Summer Assignment

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2012 AP United States History Summer Assignment Rationale: The summer assignment provides students the opportunity to survey the colonial & founding periods of American history (17th and 18th centuries). Approximately 10-15% of the AP exam administered in May will be based on this time period. This assignment, which is divided into two parts, is given over the summer to expose you to the type of reading and writing work we will be completing this year and to help guarantee that our AP history classes will be able to spend the necessary amount of time needed in studying post-colonial history. Purchases: You will need to purchase two items for this assignment (the AMSCO book will also be used all of next year and is a very necessary…show more content…
United States History: Preparing for the Advanced Placement Examination by John J. Newman and John M. Schmalbach (ISBN #9781567656602). It is available new through AMSCO School Publications, Inc. (website below) for about $18 but can be bought used for as little as $4 at other websites. I ALSO HAVE A VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF USED COPIES AVAILABLE FOR $8 EACH—first come, first serve. http://www.efastcom.com/AMSCOPUB/control/productdetails?&item_id=9781567656602 Due Date: The due date for the summer assignment is the first day of school (August 21, 2012). Please make a copy of your colonial assignment (AMSCO work) as you will need it for class discussion after you’ve handed in your work for a grade on August 21. Point Value: This summer assignment is worth approximately 20% of your first quarter grade. Students who do not complete the assignment by the due date should seriously consider dropping the class as they are forfeiting 20% of the first quarter grade. NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT. E-mail information: If you have questions, please e-mail me at moore.john@oakwoodsechools.org. Web-site: This summer assignment will also posted at my website which can be accessed from the school’s…show more content…
Assess the democratic characteristics that developed in the English colonies. 5. Analyze the extent to which early European colonists viewed the Native-Americans as inferior people who could be exploited for the colonists benefit. 6. Compare and contrast the English, Spanish, and French relationship with the Native Americans. Chapter 2: The Thirteen Colonies and the British Empire, 1607-1750 7. Define the three types of colonies. Make a chart of the thirteen colonies. Include the date of the founding of each, the major purpose for each being founded, and the type of colony each was (this is a larger question which will require a bit more work) 8. Define the Act of Toleration and determine why it was thought to be a tolerant act when it called for death to anyone who denied that Jesus was God. 9. Identify the causes and effects of Bacon’s Rebellion 10. Describe how the Chesapeake colonies addressed their labor shortage problems. 11. What was the New England Confederation? 12. What was King Philip’s War? 13. What were the major tenets of the Quaker faith? 14. Describe William Penn’s “Holy Experiment.” 15. What was mercantilism? What did the “mother country hope to accomplish through it? How did it help and hurt the
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