1. Yesterday and Today Previous Class (1.4):
Checked Colored Pencils/Collected Permission Slips
Watched and Discussed Selected Scenes from Apocalypto
Homework Due Today (1.5):
Get Organized with Required Materials (By Topic 1.6)
Return Film Permission Slip (By Topic 1.6)
Sign Up for Remind Service
Sign Up for Online Textbook Access
Read Chapter 1, Section 1, Pages 0-9: The Earliest Americans (Textbook)
Today’s Agenda (1.5):
Roll Call
Colored Pencil Check
Collect Film Permission Slips
Notes for Topic 1.5
Assign Unit 1 Map Project

2. Unit 1: Three Worlds Collide (c. 982-1784)

3. I. Introduction
The end of the movie Apocalypto showed the moment in history where our study of American history begins. What will be the focus of this course? Why was that moment in history chosen to begin this course? At what moment in history will this course come to an end? Where will we go from here? This topic answers these questions and presents an overview of the scope and focus of the entire course.

4. II. Course Preview
A. The scope and focus of this course can best be explained in the following statements: 1. The name America can refer to both a physical place and a political place: a) Physical Place: North and South America (the Americas) (1) We will partially study the history of America as a physical place (with an emphasis on North America), meaning all of the cultures and countries that make up these two continents. b) Political Place: United States (1) We will mainly study the history of America as a political place, meaning our culture and country. 2. American history begins with the clash of three civilizations, all interacting for the first time in history, here in the Americas: a) Native Americans b) Europeans c) Africans

5. 3. American history continues as the history of a single, independent country (with an emphasis on political history) that emerges from this clash of civilizations: a) United States (1) We focus on this country and not any of the other thirty-five independent countries that exist today in the Americas simply because this is our country. 4. The United States primarily has its historical roots in one of those three civilizations, and more specifically from one kingdom within that particular civilization: a) Civilization: Europe b) Kingdom: England (1) This is why it makes sense to begin this course with the arrival of the Europeans, and why the early focus will be on our European roots (Unit 1) and our English roots (Unit 2).

6. 5. Early American history is the story of how the United States comes to dominate the other cultural groups from those three civilizations, but also how those cultural groups in turn affect the course of early American history.
6. Our study of American history will end with the United States facing its greatest challenge and breaking apart during the Civil War.

7. III. Course Metaphor
A. In the space below, use your colored pencils to draw the picture that is displayed for you. Based on the six numbered statements above, how do you think each part of the picture should be labeled?

8. The United States of America
Europeans
Native Americans
Africans
The United States of America
The Civil War
1877
Early American History
1776
The Thirteen English Colonies
1492
Native Americans
Europeans
Africans

9. IV. Unit Preview
A. Ten different European cultures explored and claimed land during the time period of this course. Where, when, and why they settled would forever change the history of the Americas and the world. It is impossible to understand any future history without understanding this exploration and settlement. These cultures are listed on the timeline below in chronological order by date of first sighting of land in the Americas, which is the order that we will learn about them in the coming days, except England will be discussed last since their colonies are what we will focus on in the next unit. How many can you name?

10. 1. Timeline of First European Arrival in the Americas: 1 Number indicates the order they will be covered in this unit  Star indicates the cultures with the greatest significance for this course
c. 982
Vikings 1
1492
Spanish 2 
1497
English 10 
1499
Portuguese 3
1524
French 4 
1605
Danes 5
1609
Dutch 6 
1622
Scots 7
1638
Swedes 8
1741
Russians 9

11. V. Conclusion
This course begins with the arrival of the Europeans in the Americas and will conclude with the Civil War. The following list summarizes the focus of this course. It is arranged in descending order, from a more general focus to a more specific focus:
History of the Americas (North and South America)
History of North America
History of the United States
Political History of the United States
Since the United States primarily has its historical roots in European and English culture, the next two units will begin with and focus on the history of their arrival in the Americas.

12. Homework for Next Class
1. Bring all Required Materials to the next class. You will be checked to ensure that you have a binder for this course only, with all of the handouts that have been distributed thus far neatly organized within. You will also be checked to ensure that you have a pencil or pen and your colored pencils either with you or already stored in the bins. This will be the first day that you can lose points for the Organization and Participation category of your grade.
Return the Film Permission Slip.
Sign up for Remind service.
Sign up for access to the online textbook.
Read Chapter 1, Section 2, Pages 10-15: Cultures of North America (Textbook).
Begin working on the Unit 1 Map Project. This will be due for Topic 1.13.
7. Begin studying for the map portion of the Unit 1 Exam with the practice quizzes on the Seterra Geography website.