Mr. Schroeder
ADVANCED PLACEMENT
UNITED STATES HISTORY
SUMMER ASSIGNMENT
pschroeder@cnusd.k12.ca.us
Dear Student,
Congratulations! Your GPA and a teacher recommendation have enabled you to enroll in AP United
States History. This course is a one year chronological survey of American history from colonial times to the
present. It satisfies the California State Requirements and prepares each student to take the Advanced
Placement Exam in May.
Due to the fact that a passing grade on the AP Examination will earn you college credit and/or advanced
placement, the coursework will be rigorous. AP U.S. History is considerably more demanding than regular U.S.
History in terms of ability and commitment. The course stresses analytical thought, research and study skills,
social science concepts in history, political science, geography and economics, as well as major interpretative
trends and basic factual knowledge. Although recall is essential, equally important is your ability to employ
critical thinking and decision making skills. Additionally, this course uses a college level textbook, multiple
primary sources and handouts from scholarly journals. These sources were written with an advanced
vocabulary, requiring a higher level of reading comprehension than is found in more traditional history courses.
I am looking forward to meeting all of you and taking on this great challenge together. The AP U.S. History
Exam is an excellent measure of both the curriculum and the skills we will be learning. As we get closer to the
BIG TEST, we will have class meetings outside of standard class time. The goal of everyone enrolled should be
to take the AP United States History Exam.
NOTE: This packet is indicative of the level of coursework you will be expected to complete throughout the
year. If this all seems like too much for you to handle, I encourage you to talk to your counselor before the next
school year. Enrollment in a college preparatory United States History course is probably more suited to your
abilities and work ethic.
See you in a couple of months,
Paul Schroeder
Mr. Schroeder
Advanced Placement United States History
Corona High School
BEFORE LEAVING FOR SUMMER, GO TO THE BOOKROOM AND CHECK OUT AMERICAN PAGEANT. READ
CHAPTERS 1-3. THE FOLLOWING CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS ARE NOT AN ASSIGNMENT. THEY ARE MERELY
A GUIDED REVIEW COVERING WHAT YOU ARE EXPECTED TO KNOW AFTER READING CHAPTERS 1-3 IN
AMERICAN PAGEANT. BE PREPARED TO TAKE YOUR FIRST EXAM (ON CHAPTERS 1-3) ONE WEEK FROM THE
MONDAY ON WHICH WE RETURN. ANY QUESTIONS, E-MAIL ME AND I WILL ASSIST YOU.
NOT AN ASSIGNMENT
CHAPTER 1
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What impact did the cultivation of corn have on Native American tribes in Mexico and South America?
The text states; “No dense concentrations of population or complex nation-states comparable to the Aztec Empire existed in
North America at the time of the European’s arrival.” Why is this significant?
How did the Portuguese initiate the plantation system eventually found in the American South?
Explain the encomienda system.
Who were the conquistadores?
a. What were their goals and aspirations?
b. What was their impact?
c. How did they initiate a “new race” of mestizos
Draft a 1-2 paragraph summary explaining Cortez’ conquest of the Aztecs. Be sure to include:
a. Malinche (Doña Marina)
b. Mocteczuma (Montezuma)
c. Quetzalcoatl
According to the authors, what is the “Black Legend?” Do they give the impression that English colonists treated the Native
Americans better or worse than the Spanish? Explain your reasoning.
In the section titled When Worlds Collide (Chapter 1), the authors demonstrate the tradeoffs between the Old World and the
New World. This is referred to as the Columbian Exchange. Discuss the similarities and differences between the Columbian
Exchange and modern “globalization.”*
*Note: globalization = global adoption of social institutions
CHAPTER 2
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How did the ascension of Elizabeth to the thrown of England spawn English exploration and colonization of the Americas?
Why did the initial attempts of the English to colonize the Americas fail?
What were the difficulties faced by the colonists at Jamestown?
What was Powhatan’s Confederacy? How did the Virginia Company deal with it?
How did European – Native American trade transform as the European population increased?
How did John Rolfe (Pocahontas’ husband) expand the tobacco trade? How did this initiate slavery in the colonies?
Lord Baltimore founded the Maryland colony.
a. Who was he? What were his motivations? What were the implications of these motivations?
8. Why was North Carolina dubbed “a vale of humility between two mountains of conceit?”
9. How did the economic transformation of the English West Indies (Caribbean) into a predominantly sugar producing economy
affect the southern American colonies?
10. What was the primary crop of the Carolinas. What impact did this have on the Carolina colonies?
11. List several ways in which Georgia was different than the other 12 original colonies.
12. What was the significance of the Iroquois Confederacy?
CHAPTER 3
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What influence did the teachings of Martin Luther and John Calvin have on the Northern Colonies?
What was the Mayflower Compact and why was it significant?
Why was William Bradford so important to the Plymouth Colony?
According to John Winthrop, Massachusetts Bay Colony was to become “as a city upon a hill.” What did he mean?
Why were “visible saints” so important to the governorship of the Massachusetts Bay Colony? Create a bulleted list
expressing the positives and negatives of running a community in this fashion?
How did Roger Williams set up a distinctive structure of government in Rhode Island?
Using the information in your text, create a timeline of the events in Anne Hutchinson’s life.
How does the map of New England (p.49) demonstrate the significance of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
Indentured servants were critically important to the colonies. List a few of the sociological consequences of using this
system in a new land.
What was the New England Confederation?
What impact did the Glorious Revolution have on political leadership in the colonies?
Quakers were often considered extremely radical over other separatist groups? Why?
Philadelphia became a model city and the largest city in the colonies. In what ways is 18 th Century Philadelphia a model city
for America today? Explain.
*Even though written responses to these questions will NOT be collected, students will be held accountable to them
on the Unit 1 Exam. Study group discussion of these questions is strongly encouraged.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT
UNITED STATES HISTORY
SUMMER ASSIGNMENT
This is the portion of your Summer Assignment which WILL BE COLLECTED. There are three sections of
this assignment: Unit 1 Terms (20 pts.), Geographic Map Labeling (10 pts.) and the Colonial
Characteristics Charts (20pts.). Follow the instructions carefully and show up to the first day of school with
ALL THREE sections completed. Late Summer Assignments will NOT be accepted.
UNIT 1 TERMS
PART I DIRECTIONS: Research and define the following terms from Chapters 1-3 in The American Pageant text. Definitions
should NOT be in complete sentences. Each term should have 2 – 4 bullet points defining the term and its significance in history.
These terms will be included on your Unit 1 Exam. The Terms and their definitions MUST BE HAND WRITTEN on paper or flash
cards.
1. Christopher Columbus
2. Hispaniola
3. Hernan Cortez
4. Hiawatha
5. Squanto
6. conquistadores
7. encomienda system
8. mestizos
9. Ferdinand & Isabella
10. Black Legend
11. Pueblo Indians
12. three sister farming
13. Treaty of Tordesillas
14. Line of Demarcation
15. Henry Hudson
16. John Cabot
17. joint stock companies
18. Mayflower Compact
19. John Winthrop
20. William Bradford
21. visible saints
22. privateer
23. pirate
24. Roger Williams
25. Queen Elizabeth I
26. John Calvin
27. Anne Hutchinson
28. Sir Francis Drake
29. Sir Walter Raleigh
30. Malinche
31. Francisco Pizarro
32. William Penn
33. John Smith
34. Iroquois Confederacy
35. Powhatan Confederacy
36. Pilgrims
37. Puritans
38. indentured servants
39. freemen
40. John Rolfe
41. indigo
42. blue laws
43. James Oglethorpe
44. Pocahontas
45. Lord De La Warr
46. Quetzlcoatl
47. “irish tactics”
48. Lord Baltimore
49. antinomianism
50. primogeniture
NEW ENGLAND (NORTHERN) COLONIES
COLONY TYPE
Massachusetts
(1607)
Royal
Connecticut
(1635)
Charter
Rhode Island
(1636)
Charter
New Hampshire
(1623)
Royal
MAJOR EVENTS
MAJOR
GEOGRAPHIC
FEATURES
KEY FIGURES
MAJOR
RELIGIOUS
GROUPS
MAJOR
EXPORTS
GOVERNING
AUTHORITIES
MISCELANEUS
FACTS
*All information should fall between the colony’s founding date and the Declaration of Independence July 4, 1176
MIDDLE COLONIES
COLONY TYPE
New York
(1664)
Royal
Delaware
(1638)
Proprietary
New Jersey
(1664)
Royal
MAJOR EVENTS
MAJOR
GEOGRAPHIC
FEATURES
KEY FIGURES
MAJOR
RELIGIOUS
GROUPS
MAJOR
EXPORTS
GOVERNING
AUTHORITIES
MISCELANEUS
FACTS
*All information should fall between the colony’s founding date and the Declaration of Independence July 4, 1176
Pennsylvania
(1682)
Proprietary
PLANTATION (SOUTHERN) COLONIES
COLONY TYPE
Virginia
(1607)
Royal
Maryland
(1634)
Proprietary
North Carolina
(1653)
Royal
South Carolina
(1663)
Royal
MAJOR
EVENTS
MAJOR
GEOGRAPHIC
FEATURES
KEY FIGURES
MAJOR
RELIGIOUS
GROUPS
MAJOR
EXPORTS
GOVERNING
AUTHORITIES
MISCELANEUS
FACTS
*All information should fall between the colony’s founding date and the Declaration of Independence July 4, 1176
Georgia
(1732)
Royal