Unit 1: Earliest Americans - Colonies (1491 - 1754)
Pre-Columbian Societies, Transatlantic Encounters and Colonial Beginnings, Colonial North America, The American Revolutionary Era
The American Pageant, Chapters 1-5
Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States, pgs 1 - 58
August 26: Welcome
Class Expectations & Syllabus
Textbook Distribution (and sign-out)
Note-Taking Strategies (PDF)
Structure of the AP Exam (graphic provided by the College Board) - updated, Fall 2019
Index Card
Timeline and Wallet Activity
August 28: Chapter 1 (Contact - Europeans & Amerindians)
Contact - Europeans & Amerindians (PPT)
Contact, Colonization, & Explorers Discussion Forums - log in to ESCC, click on HIS 121, then Canvas, Module 1
August 30: Chapter 2 (Southern Colonies)
Southern Colonies (PPT)
Colonizing the Chesapeake Primary Source Analysis (Doc)
APPARTS (primary source analysis explanation)
September 4: Chapter 3 (New England Colonies)
Chapter 3 Quiz
New England Colonies (PPT) - for reference only
Colonial Puritanism LEQ
Helpful information for writing LEQs (long essay questions):
Writing Introductions & Conclusions for Historical Essays (Doc)
How to write an APUSH LEQ (see video under APUSH - Resources - APUSH Review Materials)
APUSH DBQ & LEQ Rubrics (PDF) - from the College Board
LEQ Rubric, condensed
Suggested Readings (will help with Colonial Puritanism LEQ)
When Cotton Mather Fought Smallpox (PDF)
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry god (PDF)
Puritans & Sex (PDF)
Old Deluder Satan Law of 1647 (PDF)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (PDF)
September 6: Chapter 3 (The New England Colonies) - no school (hurricane)
Read Zinn, Chapters 1 & 2 and complete posts within both forums on Canvas - due Tuesday, September 10th
Link to free audio version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCHuPpyoyBQ&list=PLCtsSTwQSIOKrtS_vyTAVuWLGnCB7Dbs8
September 10: No class (ESCC)
September 12: Chapter 3 (The Middle Colonies)
Summer Reading Assessment - Critical Review, Huck Finn
The Middle Colonies (PPT)
Colonial Comparison Map & Chart (Doc)
September 16: Chapter 4 & 5 (American Life in the 17th Century & Colonial Society)
Colonial Puritanism (outside info review)
Colonial Society in the 16th Century (PPT)
Developing Democracy in Colonial America (Doc) or Colonial Development (Doc)
Read Zinn, Chapter 3
Zinn Chapter 3 Questions (see Canvas) - Due September 20th
September 18: Period 1 Review
Period 1 Test Study Guide
September 20: Period 1 Test
50 Multiple Choice Questions
Start reading and taking notes on Chapters 6 - 9
Read Zinn, Chapter 4
The American Pageant, Chapters 1-5
Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States, pgs 1 - 58
August 26: Welcome
Class Expectations & Syllabus
Textbook Distribution (and sign-out)
Note-Taking Strategies (PDF)
Structure of the AP Exam (graphic provided by the College Board) - updated, Fall 2019
Index Card
Timeline and Wallet Activity
August 28: Chapter 1 (Contact - Europeans & Amerindians)
Contact - Europeans & Amerindians (PPT)
Contact, Colonization, & Explorers Discussion Forums - log in to ESCC, click on HIS 121, then Canvas, Module 1
August 30: Chapter 2 (Southern Colonies)
Southern Colonies (PPT)
Colonizing the Chesapeake Primary Source Analysis (Doc)
APPARTS (primary source analysis explanation)
September 4: Chapter 3 (New England Colonies)
Chapter 3 Quiz
New England Colonies (PPT) - for reference only
Colonial Puritanism LEQ
Helpful information for writing LEQs (long essay questions):
Writing Introductions & Conclusions for Historical Essays (Doc)
How to write an APUSH LEQ (see video under APUSH - Resources - APUSH Review Materials)
APUSH DBQ & LEQ Rubrics (PDF) - from the College Board
LEQ Rubric, condensed
Suggested Readings (will help with Colonial Puritanism LEQ)
When Cotton Mather Fought Smallpox (PDF)
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry god (PDF)
Puritans & Sex (PDF)
Old Deluder Satan Law of 1647 (PDF)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (PDF)
September 6: Chapter 3 (The New England Colonies) - no school (hurricane)
Read Zinn, Chapters 1 & 2 and complete posts within both forums on Canvas - due Tuesday, September 10th
Link to free audio version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCHuPpyoyBQ&list=PLCtsSTwQSIOKrtS_vyTAVuWLGnCB7Dbs8
September 10: No class (ESCC)
September 12: Chapter 3 (The Middle Colonies)
Summer Reading Assessment - Critical Review, Huck Finn
The Middle Colonies (PPT)
Colonial Comparison Map & Chart (Doc)
September 16: Chapter 4 & 5 (American Life in the 17th Century & Colonial Society)
Colonial Puritanism (outside info review)
Colonial Society in the 16th Century (PPT)
Developing Democracy in Colonial America (Doc) or Colonial Development (Doc)
Read Zinn, Chapter 3
Zinn Chapter 3 Questions (see Canvas) - Due September 20th
September 18: Period 1 Review
Period 1 Test Study Guide
September 20: Period 1 Test
50 Multiple Choice Questions
Start reading and taking notes on Chapters 6 - 9
Read Zinn, Chapter 4