Name:
Mr. Harris
Advanced Placement U.S. History
Summer Assignment 2016
Directions: Please read Chapters 1-4 (pages 1-119) in your textbook – The
Enduring Vision. You will be required to outline chapters 1 through 4. Outlines
for each chapter should be at least 4 pages (front and back) for a total of 8 pages
in length (hand written). If you do not know the proper form of an outline, please
see me before the summer. In addition, you are to answer the attached
questions in full paragraphs (no less than a page hand written). This assignment
will be collected the first day of school (absolutely no excuses) and you will be
tested on Chapters 1- 4 (Friday, first week of school). The effort put into the
outlines and questions will be reflected on your exam. Since you will be handing
in this assignment the first day of school, please make a copy of it if you want to
study from it for your exam. Remember: Nothing should be typed. All work
must be hand written and NEAT.
You are to work independently on this assignment! (Will count as a major
assignment). No students should have identical outlines or answers to the
questions.
In addition: Please fill out the accompanying map of the US. Make sure you
know all the states and their capitols. You may abbreviate to fit on map, but
make sure you know how to spell each state and capitol. Also, fill out bordering
countries and oceans. You will be tested on this information, as well.
Please do not wait until the last minute to complete. Manage your time
appropriately throughout the summer. (A typical assignment during the
year will consist of a chapter per week, an outline, and several questions).
Please note: If you choose not to complete this assignment and “drop” to SCALE
U.S. History, you are responsible for all SCALE summer work. Contact an
administrator over the summer if you have any concerns.
Also, you can only “drop down” to SCALE U.S. History during the summer. Once
the school year begins you must “drop” to Honors or Regents American History.
I will be periodically checking my school e-mail over the summer. If you have
any questions, let me know. [email protected]. I will get back to
you as soon as possible
Have a great summer! See you in September.
1.
Compare the experiences of the first English settlements: Roanoke, Jamestown, and Plymouth. What were
their motivations for settlement? What problems did the settlers face, and how, if at all, did they overcome
them? What lessons did the English learn from their experiences in each colony?
2.
Compare and contrast the role of religion in Virginia and Maryland before 1700. What role did religion play
in each colony? Why? What difficulties would colonists have had in practicing their religion?
3.
Explore the efforts of France and Spain to create empires in North America. What were their objectives in
establishing settlements in North America? What difficulties did they encounter? Overall, how successful were
they? Please include Spain’s Encomienda System.
4.
What did John Winthrop mean when he spoke of his "city upon a hill"? To what extent were the Puritans
successful in building that city? How and why did the market economy threaten and ultimately transform their
city?
5.
Discuss the role of religion in shaping New England society. What was the importanceand the fundamental
weaknessof the "conversion experience"? Why did New England's religious institutions become far more
democratic than those in Great Britain?
6.
Discuss the changes in the labor system in Virginia between 1625 and 1700. What types of labor were used?
What were the characteristics of the different labor systems? Why did some systems prove more successful
than others? Explain.
7.
Describe the role of women and the family in Puritan society. What position did women have in the Puritan
family and in New England society generally? To what extent was the lot of New England women better than
it had been in England, and to what extent was it much the same?
8.
What were the economic foundations of the British West Indies? How did the planters on the islands maintain
a labor supply? How did the "sugar revolution" transform the British Caribbean colonies into "a starkly
unequal world of haves and have-nots"?
9.
Explain how Chesapeake politics and society were shaped by the following factors: royal indifference, the
need for additional taxes, demographic patterns, economic successes and failures, and labor problems.
10. Describe Bacon's Rebellion. Why did the rebellion occur, and who were the key leaders for and against the
rebels? How did the rebellion come to an end? How did it influence Virginia's land and labor systems?
11. Compare the "Restoration" colonies: Carolina, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Why were they
founded, who settled there, and what were the economic and political successes and failures in each colony?
12. Why did Chesapeake planters shift from using indentured servants as laborers to black slaves?
13. Why did colonial New Englanders abandon John Winthrop's vision of a" city upon a hill"?
14. What factors facilitated the extension of slavery from the English Caribbean to Carolina?
15. Discuss the Salem Witch Trials, detailing first the known facts about what happened and then reviewing and
evaluation the interpretations offered in your text of the causes of the witchcraft and hysteria.
16. In what ways did the middle colonies differ from other English colonial regions?
17. 17. How did the French and Spanish colonies in mainland North America differ from those of
England?
18. How did the Enlightenment influence the American colonies?
19. What was mercantilism? How did Great Britain, France, and Spain attempt to apply it in their
colonies? How successful were they? Why?
20. Why did slavery develop in the Carolinas? How did northern and southern Carolina differ? Did
slave conditions improve or worsen over the years? Explain.
21. Compare the Spanish and French attempts at developing their American colonies in the
seventeenth century. Why were the colonies established? What were the main successes and
failures? Why did they seemingly not have the same success as the British?
22. What the impact of the Glorious Revolution on the English colonies? Why was it significant to
colonial development?
23. Explain how North America became an extension of Europe's battlefields from the late
seventeenth century to the mid eighteenth century. What impact did these wars have on the
relationship between the colonies and the government in England?
24. How did European expansion affect Native American culture? How did Native Americans affect
European expansion in North America?
25. In what sense was the colonial economy and society "maturing" during the eighteenth century?
Discuss economy, population, standard of living, literacy, colonial elites, and politics.
26. Explore the Great Awakening. Why were there calls for religious revival in the early 18th century?
Who were the leading revival preachers, and what did they argue? How did the Great Awakening
influence American religious and cultural life?
27. Discuss the importance of the New England Town Meeting. How did it promote Democracy in
the colonies?
28. What was so attractive about becoming an Indentured Servant? Who was a typical Indentured
Servant? Where were they from? How long was a typical contract? What would they get when
contract was complete?
29. How did the Mayflower Compact, Virginia House of Burgesses, and Fundamental Orders of
Connecticut provide the roots of Democracy we enjoy today?
30. Discuss the John Peter Zenger case. What was he accused of? What was the outcome of the case?
31. Who are the Democratic and Republican candidates for President in 2016. Who do you think the
front runner is as of the summer of 2016? At this point, which candidate would you support?
Why?