Summer Assignment
Granada Hills Charter High School A.P. United States History – 2010 Summer Assignment DUE: Day 1 of Fall 2010 semester Instructors: Mr. Klevs cklevs@ghchs.com Ms. Byars kbyars@ghchs.com 1. Students need to read book #1 Patriots: The Men who started the American Revolution by A.J. Langguth [ISBN‐10: 0671675621] by August 17, 2010.
Students need to read book #2 K Blows Top: A Cold War Comic Interlude Starring Nikita Khrushchev, America's Most Unlikely Tourist by Peter Carlson [ISBN‐10: 1586484974] by January 11, 2011.
2. Complete the study guides – New World Beginnings and Planting of English America. a. Answers can be found in history books at the library or book store. There is no need to go out and buy the textbook. Answers obtained from the internet (Wikipedia) will not be …show more content…
2. 3. 4. 5. What fundamental factors drew the Europeans to the exploration, conquest, and settlement of the New World? Explain. In what ways might the European encounter with the Americas be seen as a disaster or tragedy, and in what ways might it be seen as an inevitable development in the history of humanity with long‐run positive results? What was the impact on the Indians, Europeans, and Africans when each of their previously separate worlds “collided” with one another? What were the common characteristics of all Indian cultures in the New World, and what were the important differences among them? How did the geographic setting of North America – including its relation to Asia, Europe, and Africa – affect its subsequent history?
D. Map Work: Using the numbers and letters on the map, identify the places listed below:
B A A
C
1. _____________________________ 2. _____________________________ 3. _____________________________ 4. _____________________________ 5. _____________________________
6. _____________________________ 7. _____________________________ 8. _____________________________ 9. _____________________________ 10._____________________________
11._____________________________ 12._____________________________ A. _____________________________ B. _____________________________ C. …show more content…
Although varying somewhat in origins and character, all these colonies exhibited plantation agriculture, indentured and slave labor, a tendency toward strong economic and social hierarchies, and a pattern of widely scattered, institutionally weak settlements. Theme: The English hoped to follow Spain's example of finding great wealth in the New World, and that influenced the financing and founding of the early southern colonies. The focus on making the southern colonies profitable shaped colonial decisions, including choice of crops and the use of indentured and slave labor. This same focus also helped create economic and cultural ties between the early southern colonies and English settlements in the West Indies. Theme: The early southern colonies encounters with Indians and African slaves established the patterns of race relations that would shape the North American experience; in particular, warfare and reservations for the Indians and lifelong slave codes for African
Students need to read book #2 K Blows Top: A Cold War Comic Interlude Starring Nikita Khrushchev, America's Most Unlikely Tourist by Peter Carlson [ISBN‐10: 1586484974] by January 11, 2011.
2. Complete the study guides – New World Beginnings and Planting of English America. a. Answers can be found in history books at the library or book store. There is no need to go out and buy the textbook. Answers obtained from the internet (Wikipedia) will not be …show more content…
2. 3. 4. 5. What fundamental factors drew the Europeans to the exploration, conquest, and settlement of the New World? Explain. In what ways might the European encounter with the Americas be seen as a disaster or tragedy, and in what ways might it be seen as an inevitable development in the history of humanity with long‐run positive results? What was the impact on the Indians, Europeans, and Africans when each of their previously separate worlds “collided” with one another? What were the common characteristics of all Indian cultures in the New World, and what were the important differences among them? How did the geographic setting of North America – including its relation to Asia, Europe, and Africa – affect its subsequent history?
D. Map Work: Using the numbers and letters on the map, identify the places listed below:
B A A
C
1. _____________________________ 2. _____________________________ 3. _____________________________ 4. _____________________________ 5. _____________________________
6. _____________________________ 7. _____________________________ 8. _____________________________ 9. _____________________________ 10._____________________________
11._____________________________ 12._____________________________ A. _____________________________ B. _____________________________ C. …show more content…
Although varying somewhat in origins and character, all these colonies exhibited plantation agriculture, indentured and slave labor, a tendency toward strong economic and social hierarchies, and a pattern of widely scattered, institutionally weak settlements. Theme: The English hoped to follow Spain's example of finding great wealth in the New World, and that influenced the financing and founding of the early southern colonies. The focus on making the southern colonies profitable shaped colonial decisions, including choice of crops and the use of indentured and slave labor. This same focus also helped create economic and cultural ties between the early southern colonies and English settlements in the West Indies. Theme: The early southern colonies encounters with Indians and African slaves established the patterns of race relations that would shape the North American experience; in particular, warfare and reservations for the Indians and lifelong slave codes for African