In this unit we will study US history from 1607 to 1754, which roughly covers the establishment of the first successful English settlement at Jamestown, VA, to the French and Indian War.
9/1-9/8: understanding how and why European explorers come to the Americas and the effect this interaction had on both the Old and New World.
bellringer- where would you expect to find farming in pre-Colombian North America? buffalo hunting?
Activity 1- recall and reflect questions-chapter 2 (9/1). Due Tuesday.
Activity 2- notes on explorers & the mutual impact of cultural interaction on both sides of the Atlantic. (9/6)
Activity 3-go over notes on explorers and discuss as a group the impact interaction had on all peoples involved
Activity 3-Taking Sides reading- "Was Columbus an Imperialist?"
Activity 4-essay on question- "Was Columbus an Imperialist?"
Review Activities: Watch these Crash Course videos in 8th period or at home:
When is Thanksgiving?
The Natives and the English
The Quakers, the Dutch, and the Ladies
8/30-9/7: understand how and why the different colonies were founded, the impact of slavery in the colonies, and what impact colonists had on the environment, as well as local natives.
Activity 1- compare and contrast activity on 13 colonies
Activity 2-reading quiz chapter 4
Activity 3-Thinking like an historian (colonial bones)
Activity 4- lecture notes chapter 3
Activity 5-DBQs Chapter 3
9/11-9/22: understand why the Seven Year's War (French and Indian War) occurred and how it impacted relations between the English colonies and crown.
Activity 1-Notes on French & Indian War & its aftermath
Activity 2- Crash Course-French & Indian War
Activity 3- p. 129 Review Questions
Activity 4- Review puzzle Units 1 & 2
Activity 5-Exam Units 1 & 2 (9/22)
9/1-9/8: understanding how and why European explorers come to the Americas and the effect this interaction had on both the Old and New World.
bellringer- where would you expect to find farming in pre-Colombian North America? buffalo hunting?
Activity 1- recall and reflect questions-chapter 2 (9/1). Due Tuesday.
Activity 2- notes on explorers & the mutual impact of cultural interaction on both sides of the Atlantic. (9/6)
Activity 3-go over notes on explorers and discuss as a group the impact interaction had on all peoples involved
Activity 3-Taking Sides reading- "Was Columbus an Imperialist?"
Activity 4-essay on question- "Was Columbus an Imperialist?"
Review Activities: Watch these Crash Course videos in 8th period or at home:
When is Thanksgiving?
The Natives and the English
The Quakers, the Dutch, and the Ladies
8/30-9/7: understand how and why the different colonies were founded, the impact of slavery in the colonies, and what impact colonists had on the environment, as well as local natives.
Activity 1- compare and contrast activity on 13 colonies
Activity 2-reading quiz chapter 4
Activity 3-Thinking like an historian (colonial bones)
Activity 4- lecture notes chapter 3
Activity 5-DBQs Chapter 3
9/11-9/22: understand why the Seven Year's War (French and Indian War) occurred and how it impacted relations between the English colonies and crown.
Activity 1-Notes on French & Indian War & its aftermath
Activity 2- Crash Course-French & Indian War
Activity 3- p. 129 Review Questions
Activity 4- Review puzzle Units 1 & 2
Activity 5-Exam Units 1 & 2 (9/22)