1. Do Now: 1. Identify the main countries involved in colonization of
the Western Hemisphere.
2. Who colonized North America?
3. What was the Columbian Exchange? How did it impact the world?

2. Foundations of the Constitution and American Government 1600-1783
HW#2 Using textbook pages & *80-81, create a brochure (fold a blank piece of paper into thirds) about the characteristics of the colonies. Students will be assigned either Southern, New England, or Middle Colonies.  Must include Political, Economic, Religions, Social aspects.
How did we get “here”?
Who came and why?
Why did the colonists begin a revolution?
Who/What influenced the creation of the United States?

3. America is Settled-Early Characteristics of Settlement
A. Settlers came from Spain, France, and England (Africans
came through use of force)
B. They came seeking:
1. Religious freedom/tolerance
2. Economic opportunities
3. New adventures
4. Punishment/Servitude
a. prisoners
b. indentured servants

4. EQ: Who came and why?
HW#3
Read Pages and answer*: P. 70 Checkpoint, P. 71 Checkpoint and Analyze #5, P. 77 Checkpoint, P. 79 Checkpoint and Summarize #5.
*all answers must be in complete sentences
Do Now: 1. Take out HW
2. Lunch room fight

5. C. Positive relations with Native Americans
(for a short time) leads to:
1. Trade
2. Alliances
3. Labor (first form of slavery in America)
4. Warfare
D. African slave trade expands due to the plantation
economy of the colonial age
E. Immigration from Europe provides diversity

6. HW#4 P. 85-89 and 98-105 (Counts as a double HW) Due Wed. Answer: P
HW#4 P and (Counts as a double HW) Due Wed. Answer: P. 88 Checkpoint & Map Skills #3, P. 89 Checkpoint (second on the bottom of the page), P. 99 Checkpoint, P. 100 Checkpoint, P. 102 Checkpoint, P. 105 Checkpoint and Critical Thinking #4 
Do Now: 1. Pass up your HW, please make sure your name is on it!
2. Finish your comparison of the 3 regions from Friday
(Commonalities and differences)

7. II. Politics and Economy of the Colonial Age
A. Self-government
1. Colonial charters outline basic “laws” of the
colony
2. Town meetings/local government
3. Major achievements in this area:
a) House of Burgesses
b) Mayflower Compact
c) Albany Plan of Union
* All of the above contributed to the development of the
Constitution

8. B. Iroquois League taught the colonists about
political organization
C. Zenger case helps establish the idea of freedom
of the press
D. Salutary Neglect by England allows the colonies
to prosper both economically and politically

9. E. Mid-1700’s mercantilism causes problems between the colonies and England
1. Mercantilism is an economic theory
2. Colonies provide raw materials and markets for the
Mother Country
3. EXPORT more than you IMPORT is the key to
success
4. Parliamentary acts are used to strengthen the
mercantilist relationship between England and the
colonies

10. HW#4 due tomorrow
Do Now: Following up from yesterday’s slave ship activity, write a short paragraph explaining the conditions on the ships headed across the Middle Passage

11. How Did We Get to the Declaration of Independence????
A. The ENLIGHTENMENT
1. Locke (natural rights and social contract)
2. Montesquieu (separation of powers and checks
and balances)
3. Voltaire (freedom of religion and no cruel
punishment)
4. Rousseau (consent of
the governed)

12. HW#5 P. 108-112 Answer: P. 109 Checkpoint, P
HW#5 P Answer: P. 109 Checkpoint, P. 112 Checkpoint and Critical Thinking #4 & #7 due tomorrow
Do Now: Work on “Make your Case”

13. B. English influences
1. Magna Carta (limits the power of ruler)
2. Habeas corpus (protection from unlawful
restraint)
3. English Bill of Rights/Petition of Rights (list
of rights/powers of the citizens)
4. Glorious Revolution (bloodless change in
power)

14. HW#5 P. 108-112 Answer: P. 109 Checkpoint, P
HW#5 P Answer: P. 109 Checkpoint, P. 112 Checkpoint and Critical Thinking #4 & #7 due tomorrow
Do Now: Work on “Make your Case”

15. 1. Colonist provide money and men to the war effort
C. French and Indian War ( )
1. Colonist provide money and men to the war
effort
2. When the fighting stops- there is no reward for
the colonists
3. Parliament passes the
Proclamation of 1763 to
limit colonial expansion
into the new areas won
in the war

16. EQ: How did we get to declaring our independence?
HW:Boston Massacre Reading &
Questions
Do Now:
1. Take out Lunchroom Fight II

17. IV. The American Revolution 1775-1783 A. Causes of the War 1. Economic
a) Mercantilism disputes
b) Parliamentary taxes
2. Political
a) “No Taxation Without Representation”
1) Sugar Act – prevented smuggling and increased the costs for merchants’ businesses
2) Quartering Act – colonists were required to house and supply British Troops
3) Stamp Act – colonists had to pay taxes on all printed materials
b) Failure of boycotts, protests, petitions

18. c) 2nd Wave of New Taxes
1)Townshend Acts – new duties on imports (ex. Glass, lead, paint, paper, tea) 2) Tea Act – allowed British Tea companies to directly sell to colonists, making it cheaper than smuggled tea 3) Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)- punished Boston by closing its port and eliminating self-gov.

19. EQ: How did we get to declaring our independence?
HW: Declaration
Of Indep.
Questions
Do Now:
Take out
Boston Massacre Reading &

20. d) King George's violations of colonial rights
e) Work of committees of correspondence
f) Leadership (Franklin, Washington, Adams,
Henry)
g) Development of an “American” identity .

21. Do Now:
Use these terms in a paragraph: Window Side of the room: Salutary Neglect, Mercantilism, Triangular Trade, Middle Passage Door Side of the room: House of Burgesses, Mayflower Compact, Iroquois League, Charter

22. h) First Continental Congress
1) Response by the other 12 colonies who opposed the Coercive Acts 2) Included delegates from each colony 3) Patrick Henry helps create unity (Famous Speech?) 4) Goal to pressure Parliament to revoke Coercive Acts

23. i) Second Continental Congress
1) Convenes after Battle of Lexington and Concord
2) Assumes the responsibility for the war, Name Washington General
3) Send the “Olive Branch Petition” as a last ditch effort to stay loyal
4) King George rejects

24. HW#8 P. 123-127 Answer: P. 126 Checkpoint , P. 127 Checkpoints (both)
& Critical Thinking #5
Do Now: What was the name of this? Who created it?
How did the goals change from its original creation?

25. j) Patriots vs. Loyalist
1) Loyalist stay true to the crown 2) Fear that the British will crush the revolt and must obey the crown at all costs 3) Think the Patriots are more oppressive than the British

26. k) Common Sense by Thomas Paine
1) Swings popular opinion in favor of war 2) Similar to the ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence

27. HW: Test Friday 
Do Now: Tuesday’s Reading Like a Historian Stanford History Handout

28. 2. U.S. border is set at the Mississippi River (to the west)
B. Outcomes of the War
1. U.S. independence is recognized by England through the Treaty of Paris
2. U.S. border is set at the Mississippi River (to the
west)
3. Set an example for other nations (France)
4. Financial debt to France

29. 1. How did we get
“here”?
2. Who came and why?
3. Why did the colonists
begin a revolution?
4. Who/What influenced the
creation of the United
States?