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0verview ol the Time Span:
This unit deals with colonial history from the settlement of the New World through the end of the
Revolutionary War. lt was during this span of time that the 13 original colonies were founded and
began to evolve into three distinct sections delineated by diverse cultural, economic, religious,
political, and social differences (SECTIONALISM). We also see two major power shifts in this unit as
(1) the English gradually gain control of the New World at the expense of the French and (2) the
American colonies gradually gain independence from England.
Sources
Newman & Schmalbach: chapters 1-5 (up to p. 83)
Henretta: chapters 1-6
Quiz Dales
Map Quiz: Thursday, August 30
(su[iect lo change)
Chapter 1 AND
Sepulveda/de las Casas reading: Tuesday, September 4
Chapter 2 AND
Bacon's Rebellion reading: Tuesday, September
11
Chapters 3 AND
Great Awakening reading: Tuesday, September 18
Chapter 4 AND
Loyalists vs. Patriots reading: Tuesday, September 25
Chapter 5 AND
Revolutionary War readings: Tuesday, October 2
lxam
Dates
(subiect lo chanCIe)
Unit 1 lDs (part 1): Friday, September 21
Unit 1 lDs (part 2): Tuesday, October 9
Unit 1 Multiple Choice: Thursday, October
Unit 1 Essay: Friday, October 12
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Unit
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IDs, Colonial and Revolutionary Peilods
Section One
Section Two
Walter Raleigh
William Pitt
Treaty of Tordesillas
Treaty of Paris 1763
Bacon's Rebellion
Pontiac's Rebellion
Jamestown
Proclamation of 1763
Elizabeth
Samuel de Champlain
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Pocahontas
Albany Congress 1754
John Rolfe
Theory of Mercantilism
John Smith
Ceorge Crenville
Thomas Dale
Sugar
John Calvin
John Winthrop
King Philip's War
Dominion of New England
Act1764
Stamp Act1765
Quartering Act 1765
Declatory Act1766
Townshend Acts
Boston Massacre
Jeremiads
Creat Puritan Migration
John Winthrop
Anne Hutchinson
Roger Williams
New England Confederations
William
Penn
Clorious Revolution 1 688
Fundamental Orders of Conn
Salem Witch Trials
Comm ittees of Correspondence
Boston Tea Party
lntolerable Act
Quebec Act
Samuel Adams
Battles of Lexington and Concord
"vi rtual representati on"
Olive Branch Petition
John Hancock
Bunker Hill
Headright System
Benedict Arnold
Middle
Thomas Paine
Passage
Half Way Covenant
Ceorge lll
Triangular Trade Routes
Battle of Saratoga
First Creat Awakening
Ben Franklin
Ceorge Whitefield
Battle of Yorktown
Jonathan Edwards
Treaty of Paris 1783
AP US History
uNrT oNE STUDY GUTDE (CH 1.5)
UNIT ONI
THIIfiS
1. Culture clash: Consider the impact of European settlement on Native Americans, the Africans who were
brought to America, and on the American environment.
2. Concepts of liberty and opportunity: What did the European colonists want when they came to America?
Was it political freedom, religious freedom or economic opportunity? What was their attitude towards personal
(individual) freedom?
3. Geographical influence: To what extent did the geography of the east coast of North America shape the
economic, social and political development of the English colonies?
4. England: ln what sense did events in England and Europe influence the development of the colonies in
North America?
5. Establishment of precedents: What ideas and institutions, established during the colonial period, became a
foundation for the future United States? Focus on religious institutions, economic development, political
institutions and concepts, as well as general values and attitudes about America.
6. Relations with lndians: What practices and policies towards the treatment of lndian peoples were
established by English colonists? What were the roots and justifications for these policies?
7. The American Dream: What did John Winthrop mean by a "city upon a hill"? To what extent did the
colonists (not just New Englanders) succeed in establishing a "city upon a hill"?
8. Puritanism: To what extent did the economic, social, and political beliefs of the Puritans influence the
development of the future nation?
9. Evolving differences: Compare and contrast life in the different sections: New England, the Middle Colonies,
and the Southern Colonies. What accounts for these differences?
10. Slavery: What were the roots of slavery in America? How and why did slavery become such an integral
part of life in the southern colonies?
11. lntellectual history: Note the impact of the Enlightenment, Puritans, and the Great Awakening on colonial
thought and cultural development.
12. French and lndian War: How did the war change the relationship between Britain an her colonies in North
America? How did the war affect colonial unity?
13. ln what ways were the British (after the French and lndian war) in America different from the British in
England? By the 1760s, how were colonists more like a new American race and less like the British race?
14. What was radical and new in the Declaration of lndependence, and what was old and traditional? What did
statements like "all men are created equal" mean in their historical context?
15. Was military strategy, diplomacy, or politics the key to American victory in the war? How did these
coincide?
16. Which of the social changes brought about by the Revolution was the most significant? Could the
Revolution have gone further toward the principle that "all men are created equal" by ending slavery and/or
granting women the right to vote? Should the Founders'general elitism and indifference to the rights of
people, women, African-Americans, and lndians be held against them?
CHAPTIR
l:
IXPI,0RATI0N, DISC0VIRY AND SITTLIffiNT, 1492-1700
VOGABULARY:
Protestant Reformation
Columbian Exchange
Treaty of Tordesillas
Conquistador
Encomienda
Roanoke colony
Joint stock company
Virginia Company
lndentured servants
Predestination
Great Migration
NAMES TO REMEMBER:
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand and lsabella
Hernan Cortes
Francisco Pizarro
Samuel de Champlain
Queen Elizabeth I
John Rolfe
James I
William Bradford
Charles I
John Winthrop
Mayflower Compact
House of Burgesses
QUESTIONS:
1,
How were women's roles in many different Native American tribes different than those of women
in Europe?
2. List the larger Native American societies in all the Americas, their locations, and compare and
contrast these civilizations.
3. ln your opinion, what is the most significant catalyst that led to early European exploration?
Support your opinion with specific examples and include other causes that you believed were less
significant.
4. How did the Columbian exchange affect the old and new worlds differently? What new world
products made their way into European life? What came to the new world from the old world?
(Make a chart)
5. Of Spain, England, and France, which country had the most significant success in the New World
in the 1500s? What accounts for the disparity?
6. What changes occurring in England in the early 1600s put them in a position to colonize the
Americas? (Make a bullet point list)
7. What were the causes of the early struggles in Jamestown?
8. How did tobacco affect English settlement?
9. Explain the difference between the beliefs of Puritans and Separatists.
l0.Which European country treated the Native Americans with the most dignity and respect? Why?
CHAPTIR
2: THI IHIRTEIN
C0I,()NIIS AND THI BRITISH IMPIRE, 1607'1750
VOGABULARY:
The Chesapeake Bay
Act of Toleration
Headright system
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Halfway Covenant
New England Confederation
Restoration colonies
Quakers
Mercantilism
Navigation Acts
Glorious Revolution
NAMES TO REMEMBER:
Lord Baltimore
Roger Williams
Anne Hutchinson
Thomas Hooker
Metacom (King Philip)
William Penn
James ll
Sir Edmund Andros
William and Mary
QUESTIONS:
1.
Explain how the British crown controlled its colonies. Which type of colony traditionally had the
most independence?
2. What led to the development of the colony of Maryland?
3. What were the causes and effects of Bacon's Rebellion?
4. ln the 1600s, the colonial population of the Chesapeake came from immigration. Why is that?
(lnclude several reasons)
5. How was Rhode lsland different from other colonies in New England?
6. How was the development of South Carolina and North Carolina different?
7. ln what ways was Pennsylvania different from other English colonies?
B. What factors led to the creation of Georgia as a colony? (lnclude the date)
g. What was England's motivation behind the Navigation Acts? Do you think they were primarily
positive or negative for the colonies? Think: Should England have instated these laws?
17.Why did the Dominion of New England fail? Think: What changes could the Glorious Revolution
bring to the retationship between Britain and her American colonies?
1 1 . Why was there an increase demand for slaves?
12.What was significant about slave laws passed in the 1600s?
13. Study at the trade routes on page 35 - Try to draw the routes yourself on a piece of paper. You
will need to memorize them for your exam.
tHApT[R 3: C0I,0NIAL S0fitTY IN TH] IIGHTDDNTH CINTURY
VOGABULARY:
Scotch-lrish
Anglican
Congregationalists
The Great Awakening
Old Light vs New Light churches
Poor Richard's Almanack
The Zenger case
NAMES TO REMEMBER:
Jonathan Edwards
George Whitefield
Cotton Mather
QUESTIONS:
1. How did population growth change in the 1700s? What accounted for the change?
2. Where did most immigrants settle? Where American populations largest in urban or rural
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
B.
9.
settings?
The average colonial wife had HOW many children? (You don't need to know this for the AP test,
ljust thought it was nuts)
How did the geography of the New England, middle, and southern colonies influence their
economies? (lnclude specifics)
What were the causes and effects of the Great Awakening? ln what ways did the Great
Awakening affect the Northern and Southern colonies differently?
How did religion play a role in education in the American colonies?
Describe the newly established "American" character. How were the American colonies
developing a character different from England's?
Explain how most colonial governments were structured.
"English colonies were a haven for democracy" Do you agree with this statement? Why or why
not?
CHAPTIR 4: IMPTRIAL WARS AND C0L0NIAL PROTDSI
VOGABULARY:
Albany Plan of Union
Treaty of Paris 1763
Salutary neglect
Whigs
Pontiac's rebellion
Proclamation of 1763
Stamp Act Congress
Sons and Daughters of Liberty
NAMES TO REMEMBER:
George Washington
William Pitt
George Grenville
Charles Townshend
John Dickinson
Lord Norlh
SamuelAdams
John Locke
Nonimportation (boycott)
Declaratory Act
Massachusetts Circular Letter
Boston Massacre
Committees of Correspondence
The Gaspee
Tea Act
lntolerable Acts
Deism
QUESTIONS;
1. What were the overarching causes of the wars between Britain and France? What was the
immediate cause of the French and lndian War (Seven Years' War)?
2. How did the French and lndian War affect European land holdings in America?
3. How did the French and lndian War make colonists feel more like proud "Americans" instead of
"Englishmen"?
4. How did the French and lndian War fundamentally change the relationship between England and
its American colonies? (Cite specific examples)
5. How did the decades of salutary neglect impact the colonists' reaction to new British policies?
6. What justifications did the Grenville government give for the new acts passed in the years after the
French and lndian wars?
What
rights did patriots argue were being stripped from them in Grenville's acts?
7.
8. Why did colonists resent the Townshend duties and how did they resist them?
9. What was the most effective form of protest used by the colonists? Would you characterize
England as unyielding? Why or why not?
10. The repeal of the Townshend duties in 1770 brought three generally peaceful years. What
sparked the Boston Tea Party in 1773?
1 1 . What was England's response to the Boston Tea Party? Would you consider this reaction smart?
Why or why not.
CHAPTTR
5:
THT AIITNICAN RTVOI,UTION AND CONFTIIIRATOIN, 1774,1787
VOCABULARY:
The First Continental Congress
Suffolk Resolves
Declaration of Rights and Grievances
Bunker Hill
The Second Continental Congress
Common Sense
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Yorktown
Treaty of Paris 1783
NAMES TO REMEMBER:
King George lll
George Washington
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
QUESTIONS:
1.
What events led to the call for the First Continental Congress? What actions did the First
Continental Congress take? What was the British reaction?
2. What sparked the open confrontation between the British and Americans at Lexington and
Concord?
3. How was the Second Continental Congress different from the first?
4. How did the following lead to greater support for independence among the American people?
a. Olive Branch Petition
b. Common Sense
5. What reasons did the writers of the Declaration of lndependence give to justify independence?
6. Describe some general characteristics and concerns of Patriots and Loyalists.
7. What challenges did the rebels face in the early years of the war?
8. What was the significance of the Battle of Saratoga?
9. How and why did France aid the rebellion?
10.What did the newly independent USA receive from the treaty that ended the war?
Stop reading at Organization of New Governmenfs - The remainder of this chapter will be a part of
your Chapter 6 study guide which is a part of Unit Two.