Topics Included: • North American Geography
• Early European/African Migration (who came, when arrived, reasons for migrating, where settled) • Great Exchange (including Triangle Trade, Middle Passage) • Early English Colonies (settlement, religion, government, economy) • Early technology in transportation and communication
Study Resources:
• US History textbook: Chap.2, all; Chap.3, sect.1-4, Atlas. pp. R4-R5
• In binder: Current Unit notes and homework, documents # 2,10-18
• Online: At Go.hrw.com, take Online Quiz at end of each section, then check answers.
At my.hrw.com, click on "Book Pages," then go to Chapter Review and Standardized Test Practice at end of each Chapter …show more content…
(Hint: think about what Africa provided in the Triangle Trade)
What items did North America sell to Europe/Africa in the Triangle Trade?
What items did England sell to the rest of the world in the Triangle Trade?
Describe, in detail, the conditions of the Middle Passage.
How far west did the British colonies extend in colonial America? Why?
Did most people live in the cities or the country? What did they do for a living?
Roughly how many people lived in the British colonies during this time?
Why did more slaves live in the South than in the North?
What were America’s three most profitable products?
Why were the three most populated cities at the time (Philadelphia, Boston, and New York) all located on the water?
Describe the daily life of colonists in the 1750's. How was it different from ours?
What effect did the available technology in transportation and communication have on the daily lives of the colonists? Discuss time, money, convenience, and safety.
Be able to locate and label on a map of North America: • major physical features such as Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, Gulf of Mexico, Appalachian Mtns, Mississippi River, Ohio River, Great Lakes, Great Plains, Chesapeake Bay, Rocky