Period 1 and Period 2:
Pre-Columbian through the French and Indian War
Columbus and Queen Isabella of Spain sparked a drive into the Americas. They set off a chain of events that changed the America
that was present and sparked the America that exists today. As you go through this course you will examine the details of how
modern America came to be, both in its triumphs and failings. You will learn about individuals who shaped it and movements in
history that swept away and swept up the day. This will be your first historical unit for AP US History. As you will discover
throughout the course, each unit covers a broad range of topics. This first unit will detail North American History before 1607.
Organizing Principals
Before the year 1607, North American settlement was defined by the both nomadic and sedentary traditions of the people native to
the North American continent. Their reliance on the land and their religious faiths based in nature, although highly developed,
would ultimately mark them at savages by the “enlightened” European explorers.
Between 1607 and 1763, the British North American colonies developed experience in, and the expectation of self-government in
the political, religious, economic, and social aspects life.
Topics: native people, exploration, colonization, governmental development, economic development, religious development,
Colonial wars, salutary neglect, social development, push and pull factors, French and Indian War, free labor, slavery.
Date
Week 1 Class Topic
Nightly Assignments
Historical Thinking Skill of the Week: Periodization
8-24
Introductions/Course Outline/ Introduction to APUSH
AP Star
Introduction to US Geography
8-25
8-26
8-27
8-28
Introduction to US Geography
Native Inhabitants
Introduce Index Pages & Main Idea Logs
Native Inhabitants
Introduce Historical Thinking Skills
Primary Source: excerpt from Travels by William Bartram
Native Inhabitants
Periodization Gallery Walk
Geography Challenge Map (Due 9-5)
Created Equal 5-10
Created Equal 10-17
Finish Primary Source
Created Equal 17-25
Period 1 and Period 2: Pre-Columbian through the French and Indian War
Date
Week 2 Class Topic
Nightly Assignments
Historical Thinking Skill of the Week: Historical Argumentation
8-31
Early Exploration
Created Equal 26-34
9-1
Early Exploration & Columbian Exchange
Historical Thinking Activity
9-2
Primary Source Activity
British Monarchy
North American Colonization and Jamestown
9-3
North American Colonization and Jamestown
Primary Sources
9-4
-“Mayflower Compact”
-“Our Plantation is Very Weak”
Early Release
Geography Challenge Test
Date
Week 3 Class Topic
Created Equal 34-39
Primary Source: A Letter to Lord
Sanchez
Created Equal 35-39, 44-50
Study for Geography Challenge
Primary Source: “A Model of
Christian Charity” (Due 9-8)
Geography Challenge Map Due
Created Equal 50-69
Nightly Assignments
Historical Thinking Skill of the Week: Causation
9-7
Labor Day- No School
9-8
Characteristics of Settlement and Chart
Short Answer Writing Skills & Portfolio
Created Equal 69-73, 78-84
9-9
New England and Chesapeake Colonies
Created Equal 85-94
9-10
First Great Awakening
Influence of Puritanism
Reading Primary Sources
-Salem Witch Trials
Introduction and Impact of Slavery
Primary Source: “VA Laws for Blacks”
Index Page and Notes Quiz
9-11
Created Equal 94-106
Created Equal 119-129
Primary Source: Resolution of
Germantown Mennonites
Period 1 and Period 2:
Date
Pre-Columbian through the French and Indian War
Week 4 Class Topic
Nightly Assignments
Historical Thinking Skill of the Week: Argumentation
9-14
Introduction and Impact
Attempts at Unity and Colonial Wars
Created Equal 130-139
9-15
The French and Indian War
Created Equal 155-167
9-16
The French and Indian War
Created Equal 167-177
9-17
Review
9-18
Period 1 & 2 Exam
Study for Exam!!
Sleep!! Seriously…you need it
Directions for Main Idea Logs and Vocabulary
For every GREEN heading in the evening’s assigned reading you must:
1. Write an analytical statement that summarizes in 1-2 clear, concise sentences the main idea of the section
2. Apply an historical theme for the section with justification
a. The marketing of the 1920s represents American Work, Exchange and Technology as more white-collar jobs
emerge and as Americans have more money to spend. (Created Equal p. 728).
3. Use a vocabulary term that applies context to the reading. Highlight or underline the term in the sentence.
a. Legendary baseball player Babe Ruth was used to 1920s marketing to promote products to the emerging
middle class.
4. Any vocabulary not used in context above, must be defined and numbered at end of main idea logs.
Each main idea log must use the following outline model, including letters and numbers to be considered for full credit1.
Title of Green Heading
a. Summary Statement
b. Historical Theme
c. Vocab
<Skip 1 line>
2. Next title
a. Summary Statement
b. Historical Theme
c. Vocab