Monday

 You have another edpuzzle to work on today. There will be a quiz on the French and Indian War coming up so make you know the answers to the following question.

Make sure you can answer the following questions:

* What are the reasons the war starts and spreads to become a world war?
*What are the reasons the French lost?
*How does the British turn the tide of the War?
* What are the results of the war?
* How did the war begin?
*What was George Washington's role in the war and how did it prepare him for the Revolution?
* Why were the following people important:
Edward Braddock, Half-King, Marquis de Montcalm, James Wolfe, General Forbes, William Pitt.
* Discuss the Native Indians role and importance in the war. What battles did they fight in? How did they change the power structure? What agenda did they have?
* The French and Indian war begin over what area of land?
* Why did the Native Americans take captives? Was this an effective practice?
* Discuss the importance of the following battles: William and Henry, Carillion, Monongahela River, Fort Necessary. Quebec
* How does William Pitt’s strategies change the war.
* How do the British treat Washington when he asks for a Royal Commission?
* Discuss the culture clash that happens at Fort William and Henry.
* What is the difference between the European and Native codes of honor?

 

Thursday

 We are going to look at a documentary on "The French and Indian War".

Tomorrow you will have a EdPuzzle assigned to you.

 I will be giving you some time to work on your presentations and then we are going to look at the next section in the documentary on the French and Indian War.

https://youtu.be/JInaRwHwU0U?si=tpOh80zhFZ1ZDEft

Events covered in PART II

1755 William Johnson and Iroquois council fire
1755 The Bloody Morning Scout and Battle of Lake George
1758 Capture of Mary Jemison
1755-1758 Virginia Regiment led by George Washington patrols the frontier
1755 New Englanders demand enlistment terms; British command sees shades of rebellion
1756 Montcalm meets Indian allies
1756 Mary Jemison’s adoption into the Seneca nation
1755-1758 Removal of the Acadians from Nova Scotia
1757 French capture Ft. Oswego and Ft. William Henry;
Montcalm frays allegiance with Indian allies


Study Questions to Answer

1) How did captive taking hurt and help Indians in the French and Indian War?
2) Why were the Acadians removed from Nova Scotia by the British?
3) How did lack of cultural understanding increase tensions between allies and shape the progress of the French and Indian War?
4) Compare Johnson and Montcalm’s attitudes towards the Natives.
5) List all the important people in Part II and what they do. 

 

Make sure you can answer the following questions:

* What are the reasons the war starts and spreads to become a world war?
*What are the reasons the French lost?
*How does the British turn the tide of the War?
* What are the results of the war?
* How did the war begin?
*What was George Washington's role in the war and how did it prepare him for the Revolution?
* Why were the following people important:
Edward Braddock, Half-King, Marquis de Montcalm, James Wolfe, General Forbes, William Pitt.
* Discuss the Native Indians role and importance in the war. What battles did they fight in? How did they change the power structure? What agenda did they have?
* The French and Indian war begin over what area of land?
* Why did the Native Americans take captives? Was this an effective practice?
* Discuss the importance of the following battles: William and Henry, Carillion, Monongahela River, Fort Necessary.
* How does William Pitt’s strategies change the war.
* How do the British treat Washington when he asks for a Royal Commission?
* Discuss the culture clash that happens at Fort William and Henry.
* What is the difference between the European and Native codes of honor?

 

Wednesday

 Today we are going to go over your tests and look at the French and Indian War. You will need to take notes as we read and turn those notes in.

1. Who were the two major superpowers fighting each other in The French and Indian War? 

2. By the 1750s how many colonists were living in the English Colonies? 

3. Why were "The Forks" so important? 

4. Why was George Washington treated as a hero when he returned to Virginia? 

5. How do you think Native Americans felt about the fighting that was breaking out?

Tuesday

Today we are going to look over your test and discuss them.

First we need to look at the French and Indian War

1. The French and Indian War was fought between what two European superpowers? 

2. Where did Fort Duquesne sit? 

3. Who was the new British Prime Minister that changed the tide of the war?

 4. What country entered the war on the side of France? 

5. How do you think the French and Indian War set the stage for the American Revolution?

Monday

 Test today.

Friday

 Today you will have a few minutes to finish your practice test. We will then go over them and discuss next week's test over the early life in the colonies (roughly the period between 1607-1754).

Thursday

 Today we are going to look at a practice test. The real test will be on Monday.

1. What was the issue especially among the Puritans that prompted the Great Awakening? 

2. What was The Enlightenment? 

3. TRUE OR FALSE: The Great Awakening was only focused in New England. 

4. What was different about Jonathan Edwards' sermons from George Whitefield? 

5. How do you think The Great Awakening pushed American colonists towards independence?

Wednesday

  Today we will going over your quizzes and looking at the next chapter in your textbook. 

1. The story of The Salem Witch Trials started where? 

2. What was spectral evidence? 

3. How many people were executed for witchcraft? 

4. Most of those accused owned what? 

5. Why do you believe the precedent or standard practice in courts established in the Salem Witch Trials is so important?

 Questions for today's reading:

1) What was the Great Awakening? What were the effects of the Great Awakening?

2) Why are the following people important:

Benjamin Franklin

Jonathan Edwards

3) What was the Stono Rebellion what did it led to in the South?

4) What were the positive and negative trends that emerged in the Northern Colonies during the 1700s? Think about the growth of cities, the influx of immigrants, and the status of women and African Americans.

5) How did Africans cope in the Americas?

 

 

Tuesday

 Today we will be taking a quiz over the colonies and looking at the next chapter in your textbook. 

1. In what year did the Pilgrims arrive at Plymouth? 

2. The movement of over 30,000 Puritans to the colonies became known as what? 

3. Why could so many in the New England Colonies read and write? 

4. What was the religious revival called during the first half of the 1700s? 

5. Why do you think trade, fishing, and shipbuilding became important economic activities in the New England Colonies?

Thursday and Friday

Today we will play a review game and work on an Edpuzzle on the New England Colonies. We will have a quiz on Tuesday on the colonies. 

 Classwork for Friday will be Don't Know Much About History pages 43-60 (not many of these pages are just lists). You also need to answer the following questions:

1)        Why is Pennsylvania named the Quaker State?

2)        What was the only colony not to pass anti-quaker laws?

3)        List the original 13 colonies in order.

4)        Discuss what made King’s Phillip’s War one of the fiercest in New England history.

5)        What was Bacon’s Rebellion about? Who was involved? How was it resolved?

6)        What was the Great Awakening?

7)        Why is John Peter Zenger important? 

 

 

1. New Amsterdam was established where what two bodies of water met? 

2. What was New Amsterdam renamed? 

3. What is a proprietary colony? 

4. The Charter of Privileges resulted in the formation of what colony? 

5. How do you think William Penn's approach to Native Americans aided in the formation of the Middle Colonies?

Wednesday

 Today we are going to look at primary sources on the "Stono Slave Upraising". You will Soapstone one of them.

https://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/becomingamer/peoples/text4/stonorebellion.pdf

First let us review: The Southern Colonies

1. The southern climate was well suited, or good, for what? 

2. What was an indentured servant? 

3. What is the Mason-Dixon Line? 

4. How did the British basically view Georgia? 

5. Why do you think slavery grew in the Southern Colonies but not so much in New England and Middle Colonies?

Tuesday

 Today we are going to look at the next section of your textbook and then you'll have time to work on an Edpuzzle on the Middle Colonies.

Note - I will be gone on Friday. You will have a reading packet to finish on that day.

1. What was a headright? 

2. How did wealthy planters build almost instant plantations? 

3. Why was Bacon upset with Governor Berkley? 

4. What was the true unfortunate outcome of the rebellion? 

5. How do you think the rebellion affected future relations between Native Americans and English Colonists?

Monday

 Today we are going to look at the next chapter in your textbooks and do an edpuzzle on the Southern Colonies. I also need to hand back your quizzes from Friday.

1. What was Metacomet's father Massasoit famous for? 

2. Over what percent of the total population of New England was killed in the war? 

3. How many New England towns were burned to the ground? 

4. What did the English colonists display at Plymouth as a warning to Native Americans? 

5. How do you think King Philip's War set the tone for the relationship between colonists and Native Americans in the future as more English colonists came to America?

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Thursday

 Today, we are going to finish reading the chapter we started yesterday. Tomorrow you will have a quiz

At the bottom are some questions to think about.

1. Why were they called "Puritans"? 

2. Why did the Puritans not struggle as other colonies did? 

3. How did Puritan and Native Americans' view of land differ? 

4. What were two reasons the Puritan colony began to disband or break up? 

5. John Winthrop gave a famous "City on a Hill" sermon. Do you agree with what he argued? Why or why not?

What were the primary motivations behind European exploration and settlement in North America during the 16th and 17th centuries?

How did the establishment of Jamestown in 1607 impact the development of English colonies in North America?

What were the major challenges faced by the early settlers of Plymouth Colony in 1620, and how did they overcome them?

How did the interactions between Native American tribes and European settlers vary across different regions of North America?

What role did trade play in the relationships between early European settlers and Native American tribes?

What were the economic and social characteristics of the early Dutch colony of New Netherland, and how did they influence the region?

 How did religious motivations influence the founding and development of early colonial settlements, such as the Puritans in Massachusetts?

 What were the primary methods of governance and community organization in early North American settlements?

Wednesday

 Today we are going to read about "Plymouth Plantation" and look at the Mayflower Compact. 

Mayflower Compact

Tomorrow or Friday you will have a quiz over the everything we have learned so far. 

HW: SOAPSTone the Mayflower Compact.

1. If you didn't believe in the Church of England what did that also mean? 

2. Where did the Pilgrims first try moving to? 

3. Why was the Mayflower Compact significant or important? 

4. What happened to the Pilgrims, why do you not hear much about them beyond Thanksgiving? 

5. Why do you think Native Americans, such as Squanto and Samoset were willing to help the Pilgrims?

Tuesday

 We are going to read about Jamestown in your textbooks today. First I would like to go over your study questions from last week.

I want you to write a short paragraph on why Jamestown was founded, why it survived, and what important American concepts it started.

1.Who wrote much of the history about John Smith? 

2. What was Smith accused of on the trip to America? 

3. How old was Pocahontas when she met John Smith? 

4. What region of the United States did Smith name? 

5. Why do you think it is difficult to determine true history?