AP US HISTORY
Assignment 1
Watch Skill 1.1 - Terminology
Watch Skill 1.2 - Sequencing Events and Timelines
Reading Assignments
Read Chapters 1,2,3 in your textbook. Take Cornell Notes on chapters.
Review a 2nd Time the Key Illustrations in the Reading
Go back and review the following key illustrations in the chapters:
Review the map of the colonial trade patterns page 93
Review the Franklin cartoon, page 113
Review the map of the 13 colonies, page 120
Lecture Assignment
Read all parts of the Assignment 1 online lecture. Each part of the lecture will take a
few seconds to load, as they are full of pictures, maps, etc. Be patient, hopefully it
will be worth it. Take Cornell Notes on the lecture.
Watch the New World Encountered video - Assignment 1.1
Watch The Colonies video - Assignment 1.2
Watch the Diversity of Colonial Communities video - Assignment 1.3
Watch Pilgrims and Puritans video - Assignment 1.4
Watch Winter of 1692 video - Assignment 1.5
Watch Salem Witch Trials video - Assignment 1.6
Watch First Execution video - Assignment 1.7
Watch The Execution of Witches video - Assignment 1.8
Review Map 1.1 - North American Cultures in the 1400s
Review Map 1.2 - The Caravel
Review Map 1.3 - European Exploration of the Americas
Read Taking Sides Issues 1,2,&3
Write Analytical Paragraphs for Taking Sides Issues 1,2,3
After reading the interpretations of the six different historians on the three issues
you read in Taking Sides, write an analytical paragraph on "Is History True?". ", and
"Was Colonial Culture Uniquely American?". You should write briefly about both
sides presented in the issue and conclude with what you believe and why. Be sure
to include references to the historians and their arguments to support your position.
Complete the Introduction question
Answer Discussion Board Question - Assignment 1.1
Answer Discussion Board Question - Assignment 1.2
Answer Discussion Board Question - Assignment 1.3
Complete Worksheet #1
Complete Worksheet - Assignment 1 and save on your desktop. Then you need to
upload the saved document to this assignment page.