Homework, due 10/30

Your homework for Thursday is to read pages 110 (The Colonial Response) through 117 (stop at The Philosophy of Revolt), and answer the questions below.

Your notes will ONLY be accepted/given credit if they have a stamp.

To get a stamp, you must bring your completed assignment to Mrs. Wegryn. For a 5 cent fee, she will give you a stamp, which will earn you credit. She will NOT give a stamp after 8am on Thursday morning OR if the assignment is not complete.

The questions:

What initial policy changed occurred when George III ascended the throne? What were the king's motives for these changes? This can be found on page 109

Why was King George III the wrong monarch at the wrong time for England in regard to its North American colonial empire? This can be found on page 109

How did Prime Minister George Grenville change British policy toward her colonies in North America?

What was it about post-1763 British policy that would cause colonists in every section to see the disadvantages rather than the advantages of being part of the British Empire?

Why did the Stamp Act so antagonize the American colonists?

How did actions by the Stamp Act crowd raise questions of whether protests in the colonies represented more than opposition to British policies?

What was England's response to the American protests over the Stamp Act.

Explain how the policies of Charles Townshend and of Lord North differed.

What role did Samuel Adams play in the American protests? How did his view of the need for American independence differ from those of most other colonial leaders at the time?

How did the Boston Massacre add to the growing tensions between the colonists and the British presence in North America?

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Homework

This is due on Friday, October 24.
Read pages 90-97.
Answer the following questions:
1. How was the Halfway Communion [Halfway Covenant] a move to address these tensions?
2. What was the First "Great Awakening?" Who brought it about? What groups in colonial society were most attracted to this religious movement?
3. Identify the differences between the "Old Lights" and the "New Lights."
4. What were the effects of the Great Awakening?
5. What was the Enlightenment? How did it differ from the Great Awakening?
6. What colonial colleges were in operation by 1763? Why was each founded, and what subjects were studied in the mid-18c?
7. What evidence was there that the influence of the Enlightenment was spreading in America?
8. Explain the working of the law in colonial America--the concepts on which it was based, and the way it functioned.

Life in the Colonies Essay

Due on October 22.

See your handout for more instructions.

**If you are in the situation of having two Chemistry assignments due on this day, PLEASE see me during period 5 in room 109 on FRIDAY**

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The Question: What civic value do you believe is most essential to being an American? Trace the enduring importance of this value throughout the American story by discussing: a Founding document that reflects this value; a figure from American history who embodies this value; and ways you can personally put this value into practice.

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Current Events due Dates

November 3
December 2
January 13
February 23
March 23
May 4
June 2

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Test Review

US I Unit 1 Test

Found the Colonies, Ch 2 (and the last few pages of chapter 1)

Key questions

• · What are the similarities and differences among Africans, Europeans, and Native Americans in political organizations, social organizations, economic systems, and values (religion, gender roles, nature)?

• · What were the religious, political, and economic motivations that sent Europeans off to the Americas?

• · Why did so many risk the dangers of indentured servitude?

• · Interactions with Native Americans—what comparisons can be made between them in New England, the mid-Atlantic, the Chesapeake, and the Southern colonies?

• · How were early colonies established and governed?

• · How did gender, property ownership, religion, and legal status affect political rights in the colonies?

• · What political, social, economic tensions were there, and how did they lead to violent conflict between the colonists and their governments?

• · What were the religious groups in colonial America, and what role did those religions play in the communities?

• · How and why did family life differ in the northern and southern colonies?

Major topics

• · English motivations for New World colonies—north, south, middle?

• · Successes and failures of each colony

• · Dissent in the colonies; establishment of new colonies

Format

• · Short answers. May consist of lists, analysis, identifications

• · You **may** see a Multiple Choice question or two

• · Test will take approximately 40 minutes

• · Tests will be taken in pen