quakers)? Hint: Think of what the ultimate goal was. (81-82)
Describe the different reasons Southerners argued in support of slavery in the United States. Be
specific. (85-86)
15.
Why did Ellis make the point that Virginia “talked northern, but thought southern?” (96)
16.
How did northern segregation line up with the opinion of Thomas Jefferson in race relations?
17.
What were the 2 chief arguments of the proslavery forces? (104)
18.
Why do you think Chapter 3 was entitled The Silence?
Chapter 4: The Farewell
19.
Using evidence from the chapter, why was Washington held in such high regard by Americans?
20.
Describe the 4 most important messages of the Farewell Address.
21.
Describe how the relationships between Washington/Hamilton and Jefferson turned poisonous
during the early 1790’s.
22.
Why was Washington’s Farewell an important precedent? How did it reinforce the idea of what
this nation was founded on?
Chapter 5: The Collaborators
23.
Support this statement. “Thomas Jefferson and James Madison teamed up to lead a Republican
revolution and attempted to sink federalism into the abyss.” Be sure to use at least 5 examples
from the chapter.
Chapter 6: The Friendship
24.
Support this statement. “John Adams and Thomas Jefferson resurrected their friendship that had
become toxic by the election of 1800.” Be sure to use at least 3 examples from the book
Conclusion
25.
Be able to note the overall conclusions of Joseph Ellis in his analysis of the Founding Brothers.
Themes in United States History Guide and Assignment (#2)
Directions: Read the following twelve themes of United States History.
American Diversity
The diversity of the American people and the relationships among different groups. The roles of
race, class, ethnicity, and gender in the history of the United States.
American Identity
Views of the American national character and ideas about American exceptionalism. Recognizing
regional differences within the context of what it means to be an American.
Culture
Diverse individual and collective expressions through literature, art, philosophy, music, theater,
and film throughout U.S. history. Popular culture and the dimensions of cultural conflict within
American society.
Demographic Changes
Changes in birth, marriage, and death rates; life expectancy and family patterns; population size
and density. The economic, social, and political effects of immigration, internal migration, and
migration
networks.
Economic Transformations
Changes in trade, commerce, and technology across time. The effects of capitalist development,
labor and unions, and consumerism.
Environment
Ideas about the consumption and conservation of natural resources. The impact of population
growth, industrialization, pollution, and urban and suburban expansion.
Globalization
Engagement with the rest of the world from the fifteenth century to the present: colonialism,
mercantilism, global hegemony, development of markets, imperialism, and cultural exchange.
Politics and Citizenship
Colonial and revolutionary legacies, American political traditions, growth of democracy, and the
development of the modern state. Defining citizenship; struggles for civil rights.
Reform
Diverse movements focusing on a broad range of issues, including antislavery, education, labor,
temperance, women’s rights, civil rights, gay rights, war, public health, and government.
Religion
The variety of religious beliefs and practices in America from prehistory to the twenty-first
century; influence of religion on politics, economics, and society.
Slavery and Its Legacies in North America
Systems of slave labor and other forms of forced labor (e.g., indentured servitude, contract labor)
in Native American societies, the Atlantic World, and the American South and West. The
economics of slavery and its racial dimensions. Patterns of resistance and the long-term
economic, political, and social effects of slavery.
War and Diplomacy
Armed conflict from the pre-colonial period to the twenty-first century; impact of war on
American foreign policy and on politics, economy, and society.
Directions: Define the following terms that will help you better understand the themes above
using a dictionary or an online resource. These terms and definitions MUST BE WRITTEN on
pieces of loose leaf to ensure no issues of copy/paste.
DEFINE THE FOLLOWING WORDS USING A DICTIONARY OR
ONLINE RESOURCE. THESE DEFINITIONS MUST BE WRITTEN.
RACE, CLASS, GENDER, ETHNICITY, NATIONALISM,
EXCEPTIONALISM, POPULAR CULTURE, DEMOGRAPHY,
CAPITALISM, LABOR UNIONS, CONSUMERISM, URBAN,
SUBURBAN, COLONIALISM, MERCANTILISM, IMPERIALISM,
COMMUNISM, RADICAL, CONSERVATIVE, MODERATE, CIVIL
RIGHTS, TEMPERANCE, FEMINISM, ABOLITIONISM,
PROTESTANTISM, SLAVERY, AND MILITARISM
Summer Work Advice
1. Buy the book Founding Brothers early. It can be purchased at bookstores such as
Barnes and Noble as well as online at websites like Amazon.com.
2. If you know a student who had the course this year, ask them to borrow their
book.
3. Read the book and answer the questions in parts. Set goals for yourself and do
not wait to the last minute.
4. Make sure you read and reread the themes.
5. You must write the definitions from the themes on loose leaf paper.
6. You do not need to write out every single definition of the word. Pick the
definition(s) that tie in with U.S. history. Most should be only ONE definition.
7. Please email me if you have any questions. I generally check my email at least
once per day and will get back to you as soon as possible with a response. ONCE
AGAIN, DO NOT BE AFRAID TO ASK QUESTIONS!
8. My Email: [email protected].
9. Make sure you include the underscore in the email and the Lyndhurst High
School website also contains my email address.
Terms/Names/Events/Places
Christopher Columbus
Joint-stock company
Virginia Company, Jamestown
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Mayflower Compact
3 Different types of colonies
Bacon’s Rebellion
Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson
New England Confederation
King Phillip’s War
Quakers/Holy Experiment
Mercantilism
Dominion of New England
Self-government
Subsistence farming
Great Awakening
Jonathan Edwards
French and Indian War
George Washington
Albany Plan of Union
Salutary neglect
George III
Pontiac’s Rebellion
Proclamation of 1763
Controversial Acts of Parliament
Intolerable Acts
Enlightenment
John Locke
First Continental Congress
Patrick Henry
John Adams
John Jay
Second Continental Congress
Common Sense
Dec. of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Loyalists v. Patriots
Treaty of Paris
Land Ordinance of 1785
NW Ordinance of 1787
Articles of Confederation
Constitutional Convention
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
Great Compromise
3/5’s Compromise
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Federalists Papers
Bill of Rights
Neutrality Proclamation
Whiskey Rebellion
Democratic-Republican Party
XYZ Affair 90
Alien and Sedition Acts
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
Revolution of 1800
Louisiana Purchase
John Marshall
Judicial review
Marbury v. Madison
War Hawks
John C. Calhoun
War of 1812
Andrew Jackson
Hartford Convention
Era of Good Feelings
Sectionalism
Nationalism
James Monroe
Henry Clay
American System (3 Parts!)
Supreme Court Cases that support nationalism
Missouri Compromise
Special Relationship between USA and Britain
Monroe Doctrine
Factory system
Industrialization
Cotton gin and its effects
Market revolution
Corporations
Universal male suffrage
Democratic Party
John Quincy Adams
Indian Removal Act
Worchester v. Georgia
Trail of tears
States’ rights
Nullification crisis
Webster-Hayne Debate
Whigs
Panic of 1837
Antebellum period
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Henry David Thoreau
Horace Mann
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Seneca Falls Convention
Susan B. Anthony
William Lloyd Garrison
Frederick Douglass
Manifest destiny
Texas Revolution
James K. Polk
Fifty-Four of Fight!
Mexican War
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Mexican Cession
Wilmot Proviso
Overland trails
Gold rush
Samuel Morse
Railroads
Farming v. Urban frontiers
Panic of 1857
Free soil movement
Popular sovereignty
Compromise of 1850
Stephen Douglas
Fugitive Slave Law
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Kansas Nebraska Act
Know Nothing Party
Republican Party
Bleeding Kansas
John Brown
Dred Scott Case
Abe Lincoln
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Freeport Doctrine
Harper’s Ferry
Election of 1860
Crittenden Compromise
Habeas corpus
Border States
Confederate States
Jefferson Davis
Bull Run
Anaconda Plan
George McClellan
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Emancipation Proclamation
13th Amendment
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
Election of 1864
Copperheads
John Wilkes Booth
Draft riots