Summer Assignment for AP US History (2016-2017)
Overview
There are 4 parts to your summer assignment.
1. Complete the attached geography assignment.
2. Read and outline chapters 1-4 in The American Pageant textbook.
3. Select and read a book related to the ideas of “identity and conflict” in American history. Then create a book report to accompany it.
4. Complete the Terms/Names IDs for Chapters 1-4.
The goal of these assignments is not only to gauge your determination to take a very challenging course, but also to give you some practice with the kinds of skills we will be focusing on throughout the year. These assignments will give you a head-start in covering the material you will be tested on during the AP Exam.
Textbook
The American Pageant (15th edition) by David Kennedy and Elizabeth Cohen. Your summer assignments will address material covered in chapters 1-4.
Due Dates
All components of the summer assignment will be due on the first day of school, August 28, 2016.
Contact
If you need to get in touch with me at any time during the summer, you can email me at kowalskij@ask.edu.kw.
Note on Originality
As will be the case for your work all year, you are expected to submit your own original work – in your own original words – for all assignments in this class. Copying is plagiarism, whether from a classmate or the internet, and earns no points. This includes chapter outlines and term/name IDs. By forcing yourself to put ideas in your own words, you understand and internalize them more deeply.
PART IA: Geography Maps
Political Geography
Label the states listed below:
PART IB: Geography Maps
Political Geography
Locate the following regions, geographic features, and cities on the attached political map:
Regions
New England
Mid-Atlantic States
South Atlantic States
The Original Thirteen Colonies
The Confederacy
The Union
Midwest States
Southwest States
Pacific States
Mountain States
Rust Belt
Sun Belt
Bible Belt
Cities
New York City
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Boston
Richmond
San Francisco
Washington, D.C.
St. Louis
Chicago
Los Angeles
Seattle
Houston
Miami
Nashville
Salt Lake City
Boise
Denver
Omaha
Las Vegas
Other
Erie Canal
Cumberland Gap
Oregon Trail
Transcontinental Railroad (1869)
Route 66
Lincoln Highway
PART IC: Geography Maps
Physical Geography
Label the following on the attached physical map:
Rivers
Ohio River
St. Lawrence River
Hudson River
Missouri River
Sacramento River
Columbia River
Colorado River
Snake River
Mississippi River
Rio Grande
Delaware River
Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Cascade Mountains
Sierra Nevada
Coast Range
The Adirondacks
Deserts
Mojave
Sonora
Lakes & Other Bodies of Water
Great Salt Lake
Chesapeake Bay
Lake Huron
Lake Superior
Lake Ontario
Lake Erie
Lake Michigan
Islands
Long Island
Florida Keys
Aleutian Islands
Hawaii, Maui, Oahu
Other Physical Features
Grand Canyon
Atlantic Coastal Plain
Great Basin
The Everglades
Great Plains
Mississippi Delta
PART II: Chapter Outlines
Thoroughly read and outline chapters 1-4 of The American Pageant. You should organize your chapter outlines by subsection, summarizing the most important pieces of information in it. Keep in mind that you will be tested on these chapters.
Here is an example from a chapter that we’ll get to later:
France Finds a Foothold in Write my essay for me – CA Essay writer Canada
● France was later than other European powers in claiming land in North America
○ War and domestic conflict (e.g., Protestant Huguenots vs. Roman Catholics)
○ 10,000 Huguenots killed on St. Bartholomew’s Day, 1572
○ Edict of Nantes granted limited religious toleration to Huguenots, 1598
○ France entered new golden age
● France established settlement of Quebec in North America, 1608
○ Samuel de Champlain, “Father of New France”
○ Fought with Hurons against Iroquois; hampered future French settlements in Ohio Valley
● New France/Write my essay for me – CA Essay writer Canada comes under direct control of king
○ No elected representatives or trial by jury
○ Slow population growth
It is essential that you write your chapter outlines yourself. Plagiarism is easy to identify in chapter outlines, and cheating only ruins your readiness for the AP exam.
PART III: Book Report
1) Find a book (or e-book) that deals with the ideas of identity and conflict within the United States. Any time period is fine, and you can choose either fiction or nonfiction. The ideas of “identity and conflict” are broad; this is intentional, so as to give you as much latitude as possible in finding a book that interests you, and yet is still connected to very real, important ideas.
What qualifies as identity and conflict? Here are some topical examples:
War Important people/groups Cultural/social trends Civil Rights Struggles
Political movements Creation/evolution/functioning of American government Changes in how/where Americans work/live/play Economics
Just make sure that the book that you choose deals specifically with American history and is at least 200 pages.
2) Create a product that conveys the important ideas/themes of your novel. You can choose any kind of product as long as it is something that pushes your creative boundaries and offers a meaningful, rich experience to your audience. You are encouraged to use whatever medium you are most interested in, one that allows you to be creative and showcase your critical thinking skills. Some example formats include, but are not limited to:
● Documentary video
● Music video
● Newscast
● Podcast
● Dramatization (script)
● Painting, sculpture, or other art piece (an explanation will need to be typed and turned in)
● Webcomic
● PowToon
Book Report Paper Writing Service – Topic Examples – Rubric
Exemplifies Standard Attains Standard Attempts Standard Does Not Attempt
Theme Analysis (50%) Demonstrates a rich, complex, and original understanding of book’s overall themes
Offers in-depth analysis
and interpretation of the book’s overall themes
Identifies and insightfully extends key historical content and main points included in the book; shows understanding of author’s goal(s) Demonstrates a thoughtful and original understanding of book’s themes
Competently analyzes book’s themes
Identifies and extends historical content and main points included in the book; shows understanding of author’s goal(s) Demonstrates an
incomplete understanding
of book’s themes
Offers obvious and/or superficial analysis of book’s themes
Identifies and extends historical content and/or main points included in the book; attempts to show understanding of author’s goal(s) Demonstrates little to no understanding
of book’s themes
Offers little or no analysis or interpretation of the book’s themes
Does not identify or extend historical content or main points included in the book; shows little to no understanding of author’s goal(s)
Quality of Presentation
(30%) Piece demonstrates a high level of craftsmanship and care; much time and effort clearly went into work
Piece has abundant and precise level of detail detail that enhances audience’s understanding of its message
Medium and message are carefully chosen and greatly enhance one another Piece demonstrates fine craftsmanship and care; time and effort clearly went into work
Piece includes details that enhance audience’s understanding of its message
Medium and message enhance one another Piece demonstrates some craftsmanship and care; time and effort clearly went into work, but would benefit from more
Piece has some detail that may or may not enhance audience’s understanding of its message
Medium and message do not necessarily enhance one another Piece demonstrates little to no craftsmanship and care; very little time and effort clearly went into work
Piece has practically no detail that enhances audience’s understanding of its message
Medium and message are seemingly unrelated
Creativity
(20%) Piece is new, unique, surprising; shows a personal touch
Piece may successfully break rules and conventions,or use common materials or ideas in new,clever and surprising ways
Piece is striking, designed with a distinct style but still appropriate for the purpose
Piece uses ingenuity and imagination, going outside conventional boundaries, when shaping ideas into a product Piece has some new ideas or improvements,but some ideas are predictable or conventional
Piece may show a tentative attempt to step outside rules and conventions, or find new uses for common materials or ideas
Piece has some interesting touches, but lacks a distinct style
Piece shows some imagination when shaping ideas into a product, but may stay within conventional boundaries Piece relies on existing models, ideas, or directions; it is not new or unique
Piece follows rules and conventions; uses materials and ideas in typical ways
Piece is safe, ordinary, made in a conventional style
Piece reproduces existing ideas; does not imagine new ones Piece shows little to no creativity
PART IV: Vocabulary
Define vocabulary for Chapters 1-4 in The American Pageant. For a complete definition you need 2-4 sentence description that includes its historical significance (highlight or underline this part).
Chapter 1: New World Beginnings Chapter 2: The Planting of English American
Aztecs
Pueblo Indians
Joint Stock Companies
Spanish Armada
Black Legend
Conquistadores
Renaissance
Canadian Shield
Mound Builders
Montezuma
Christopher Columbus
Hernan Cortes
Francisco Coronado
Treaty of Tordesillas
Mestizos
Marco Polo
Francisco Pizarro
Juan Ponce de Leon
Hernando de Soto Virginia Company
Iroquois Confederacy
Squatter
Primogeniture
Indentured Servitude
Starving Time
Act of Toleration
Royal Charter
Slave Codes
Yeoman
Proprietor
Longhouse
Slavery
Enclosure
House of Burgesses
James Oglethorpe
John Smith
Nation-state
Powhatan
John Rolfe
Lord Baltimore – 1694
Raleigh, Sir Walter
Oliver Cromwell
Lord De la War
Pocahontas
Chapter 3: Settling the Northern Colonies Chapter 4: American Life in the Seventeenth Century
Fundamental Orders
Protestant ethic
Mayflower Compact – 1620
Navigation Laws
The Puritans
General Court
Separatists
Quakers
Pilgrims
New England Confederation
Calvinism
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Dominion of New England
Freemen
Visible Saints
Covenant Protestant Reformation
Predestination
King Philip II
John Cotton
Sir Edmond Andros
The “elect”
Patroonship
Henry Hudson
William Bradford
Peter Stuyvesant
Thomas Hooker
William Penn
John Winthrop
John Calvin
Anne Hutchinson Jeremiads
Middle Passage
Bacon’s Rebellion
Leisler’s Rebellion (1689-1691)
Halfway Covenant
William Berkeley
Headright system
PART IA: Geography Maps
Political Geography
Label the states listed below:
1. Washington
2. Oregon
3. California
4. Arizona
5. Nevada
6. Utah
7. Idaho
8. Montana
9. Wyoming
10. Colorado
11. New Mexico
12. Texas
13. Oklahoma
14. Kansas
15. Nebraska
16. South Dakota
17. North Dakota
18. Minnesota
19. Lowa
20. Missouri
21. Arkansas
22. Louisiana
23. Wisconsin
24. Michigan
25. Illinois
26. Indiana
27. Ohio
28. Kentucky
29. Tennessee
30. Mississippi
31. Alabama
32. Florida
33. Georgia
34. South Carolina
35. North Carolina
36. Virginia
37. West Virginia
38. Pennsylvania
39. New York
40. Vermont
41. New Hampshire
42. Maine
43. Massachusetts
44. Rhode island
45. Connecticut
46. New jersey
47. Maryland
48. Delaware
49. Alaska
50. Hawaii
PART IB: Geography Maps
Political Geography
Locate the following regions, geographic features, and cities on the attached political map:
Regions
New England
Mid-Atlantic States
South Atlantic States
The Original Thirteen Colonies
The Confederacy
The Union
Midwest States
Southwest States
Pacific States
Mountain States
Rust Belt
Sun Belt
Bible Belt
https://monkessays.com/write-my-essay/mapsofworld.com/usa/usa-maps/usa-regions-map.jpg
Cities
New York City
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Boston
Richmond
San Francisco
Washington, D.C.
St. Louis
Chicago
Los Angeles
Seattle
Houston
Miami
Nashville
Salt Lake City
Boise
Denver
Omaha
Las Vegas
https://monkessays.com/write-my-essay/mapsofworld.com/usa/usa-maps/usa-regions-map.jpg
Other
Erie Canal
Cumberland Gap
Oregon Trail
Transcontinental Railroad (1869)
Route 66
Lincoln Highway
https://monkessays.com/write-my-essay/mapsofworld.com/usa/usa-maps/usa-regions-map.jpg
PART IC: Geography Maps
Physical Geography
Label the following on the attached physical map:
Rivers
Ohio River
St. Lawrence River
Hudson River
Missouri River
Sacramento River
Columbia River
Colorado River
Snake River
Mississippi River
Rio Grande
Delaware River
Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Cascade Mountains
Sierra Nevada
Coast Range
The Adirondacks
Deserts
Mojave
Sonora
Lakes & Other Bodies of Water
Great Salt Lake
Chesapeake Bay
Lake Huron
Lake Superior
Lake Ontario
Lake Erie
Lake Michigan
Islands
Long Island
Florida Keys
Aleutian Islands
Hawaii, Maui, Oahu
Other Physical Features
Grand Canyon
Atlantic Coastal Plain
Great Basin
The Everglades
Great Plains
Mississippi Delta
PART II: Chapter Outlines
Thoroughly read and outline chapters 1-4 of The American Pageant. You should organize your chapter outlines by subsection, summarizing the most important pieces of information in it. Keep in mind that you will be tested on these chapters.
Here is an example from a chapter that we’ll get to later:
France Finds a Foothold in Write my essay for me – CA Essay writer Canada
● France was later than other European powers in claiming land in North America
○ War and domestic conflict (e.g., Protestant Huguenots vs. Roman Catholics)
○ 10,000 Huguenots killed on St. Bartholomew’s Day, 1572
○ Edict of Nantes granted limited religious toleration to Huguenots, 1598
○ France entered new golden age
● France established settlement of Quebec in North America, 1608
○ Samuel de Champlain, “Father of New France”
○ Fought with Hurons against Iroquois; hampered future French settlements in Ohio Valley
● New France/Write my essay for me – CA Essay writer Canada comes under direct control of king
○ No elected representatives or trial by jury
○ Slow population growth
It is essential that you write your chapter outlines yourself. Plagiarism is easy to identify in chapter outlines, and cheating only ruins your readiness for the AP exam.
Chapter 1 – New World Beginnings
Split of the two continents of America:
First inhabitants of the two continents come from Siberia.
They developed in corn for agriculture and hunting.
Ancient Indians develop proper and elaborate settlements in North America.
Coming of the European explorers seeking for trade routes
Discoveries of technological renaissance and European monarchies
European encounters both Americans and Africans
Biological changes, diseases, slavery, cultural changes etc emanates from the world wars.
After conquering America
Expansion of Spanish territory northwards after intermarriages with the Indians
Establishment of permanent settlements to compete the French and English explorers
Chapter 2 – The Planting of English America
Establishment of colonies
Establishment of permanent colonies in the Jamestown and Virginia.
Indian hostility to the colonies but tobacco plantation soon made them to grow.
Development of the representation in the governments of England by the Americans.
England encounters Powhatans in Virginia
Improved the relationship of the Indians with the North America
Changes of the Indians due to wars, trade, diseases and the interaction with others
Other colonies establishment in Maryland and Carolina
South Carolina developed due to the British sugar colonies in the West Indies.
Large scale plantation of agriculture introduced.
North Carolina developing few slaves but more white with small farms.
Latecomer in Georgia being the buffer against Spanish and also haven on the side of debtors.
Sparse population weakened religion and other institutions of the society but later developments of order and hierarchy.
Chapter 3 – Settling the Northern Colonies
Puritans in the north
Purification of the Church of England in the north by puritans
Pilgrims establishes small colony in the New England
John Winthrop founded Massachusetts Bay colony
Strong sense of common purpose entered the first settlers of the bay
Challenging of the religious orthodox by Roger Williams and Ann Hutchison and hence they became guilty for that act.
Rhode Island founded by William
Establishment of settlements in Connecticut, New Hampshire and Maine
Further conquering
New York is founded and treated as new Netherlands
People here were diverse economically and in terms of ethnicity and quarrelsome in the political dimension.
Foundation of Pennsylvania by Penn William
Chapter 4 – American Life in the Seventeenth Century
Hard life in southern colonies
Short lifespan due to diseases especially in the Chesapeake area and especially in the youths
Families became few and complicated with men being more than women
Introduction of tobacco
Tobacco thrived well on the servant hood of the whites to be sources of wealth
Rebellions of the bacons exploded towards the end of 17th century
Troublesome of the white slaves facilitated importation of slaves from West Africa
Rapid deaths of slaves due to attack by diseases
Continual of increase in the number of African slaves to form the African American
New England’s way of life
Development of the tension of both the social and religion grounds
Rocky field forced the introduction of fishing and shipping for livelihoods
New England becomes tough, purposeful, resourceful and idealistic due to the stern religious rules
Agrarian still formed parts of America by 17th century
PART III: Book Report
1) Find a book (or e-book) that deals with the ideas of identity and conflict within the United States. Any time period is fine, and you can choose either fiction or nonfiction. The ideas of “identity and conflict” are broad; this is intentional, so as to give you as much latitude as possible in finding a book that interests you, and yet is still connected to very real, important ideas.
What qualifies as identity and conflict? Here are some topical examples:
War Important people/groups Cultural/social trends Civil Rights Struggles
Political movements Creation/evolution/functioning of American government Changes in how/where Americans work/live/play Economics
Just make sure that the book that you choose deals specifically with American history and is at least 200 pages.
2) Create a product that conveys the important ideas/themes of your novel. You can choose any kind of product as long as it is something that pushes your creative boundaries and offers a meaningful, rich experience to your audience. You are encouraged to use whatever medium you are most interested in, one that allows you to be creative and showcase your critical thinking skills. Some example formats include, but are not limited to:
● Documentary video
● Music video
● Newscast
● Podcast
● Dramatization (script)
● Painting, sculpture, or other art piece (an explanation will need to be typed and turned in)
● Webcomic
● PowToon
NB: The book report is attached in another file that had been submitted to you earlier
Introduction
Jane and Moses start to discuss causes of conflicts not knowing that they are aligned with the different groups of the country’s population.
At first, they start as if they understand one another but later own they disagree over various issues.
(Causes of conflict of USA)
This paper thus examines the identities and conflicts in the United States.
EXT. WRITERS STORE- DAY
Within the New York City lies the vast camp of the United States military.
INT. WRITERS STORE – IDENTITY NATURE – DAY
JANE: how can we come together as the United States citizens to be united with one purpose?
MOSES: from time immemorial, the various groups in the United States have never been one thing, so forget about that unity….
JANE: How can I forget and yet people are not united as they should be within the country?
MOSES: Look at the books of history, you can read: Civil War Citizens: Race, Ethnicity, and Identity in America’s Bloodiest Conflict by Ural, Susannah J.
It elaborates well how groupings have been in the country based either on the races, ethnicity and how this made the country have conflicts in the past……
JANE: All of us in America should be Native Americans irrespective of the color place of origin, religion or any other ground…!!!
MOSES: History tells a lot concerning the past and even predicts the future so just understand it well from history.
In fact, there was a time when the blacks, especially in the United States of America, did not matter in any way, constant conflict resulted with several blacks coming out to condemn the act but all in vain…!
INT. WRITERS STORE – IMMIGRATION AND BREAKDOWN OF RACIAL OR ETHNIC DICHOTOMY AFTER 1965 – DAY
JANE: did you not know that the ethnicity and racism in the United States ended shortly after 1965?
In fact, this was due to the growth of the so-called non- Native Americans in the state to outdo the natives.
MOSES: That was only meant to get vast skills that were required for the industrial development of the state…
In fact, it did not go far since discrimination still exists in the places of work.
JANE: from the dream of Martin Luther, these identities will soon come to an end when a black takes over the leadership in the states.
(With the voice going down… she looks disappointed in the whole thing)
MOSES: Are you a native or not? You look like you are an Indian and not American…!
JANE: I do not see why we should argue on the fact, let us stop it there…
(Jane is moving closer to Moses as if they want to fight)
………………..they are separated by those around them..!
(For sure there is real identity in the United States of America)!!!
Work Cited
Ural, Susannah J. Civil War Citizens: Race, Ethnicity, and Identity in America’s Bloodiest Conflict. New York: New York UP, 2010. Print.
