Using USH1 Online Textbook
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Go to the website http://my.hrw.com
Sign in using your username/password
Select Go to the Online Textbook.(The Americans)
Select desired Chapter from the pull-down menu directly under the title (The Americans)
Select desired Section from the adjacent pull-down menu
Press the red Go! Button
7. Use the mouse or arrow keys (or swipe if using an e-reader) to move u/.down the pages
8. Go to the next page by clicking next.
9. To finish, select Logout at the top right of the screen.
Taking Notes
1. Start by writing down the Chapter Title and Section Titles
2. Write down the Main Idea (located directly under the Section Title.
3. Identify all of the terms and names (write out or copy the terms and define). If you create notes
electronically (in MS Word or Notepad, etc.)) You can cut/paste directly into the text. This is
preferred because it easier to read and study and must focus on the note taking.
4. If you want to listen to the text, there is an Audio track located directly to the left of the Section
Title.
5. Additional material is located to the left of each page after the Title page of each section (notes,
activities, supporting documents, etc.)
For Reading Check Purposes:
May bring notes to class that are created by you for text.
Notes should include Chapter, Section and Subsection titles with key words defined.
Notes are highlights, not rewriting of the text
Online resources may be printed and highlighted beforehand.
Using USH1 Online Textbook
Sample Outline of Chapter 2, Section 2
Chapter Title: The American Colonies Emerge
Section 1: Spain’s Empire in the Americas (p 36-41)
Section 2: An English Settlement in Jamestown
Opening:
John Smith- leader of Jamestown expedition
Sub-Section 1: English Settlers Struggle in North America
Business of Colonization:
Joint Stock Companies: Englishmen invested in the colony together with King [James]
A Disastrous Start:
Powhatan – Englishmen allied with Native Americans
Palisade/ Fort: Built fort on river for protection, fresh water
Jamestown begins to flourish: more settlers, tobacco
“Brown Gold and Indentured Servants: Needed workers to grow tobacco
Head right system:
Indentured servants:
The First African Laborers (by Ship- advertisement on page 45)
Sub -Section 2: The Settlers Clash with Native Americans
The English Patterns of Conquest
The Settlers Battle Native Americans
Add your own notes and definitions,
Sub- Section 3: Economic Differences Split Settlers
but use as few words a s possible
Hostilities Develop
Bacon’s Rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon