9/6/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Imperial Conflicts and Rival Colonial Models")
2)  "10 Major Events that Shaped the U.S."
--Individual list first in rank order
--Group consensus list to share with class on the screen

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 48-56 ("First English Model: Tobacco and Settlers")
Focus your reading on:  a) Jamestown  b) Obstacles to the colonization of Virginia  c) Indentured servants  d) Nathaniel Bacon/Bacon's Rebellion  e) Navigation Acts


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Puritan New England" and "The Indians' 'New World'")
2)  Finish "John Smith" assignment
3)  ERCA survey
4)  Informal 9/11 discussion

5)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 70-80; 84-93 ("The Politics of Empire" and "The Imperial Slave Economy")
Focus your reading on:  a) Quakers  b) Navigation Acts  c) South Atlantic System  d) The "Middle Passage"  e) Specific effects of the slave trade on England, Africa, the West Indies, and the American colonies