Unit 1: Early America

Title Page- Your title page should include:

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Table of Contents

Assignment Page #
Classwork
Famous Americans Tea Party Name Tag 1
John Winthrop Speech 2
Colonial Town Meeting Reflection 3
First Amendent Introductory Quiz 4
"Cases Involving the First Amendment" Chart 5
Great Awakenings Venn Diagram 6
American Dream Sheet 7
Lecture Notes
Enlightenment Lecture Notes 8
Confederation to Constitution Notes 9
Growth of a Nation Lecture Notes 10
Civil War Cause and Effect Lecture Notes 11
Homework
Homework Sheet (Yellow)
Chapter 1, Section 3 Worksheet 12
Chapter 1, Section 4 Worksheet 13
Chapter 2, Section 1 Worksheet 14
Outline Notes: Chapter 2, Section 3 15
Study Guide Part VI: Two Hundred Years of Constitutional Change 16
Bill of Rights Wikiproject 17
Chapter 3, Section 1 Worksheet 18
Outline Chapter 3, Section 3 19
Warm-Ups (You should have eight warm-ups)
What is the American Dream and what does it mean to be an American?
Look at the map on pg. 29 of your textbook. List the 13 colonies. Which colonies are noted for their industrial activity such as building , rather tahn agricultural activity?
How did the Enlightenment influence the colonies
Which group of colonists wanted to break away from England? Which group of colonists wanted to remain loyal to the King? Describe each of their arguments.

Respond to the Following Quetions about the debate in the last class:

  • What was it like to participate in a town meeting?
  • What were the major points of the:
    • Loyalists against independence?
    • Patriots for independence?
  • Whose arguments were most convincing and why?
  • What does this activity tell you about independence in the colonies?
Read the article "Religion and the Forming of the American Republic" and answer the questions at the end of the article on your warm-up sheet
See Map Handout
Describe the causes of the civil war.
Unit 1 Review Sheet - 100 POINTS!!!!