Category Archives: AP CH 1 – New World Encounters

Watch the brief video clip below on the Puritan settlement of the Plymouth colony. The link below will access John Winthrop’s “Reasons for Puritan Migration”. Reasons for Puritan Migration 1.  In your estimation what appears to be the driving forces … Continue reading →

The link below is a quick video clip on the settlement at Jamestown. The link below will access an article on “The Starving Time” at the Jamestown Settlement by Captain John Smith. “The Starving Time” 1609 1.  Briefly discuss the … Continue reading →

The link below will access quick reference information on the exploration and settlement of several European powers in the New World. AP- Early exploration and settlement comparisons (by nations)

Read the four primary sources on pages 19-22 in your Amsco textbook.  For each document determine whether changes discussed as a result of interactions between cultures resulted in acceptance, resistance, accommodation, and/or a combination of the three on the part … Continue reading →

Using the resources provided below on the Columbian Exchange, categorize products described (goods, culture, diseases, etc. exchanged) in the Columbian Exchange as “Old World to New”, or “New World to Old”.  We will discuss this further in class. 1.  Map … Continue reading →

Watch the clips below from the documentary “America Before Columbus”.  This is edited down to about 28 minutes from a longer documentary. Part One Part Two

The link below will access a website that contains an interactive map of 9 Pre-Columbian macro-cultures with links to sub-cultures within in group. http://www.fourdir.com/pre-columbian_cultures.htm Below are instructions for the assignment that goes along with the website above. Pre-Columbian Indian Macro-Cultures … Continue reading →