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AP US History AP US History 2021-2022 Welcome to Advanced Placement United States History! For next school year you have chosen to pursue a challenging curriculum in United States History. The work is hard, the pay stinks; but the subject is awesome! This course will help prepare you to take the AP U.S. History Exam in May of 2022, as well as provide important pre-college scholarly experiences. By enrolling in this class it is assumed that you enjoy history, are prepared to invest time and effort into your schoolwork, and are willing to take on a rigorous program of studies. The time you spend inside and outside the classroom can be as boring or as interesting as you make it. 1. You will need to organize a dedicated APUSH binder that includes 9 sections (one for each period of study) and is filled with loose-leaf paper. You will also need to purchase a sturdy and college ruled, 1-subject spiral notebook with a 70-80 pages of paper. This notebook will be used for the One-Pager assignments Assignment #1: Complete Period one review (see attachment) Assignment #2: Complete Period two review (see attachment) Assignment #3: Draw a map of the original thirteen colonies. You are not graded by how well you can draw but you must include the following on your map. And it needs to be legible. This is what you will be graded on. 1. All Thirteen colonies Labeled clearly 2. Identify the Southern colonies, Middle Colonies, and the New England Colonies (how you do this is up to you-color coordinate, etc….?) 3. Draw and clearly identify the following: Proclamation line of 1763 and the Appalachian mountains 4. Identify the following: Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, DC (Where it currently is), St. Augustine, Jamestown, the “Lost Colony”, Plymouth, and Quebec. 5. For EACH colony; write how and/or why it was founded or at least one additional fact you have learned about the colony from this class. Assignment #4: Complete period 3 review (see attachment) If you have any questions you can e-mail me at [email protected] , otherwise have a great summer. I will see you in August. Semper Fidelis J. Larrow AP US History 2021-2022 Period 1 (1491 – 1607) Chapter 1 of the Textbook Review Sheet R Welcome to Period 1! This period accounts for roughly 5% of the exam. Although you will not see a Long Essay or DBQ based solely on this time period, you could see a topic that E incorporates this period as part of a larger idea. A Why were these years chosen for this period? D 1491 marks one year prior to the arrival of Columbus and Europeans in large numbers to the Americas. Additionally, 1607 is the year that the first permanent English settlement was established in Jamestown, Virginia. Period 1 focuses significantly on Native American life PRIOR to the arrival of Europeans. Furthermore impacts of the Columbian T Exchange on Africans, Native Americans, and Europeans are important to know. H Key vocabulary terms to know for this time period: I Autonomy - to have self-government, or independence. Native Americans and Africans S sought to preserve autonomy in the face of contact with Europeans. Subjugation - to take control of a person or group of people by force. Native Americans and Africans were subjugated by Europeans, often in the form of slavery. Maize - corn, grown in present-day Mexico and spread to the Southwest portion of the present-day United States. Native Americans built societies around maize. Once it was F introduced to Europe (Columbian Exchange), it helped lead to a drastic increase in population. I Columbian Exchange - Spread of goods, ideas, people, and diseases between Africa, Europe, and the Americas. R Encomienda System - Spanish system of granting land to colonists in the New World. This system exploited Native Americans and resources. Eventually, Native American S labor was replaced with African slave labor. T Watch this video on Period 1 before you proceed. (Less than 7 minutes) AP US History 2021-2022 1. For each region listed below based on the map, describe what Native American life was like. Great Plains/Great Basin: Southwest: Northeast: 2. What technological improvements allowed for European Exploration? 3. What is the Columbian Exchange? AP US History 2021-2022 4. What impact did the Exchange have on Europe? 5. What impact did the Exchange have on Natives? 6. What impact did the Exchange have on Africans? 7. How did the Encomienda System impact Natives? Check out this video on the Encomienda System for a quick review if you need it. 8. What replaced the Encomienda System? 9. How did Europeans often view Natives? 10. In what ways did Africans preserve autonomy in the Western Hemisphere? Document Analysis “The Spanish have a perfect right to rule these barbarians of the New World and the adjacent islands, who in prudence, skill, virtues, and humanity are as inferior to the Spanish as children to adults……” - Juan De Sepulveda (1547) Need help with this document? Check out THIS quick video. 1. What is Sepulveda’s Point of View towards Natives? 2. How does this contrast with Bartolomé de Las Casas? Next page for one more document! AP US History 2021-2022 Need help with this document? Check out THIS quick video. 1. What is the Point of View of Spanish Colonization according to the illustration? 2. What is the Purpose of the above illustration? AP US History 2021-2022 R Period 2 (1607 – 1754) Review Sheet Chapters 2 – 3 of the American History Textbook Chapters of the America’s History Textbook E Chapters of the American Pageant Textbook Chapters of the Give Me Liberty! Textbook A Welcome to Period 2! This period accounts for roughly 10% of the exam. Unlike period 1, you could very well encounter a Long Essay or DBQ that is based solely on this time period. D Potential Short Answer Questions/Essay Topics Include: Comparing and Contrasting different British Colonies (Chesapeake and New England, for example) Comparing and Contrasting European Colonization (England and Spain, for example) Reasons for the growth of slavery and its consequences (Check out THIS video) T Why were these years chosen for this period? H 1607 marks the beginning of the establishment of permanent English colonies with Jamestown, Virginia in 1607. England became a significant colonizer during this time period and competed with other European countries. Furthermore, 1754 marks the beginning of the 7 Years War (French and Indian) predominantly between the English I and the French. S Key vocabulary terms to know for this time period: Characteristics of Spanish colonization - focused on converting Natives and gaining wealth through tight control over colonies. (Think 3 Gs - period #1) Characteristics of French and Dutch colonization - fewer inhabitants than other countries. The French and Dutch focused on trade (especially fur), alliances, and F intermarriage with Native Americans. Characteristics of English colonization - colonies were based on agriculture. English colonies saw a large number of men AND women inhabit the colonies. The English had I relatively hostile relations with Native Americans. Pueblo Revolt - Native American revolt in the late 17th century in present-day New R Mexico against the Spanish. The Spanish were expelled for over 10 years. Once they regained control, the Spanish began to take a more accommodating approach to Natives and allowed some religious accommodation. S The Enlightenment - Time period that focused on reason and knowledge and promoted new ideas about government (natural rights, consent of the governed, separation of powers). These ideas helped influence the American Revolution. T Mercantilism - Economic policy that focuses on making money for the mother country. This policy favors a positive balance of trade for the mother country and the accumulation ! of gold and silver. AP US History 2021-2022 Anglicization - Process of colonies becoming and acting British. This was influenced by print culture (newspapers and writings) and communities based on English models. Characteristics of New England colonies - founded by mostly Puritans, a group of like- minded individuals. These colonies tended to be close-knit and had longer life expectancies than other English colonies. The economy was a mix of farming and trade. Characteristics of middle colonies - These colonies were the most diverse religiously and saw the most immigrants from Europe. The economy was based on grain. Characteristics of southern colonies - The Chesapeake (Maryland and Virginia) relied on indentured servants initially, later replaced by African slaves. Staple crops like tobacco, rice, and sugar made the colonies prosperous. Watch THIS video on Period 2 before you proceed. (Less than 10 minutes) 1. For each of the following countries, provide a brief summary of the goals/characteristics of colonization in the Western Hemisphere. Please make sure you include the DEMOGRAPHICS – makeup of the population. Want more info? Check out THIS video. Spain: Dutch and French: English 2. How did characteristics of British colonization differ from Spanish colonization? 3. What were three reasons for the development of the slave trade? 4. Why can the Pueblo Revolt be seen as a WATERSHED event in Spanish colonial history? (Make sure you know WATERSHED!) Need info on the Pueblo Revolt? Check out THIS video. 5. What does Anglicization mean? What are examples of this occurring? 6. What is Mercantilism? How did colonists get around this policy? 7. How did the Enlightenment encourage colonial resistance? AP US History 2021-2022 8. What were three reasons for the growth of slavery? Answers to the following questions on slavery can be found HERE. 9. Why did African slavery replace Native American slavery on the Encomienda System? 10. Why did African Slavery replace indentured servitude in the English colonies AFTER 1676? (Turning Point in American History) 11.
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