AP/IB Summer Reading assignment 2016-2017

**** MAKE SURE YOU READ ALL OF CHAPTERS 1 AND 2 FROM THE AMSCO REVIEW BOOK AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUIZ ON THIS READING THE SECOND DAY OF SCHOOL!! AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS FROM THE READING.

CHAPTER 1

1)  After reading page 1 in the Review Book briefly explain why modern historians choose to begin U.S. History with 1491 instead of 1492. ______

2)  Using page 4-5 complete the chart

Geographic Area of
North America / Describe how the people sustained (fed)themselves
Southwest
Northwest
Great Plains
Midwest
Northeast

3)  (Page 6) Which European country started the slave trade and in what ways did Africans resist slavery?

______

4)  (Page 7-8) Define the Columbian exchange and give examples.

______

5)  (Page 8) – Describe the Encomienda System –

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6)  (Page 10) – Name a cause AND effect of the 1680 Pueblo Revolt

______

7)  (Page 11) – Describe the Valladolid debate

______

8)  After reading pages 11-12 please complete the chart below

European Country / Describe interaction/treatment of Native Americans
Spanish Policy
English Policy
French Policy

CHAPTER 2

1)  Describe a corporate colony - ______

Describe a royal colony -______

Describe a Proprietary colony - ______

2)  After reading the entire chapter complete the chart on the following pages

Colony Type (Corporate,

Royal, or Proprietary) Founder/Year Reasons was it was created Miscellaneous Question

Virginia / Define – House of Burgesses -
Maryland / Define – Act of Toleration -
N. Carolina / Define – “The Restoration”
S. Carolina / Define - Mercantilism-
Georgia / Define – Navigation Acts

Colony Type Founder/Year Reasons was it was created Miscellaneous Question

Plymouth
/ Define – Mayflower Compact -
Massachusetts / Define “City on the Hill” idea of Winthrop (look it up)
New York / Define – New Amsterdam -
Rhode Island / Define - antinominianism
Connecticut / Define – Fundamental Orders of Connecticut -
Pennsylvania / Describe – The Quakers-
Delaware / None -
New Jersey / None -

Supplemental reading – Due the first Monday after class begins

Read the two additional articles by Katz and Stannard and complete the following questions in spaces below:

Were the English colonists guilty of genocide?

Yes article by David Stannard

1) DESCRIBE (summarize them in your own words) the main arguments of this author. ______

2) ANALYZE these arguments (state whether you agree or disagree with them) and give reasons why. ______

No article by Steven Katz

1) DESCRIBE (summarize them in your own words) the main arguments of this author. ______

2) ANALYZE these arguments (state whether you agree or disagree with them) and give reasons why. ______

3) Drawing conclusions – a) How does this seminar discussion help us to understand colonial society in the 1600’s? ______

b) How does this seminar discussion enhance our understanding of the U.S. today? ______