Marking Period 1
Unit 1 Early Encounters and Colonial Development
Welcome back!!!!!!
Supplies
1 note book - classwork
Loose leaf and binder for homework
Pens
Pencils
Homework#1
September 12, 2017
Skills of a historian
Read pages H3 to H9. Write a summary.
Homework#2
September 13, 2017.
The Earliest Americans
Read pages 6 to 9. Write a summary of what you read. Answer questions 1 to 4 page 9.
Due Friday, September 15, 2017.
Homework
September 15, 2017
Native Americans
Read pages 10 to 15
Homework
September 18, 2017
Review for Quiz number 1. Skills of the Historian and Early Human Migration.
Homework #3
September 19, 2017.
Reasons for Exploration.
Read pages 38 to 41 textbook. Answer questions 1 to 3 page 41.
Homework #4
September 20, 2017
Europeans to Reach the Americas
Read pages 42 to 51
Answer questions 1 to 4 page 51.
Writing Assignment 1
Due: October 4, 2017
The Columbian Exchange
TITLE: Exploration and Conquests of the New World.
Positive and negative effects.
Document Based Assessment (DBQ)
Historical Context:
In the late 1400s, European explorers found the North American continent. Native American peoples who were already living in North America had created a system of government.
The first Europeans to explore the New World were looking for a water route to Asia in order to get spices, silks, gold, porcelain, and other riches. Though few explorers found a water-route to Asia, their voyages led to the discovery of "new land" in the Western Hemisphere. Once the New World was discovered, more and more explorers continued to venture out to this New World. Exploration brought many new things to the New World and from the New World to Europe, but the Columbian Exchange was not always positive. European exploration also changed the Native Americans way s of life, in ways that were not always for the best.
Task: Using the information from the documents and your knowledge of Social Studies answer the questions that follow each document in Part A. Your answers to the questions will help you write the Part B essay in which you will be asked to:
Question: Describe the effects, positive and/or negative of European exploration of the Americas resulting in the Columbian Exchange.
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Key points to include.
- Give and explain AT LEAST 3 reasons why European explorers came to explore the land in the Western Hemisphere (the New World).
- Explain how the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors impacted the Native Americans of North and Central America.
-Positive and negative effects of the Columbian exchange.
INSTRUCTIONS
- Cover page: Include your name and picture that explains the topic.
- Include planning page.
- Essay should be five paragraphs.
- Include a planning page.
- Essay should be typed or written neatly.
- Write a well-organized essay that includes an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
- Use evidence from the documents to support your response.
- Include specific related outside information.
Homework
October 4, 2017.
The Race for Empires. Read pages 52 to 57.
The English Colonies. Read pages 72 to 77.
Homework
October 6, 2017
Social Studies
The English Colonies.
Read pages 72 to 77. Answer questions 1 to 4 page 77. Due Tuesday October 10, 2017.
Homework
October 10, 2017
Social Studies
The Beginning of Slavery
Read pages 58 to 63
Homework
October 16, 2017.
Middle Colonies
Due Thursday October 18, 2017.
Read pages 85 to 89. Questions 1 to 5 page 87.
Writing Assignment 2
Assigned : October 20, 2017.
Due: October 26, 2017.
LIFE IN THE 13 COLONIES LETTER.
- INSTRUCTIONS: Using information in your outline, write a letter to a family member who still lives in great Britain. Be sure to provide specific details about what life is like in the colony you are pretending to live in. Use information from the outline to help you. Your letter should be at least 4 to five paragraphs.
Format for letter on the 13 colonies.
Paragraph 1
Introduction: Should be captivating. Have a hook.
Paragraph 2, and 3.
Give interesting facts about the colony or region. Be creative.
Paragraph 4
Compare it to other colonies or regions
Paragraph 5
Conclusion: Summarize and relate to our society today.
Requirements
- Should have a cover page. Put your name and class. Include the colony and name of the region. Cover page should be colorful and attractive. Include at least 5 facts about the region.
Grading Criteria
Requirement
Points/ Points earned
Comments
Cover pages
20
_ Creative
_ Well done
_ Needs improvement
Introduction
15
_ Captivation
_-Needs improvement
Body paragraphs
50
_ Facts about the colony or region
- Excellent reasons why someone should live in this region.
-Comparison why this is the best region to live.
Conclusion
15
- Excellent
- Needs improvement
Use pages 68 to 97of the text book to help you.
Social Studies Review Guide Unit 1.
Test Date November 3, 2017.
Age of Exploration and Colonial America.
1. Reasons for exploration: Religion (God), Wealth (Gold), Fame (Glory) , National Pride, Curiosity, Quest for faster cheaper trade routes
2. Explain who were the indigenous people to North America.
Native Americans.
3. Many explorers searched for this nonexistent water passage through North
America.
This passage was called the North west passage northwest passage
4. What do we call the Columbian Exchange? Transfer of culture between the New and Old World.
5. What was the effect of long, harsh winters in New England?
Subsistence farming, shipbuilding, and fishing
6. What was the effect of shorter winters and fertile soil in the Middle Colonies?
Farming, trade, and large immigrant population
7. What was the effect of good natural ports in the Middle Colonies?
Trade; High population Density; More people moved there from different countries; Diverse population, languages, foods, customs, traditions.
8. What was the effect of a warm climate with good soil in the Southern Colonies?
Plantation system and large slavery system
9. Example of how the colonists in the New England colonies made money.
Raw materials, logging, fishing, shipbuilding
10. Example of how the colonists in the Middle Colonies made money.
Large Farms, logging, fishing, shipbuilding
11. Example of how the colonists in the Southern Colonies made money.
Plantation system and large slavery system
12. What groups of people settled in the colonies for religious reasons?
Separatists/Pilgrims (Massachusetts)(Plymouth)
Puritans (Massachusetts)(Massachusetts Bay)
Quakers (Pennsylvania)
Catholics (Maryland)
13. What ethnic groups settled in the colonies for economic reasons?
Dutch (New York) Economic reasons
Swedes (Delaware) Economic reasons
14. What group of people settled for religious and political freedom? (RS)
English – religious & political freedom
15. List the 3 reasons that the colonists wanted to form representative governments in the colonies?
1) The distance from England (King was too far away)
2) English traditions including the Rights of Englishmen
3) Most colonies were self-governing
16. Be able to identify the following historical documents: Mayflower Compact, The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Mayflower Compact – an agreement that established the idea of self-government
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut – 1st written constitution in the colonies
17. Be able to explain why the Virginia House of Burgesses is significant to the forming of representative governments in the colonies.
Virginia House of Burgesses – 1st representative assembly in the American colonies
18. Explain what crops were in demand and caused slavery to spread
Tobacco, rice, indigo, cotton
19. Explain the impact of slavery in the south.
More slaves = more crops= more money
20. Explain what was the Columbian Exchange.
The transfer of culture between the New and Old World.
Vocabulary words
-monarchy -colony -morality -empire
-power - indigenous -discovery -enslaved
-resistance -trade -immunization - navigation
-Triangular Trade -secondary source -primary source
-indentured -servitude -encounter -social
-political -- monopoly - frontier -wealth
Use pages 1 to 97 to help with your reviw. Classes 701, 702 and 709.
Use pages 2 to 5, and pages11-29 to help you with your review. Classes 707 &708
Marking Period 2
7th grade
Unit 2: The American Revolution
Duration of Unit: November 6, 2017 to December 22, 2017
Dear Parents,
I am very excited to inform you of the new unit we are about to start in Social
Studies. The theme of the unit is ,The American Revolutionary War. By the end of this unit, it is my hope that your child will have gained knowledge on aspects of the American Revolutionary War and what it meant and means for our country.
Throughout this unit, your child will be engaged in different aspects of the war that
will help them understand the purpose and meaning of the war. For example, there
will be role plays, new paper article writing to discuss event . Students will all will a poem on why the colonist wanted to revolt. Students will also a argumentative essay on Patriot vs Loyalist in the American Revolution. The planning page and first draft will be done in class. Students will be responsible for completing the final draft on their own.
I hope that you share the same excitement I have for this unit as I do. It is
important for students to understand the importance of this war because it set the
tone for the country that we live in. The same document of Independence is still
adhered to by all citizens. Also, the government that was set up by our founding
fathers is still enacted and leading our country. With this information, the students
will have a foundation of the government that will be taught in a future unit during
the year. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact
me through phone or e-mail. I would greatly appreciate any feedback you may have
about this unit.
Telephone number 718 904 5600. E-mail address is K [email protected].
Sincerely,
Ms K. Edwards
Homework Number 1
Conflict in the Colonies
November 9, 2017.
Read pages 98 to 100. Complete Reading check question.
Due Monday November 13, 2017.
November 20, 2017
Question 15 page 106
November 21, 2017
Due November 27, 2017
The Revolution Begins
Homework
Read pages 112 to 116
Answer questions 1 to 4
November 29, 2017
Due Tuesday December 5, 2017
Declaring Independence
Read pages 118 to 121. Questions 1 to 3 page 121.
December 5, 2017
Due December, 8, 2017.
Analyzing the Declaration of Independence
Read pages 122 to 125. Complete the questions on analyzing the Declaration of Independence.
December 11, 2017
Due date December 15, 2017.
The Struggle for liberty. Read pages 126 to 134. Answer questions 1 to 4 page 134.
December 20, 2017.
Review Guide
Social Studies Unit 2 Test
The American Revolution
Review pages 98 to 139 text book
key terms to review
1.After the French and Indian war which ended in 1763, Great Britain began taxing the colonies to pay for French and Indian war. The colonist where also told they could not pass the Royal Proclamation line of 1763 to avoid conflicts between American colonists and Native American Indians.
2.No taxation without representation. This was the main slogan used by colonists to protest against their British
3.Who were the sons of liberty and daughters of liberty? Protesters against the British
4.The Declaration of Independence July 4 , (1776). Written by Thomas Jefferson.
5.Names of taxes and acts and major events leading to the American Revolution
- Stamp Act 1765
- Declaratory Act 1767
- Townshend Act 1770
- Boston Massacre 1770
- Tea Act 1770
- Boston Tea Party 1773
- Intolerable or coercive 1774 Acts
- First Continental Congress 1774
- Battle of Lexington and Concord 1775
- Second Continental Congress 1776
- French Alliance 1778
- Battle of York Town 1781 ( last battle of the revolutionary war)
- Treaty of Paris 1783. Signed ending the war.
Due January 3, 2018.
Writing Assignment
Instructions
1. Complete the final draft for your essay that we started in class on the American Revolution.
Essay question: Were the colonist justified in waging a war and breaking away from Great Britain?
2. Include a cover page for your final draft. Write your name and class.
Include pictures on your cover page that goes with the American Revolution
3. Type your final draft or write neatly.
4. Final draft should be 5 to 6 paragraphs.
Introduction, supporting paragraphs and a conclusion.
Cite textual evidence to support you points. Use information from the documents
and outside information such as your text book.
- January 20, 2018
Social Studies Homework
Due January 26, 2018
George Washington's Presidency: Read pages 234 to 237. Answer the questions 1 to 4 on page 237.
Homework
Document based questions: The New Nation.
pages 258 to 259.
Due Monday February 5,2018 .
Homework
Due February 9, 2018.
Thomas Jefferson Presidency.
Read pages 266 to 277. Do all questions questions 1 to 4 page 277