French & Indian Wars

For Monday/Tuesday, 9-29/30: read 106-121;
1.       Why were the French & Indian Wars fought?
2.       Why did most Indians side with the French?  Was this prudent?  What was the result for the tribes that sided with the French?  What was the result for those who sided with the British?
3.       Who won the Seven Years War?  Why did they win?
4.       What long-term effects do you think this may have had on the colonies and their relationship with Great Britain?

Explain the significance of the following:
Seven Years War; Great War for Empire; Albany Congress; George Washington; Fort Duquesne; Fort Pitt; Gen. Braddock; William Pitt; Gen. Wolfe; Pontiac’s Rebellion; Proclamation of 1763

The song below is not only the only song I've ever heard about the French and Indian War, it's a great song about the Acadians -  French Canadians who were expelled from the Arcadia region of Quebec as a result of the last French and Indian War.  As your book describes on pages 116-117, many Arcadians moved to the French colony of Louisiana, where they settled and became known as the Cajuns.  Their distinct ethnic culture and language survives today in regions of Louisiana.  If you've ever had jambalaya, gumbo, crawfish pie, etc. you have the Cajuns to thank. Beneath that first song are a couple of examples of Cajun influenced music. Enjoy the songs; they are a big part of what is great about America!

The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening

For Wednesday/Thursday, 9-24/25:  Enlightenment and Great Awakening:  Read 84 – 105
1.      What was the Enlightenment, and how did it affect the British American colonies?
2.      What was the Great Awakening, and why was it important?

Know the significance of the following: Enlightenment; proprietary colony; royal colony; charter colony; established church; Pennsylvania; Maryland; Rhode Island; Great Awakening; Jonathan Edwards; George Whitefield; Deism.

The Middle Colonies

For Monday/Tuesday, 9-22/23:  Read 52-65.        
1. What distinguishing characteristics did Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey hold in common in terms of their economy and society?  Have any of these characteristics survived to today?  Are they a part of American culture, society, economy, and/or politics?
2.  How was Pennsylvania different from all the other colonies?
3.   What was the Dominion of New England and why might it be important to the long-term history of the colonies and the American revolution?

Know the significance of the following:

William Penn; Holy Experiment; Society of Friends (Quakers); Peter Stuyvesant; Iroquois; Benjamin Franklin.

Also: From time to time I will post parts of the documentary New York by Ken Burns so that you can see the correlations between what we are studying in class and the great city you live in. Below is the first part (1/8) of Episode 1.   I ask that you watch the first three parts of Episode 1 by Monday/Tuesday. I think it will give you some real insight into colonial life in your city.

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The Puritan Mission in New England

Tuesday/Wednesday, 9-16/17: Read 43-52.
Thursday 9-18: Read 76-82.
1.    What was the Puritan mission?
2.  How were the Puritans different from the Pilgrims (Separatists)?
3.   How did the New England economy, society, culture, and government differ from the southern colonies?  Why were these differences present?
4.   What long-term affects did the New England colonies have on American society, culture, economy, and politics?

Know the significance of the following:

Pilgrims; Puritans; Separatist; Non-Separatists; Church of England; John Winthrop; Calvinism; Anne Hutchinson; Roger Williams; “elect” or “saints”; Thomas Hooker; Fundamental Orders of Connecticut; Old Deluder Act; King Phillip’s War; Salem Witch Trials; Dominion of New England

Southern British Colonies

For Thursday, 9/11:  England’s First Colony:  Read 25-33.
1.      What events and new ideas enabled English colonization of the Americas?
2.      Was Jamestown a success?

For Friday,  9/12 The Chesapeake Colonies & The Carolinas:  Read 33-39, 66-76

1.      In what ways were Maryland and Virginia the same and different?
2.      What affect did tobacco have on Chesapeake economy, culture, and society?
3.      Why was Bacon’s Rebellion important?
4.      What important precedents do you see developing in Virginia by 1700?
5.      Describe the development of slavery in the southern British colonies.
6.      How were the Carolinas different from the Chesapeake colonies?
7.      Can you see any long-term affects that the southern colonies had on American society, culture, economy, and politics?

Know the significance of the following: joint stock company; headright system; John Smith; John Rolfe; House of Burgesses; Bacon’s Rebellion; James Oglethorpe.