Homework for 10/30/09

Please read pages 90-97, and answer the following questions:

# What was the First "Great Awakening?" Who brought it about? What groups in colonial society were most attracted to this religious movement?
# Identify the differences between the "Old Lights" and the "New Lights."
# What were the effects of the Great Awakening?
# What was the Enlightenment? How did it differ from the Great Awakening?
# What colonial colleges were in operation by 1763? Why was each founded, and what subjects were studied in the mid-18c?
# What evidence was there that the influence of the Enlightenment was spreading in America?
# Explain the working of the law in colonial America--the concepts on which it was based, and the way it functioned.

Homework for 10/22/09

Please finish reading the documents we began in class. Make sure you continue to read in an "active" fashion--have a conversation with the documents, as described on your instruction sheet.

We will have our inner-outer discussions on Thursday!!


You may find the documents here.

Extra Credit

You may complete the following essay assignment for a potential 20 points of extra credit. Your work is due by the beginning of your class period on October 26. Be sure to read all the requirements as well as the terms of the rubric, posted on this website.

Society and Culture in Provincial America Essay Question

Test Review

Test Review

US I Unit 1 Test

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

Key questions

• 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

Colonization Test

Your colonization test is scheduled for Friday, October 16.

Review info coming soon!

Project Rubric

Character of a Colony Rubric

Homework for 10/8/09

Please read pages 48-59, and answer the following questions:

How did the Stuart Restoration affect those English colonies already established in America? How did it affect attitudes about founding more settlements?

What sort of social order took root in the Carolinas? Why was it different from that proposed under Carolina's Fundamental Constitution?

How did southern Carolina's close ties with the British island of Barbados influence the development of the colony's society?

Why did the English resent the Dutch presence in America?

Why did power in New York remain widely dispersed? Who shared this power?

Why were the Dutch unable to maintain a colony in New York? How were the British able to acquire it?

List some of the major social and economic characteristics of the royal colony of New York.

Identify the key beliefs and practices of the Quakers. Why can it be said that they were the most anarchistic and democratic of all the Protestant sects?

What plans did William Penn have for the establishment of a new colony from the land granted him by King Charles II?

How did the influence of the Quakers make Pennsylvania an unique colony? Why was it called a "holy experiment?"

Why did British colonists in the Caribbean turn to African slavery as a source of labor?

Why was it difficult to establish a stable society and culture in the Caribbean colonies?

Why was Georgia founded? How was it different from the other British colonies?

What were the colonization policies of James Oglethorpe and his fellow trustees in Georgia? Why did the strict rules governing life in the colony ensure the failure of Oglethorpe's vision?

Explain the relationship between Europeans and Native Americans in the "middle grounds."

The Character of a Colony

The Character of a Colony

Homework for 10/2

Please read about the New England colonies, pages 40-48, and answer the following questions:

# What were the goals of the Separatists who settled in Plymouth in 1620?
# How was the early "Plymouth Plantation" governed?
# What was the Pilgrims' relationship with Native Americans? How did their experiences differ from those of the Virginia settlers?
# What were some of the religious beliefs of the early Puritans who settled in New England? Why were they called Puritans?
# What were the differences between Puritans and Pilgrims?
# According to their leader, John Winthrop, what did the Puritans believe to be their purpose in coming to America?
# List some of the reasons for dissent in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Trace the evolution of increased political participation of the colony's male members.
# What threats did Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson pose to the Massachusetts Bay leadership?
# What did the challenges to Puritan authority reveal about Puritan religious and social beliefs?
# What was the basis of economic wealth in the New England colonies?
# How was agriculture and the economy in New England different from that in the South?
# What factors caused relations between the Native Americans and the colonists in New England to result in the Pequot War?
# What were the causes of King Philip's War? What were the long-term affects of this war on Native Americans? on the New England colonists?
# How was New England society different from that created in the Chesapeake colonies?

Chesapeake Powerpoint

This powerpoint was created by Mrs. Pojer at Horace Greely High School, and can be seen in its original form here (http://www.historyteacher.net/AHAP/Topics/AHAP_Topic1.htm)

ChesapeakeColonization-2

Homework for 9/30

Please read about the beginnings of the Virginia settlement, pages 33-40, and answer these questions:

1. What were the goals and motivations behind English colonization of the Chesapeake?
2. Why was the survival rate so low for the English settlers of early Virginia?
3. What was the headright system? How did this policy promote British migration to the New World?
4. What was the nature of the early relationship between the Virginia colonists and the local native Indian tribes? What happened in 1622 that changed that relationship?
5. How did the introduction of tobacco to the Chesapeake region affect the colony of Virginia?
6. Explain the system of indentureship. What was life like for indentured servants?
7. Why did indentured servants become important to the early Virginia economy and society?
8. How did the evolution of the Virginia colony between 1607 and 1625 reveal the impact of New World conditions on aims and expectations?
9. Why was Maryland founded? How did it differ from the Virginia colony?
10. What problems plagued the Maryland colony?
11. What powers did a proprietor have?
12. What was the role of the "back-country" settlements in the early colonial Chesapeake region?
13. Why were the back-country settlers such an annoyance to the colonial government?
14. Why did Bacon's Rebellion occur in 1675-1676?
15. What impact did this Rebellion have on African slavery?

Homework for 9/23

Did you know that September 23 is Bruce Springsteen's birthday? WOOO!!

Here's your homework; sorry for the delay:


You are to read one of two documents for understanding. Please take any notes you feel necessary to facilitate your ability to participate in a class discussion about these documents.

First is the Mayflower Compact, which was written aboard the Mayflower in 1620.

Next is A Model of Christian Charity, written by John Winthrop in 1630. Be aware that this is a much longer document, so be sure to allot yourself sufficient time to read it and read it well.

Focus your reading on identifying the goals of each settlement. Be sure to identify any obvious POV/bias in the reading...

Slavery vs. Indentured Servitude

Please read "Our Plantation is Very Weak."

As you read, please focus on how the system of indentured servitude worked, and what conditions were like for indentured servants.

OR

Please read "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano..."

As you read, please focus on what conditions he describes, and how he contrasts slavery in Africa with that in America.

The Slave Trade

The Slave Trade

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HW for 9/21

Please read pages 23-31 and answer the following questions:

1. What commercial factors contributed to England's decision to seek colonies in the New World?
2. How did the English Reformation differ from that of Luther and Calvin? Why did it fail to satisfy the religious desires of many English people?
3. What did the Puritans wish to accomplish, and why did they clash with James I?
4. How did the English colonization of Ireland influence the way in which the English colonized America?
5. Where did the French and Dutch establish colonies in North America, and how did their efforts differ from those of the Spanish and English?
6. Describe the colonization efforts of Sir Humphrey Gilbert and Sir Walter Raleigh.
7. How did James I settle the rivalry between London and Plymouth merchants over the exploration of North America?
   

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**

Slavery vs. Indentured Servitude

Please read "Our Plantation is Very Weak."

As you read, please focus on how the system of indentured servitude worked, and what conditions were like for indentured servants.

OR

Please read "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano..."

As you read, please focus on what conditions he describes, and how he contrasts slavery in Africa with that in America.