1. Welcome to AP U.S. History I
Summer Assignment

2. Instructors for AP U.S. History I
Mr. Eppolite
Room L-109
Mrs. Meares
Room A-30
Abigail Adams
Benjamin Franklin

3. AP U.S. History I AP U.S. History I Timeframe
Timeframe we will cover in the Summer Assignments
Exploration
Collision of Cultures
European Colonization
Christopher Columbus’ arrival in 1492

4. Topics Covered- Summer Assignment
The New World
Pre-Columbian Societies and cultures
Impacts of the Columbian Exchange
Collision of Cultures
Analysis of various European colonization
Early English Settlements
Spanish Conquistador Hernan Cortez

5. Textbook for Summer Assignment
The American Yawp Online Textbook
This will only be used for the purpose of the Summer Assignment, but you may feel free to use this as a resource during the school year.

6. How to log into AP US History Prep
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Click on the above link.
On the left-hand side of the screen locate the icon to “self-enroll”
If you are not logged in to Blackboard, you will need to do so.
Click “Submit” to finish the enrollment
At the enrollment confirmation page select “ok” in the bottom right corner
You are now enrolled in your course.
You can watch this video tutorial on How to Enroll Yourself in a Blackboard Course.  If you have any problems please Josh Hanlon

7. Assignments
All assignments will be available no later than June 19th at 9:00am
Assignments will include:
Readings and questions on the readings
Readings quizzes
Document Analysis
Short Answer Questions (SAQ)
Graphic Organizers
All assignments will be due on Sunday, August 20th at 11:59pm
The Unit Test will be given the first week of school

8. Grading
Total points for the Summer assignments will be about 100 points
Summer assignment will be reflected as a single grade in Power School in Marking Period 1
Work submitted after the August 20 will be penalized 50% for lateness. No exceptions.
Frederick Douglass