APUSH+Unit+1+1491-1705

=Unit 1: 1491 – 1705=

Standards to be mastered:

 * ** Compare and contrast pre-Columbian regional native societies and post-Columbian **
 * ** Describe political, social, and economic aspects of pre-Columbian European society **
 * ** Describe changes and continuities regarding African society before and after 1492 (including slave culture) **
 * ** Analyze causes and effects of European exploration **
 * ** Describe effects of the Columbian Exchange on European society **
 * Identify major physical features of North America
 * Identify major European countries/regions
 * // Cite evidence to support a thesis //
 * // Effectively summarize readings/notes/lectures //

*Standards in **bold** represent content based material, assessed on the unit test Standards in regular type represent geographical standards, assessed via weekly map quizzes Standards in //italics// represent thinking/learning standards, assessed through daily assignments and/or a skills assessment

Tentative Schedule (all dates subject to change)
Map Quiz: Physical features of North America Monday 8/17 Map Quiz: Major European Countries Monday 8/24 Reading Assignments:
 * Unit Test Date: Friday, August 28 **
 * 1) Reading guide 1: AMSCO p. 5-7 or //American Pageant// Chapter 1 Due Friday 8/14
 * 2) Choices Slavery reading with reading guide due Monday 8/17
 * 3) Secondary Source Reading 1-1 Outline Due Thursday 8/20 (Choose 1)
 * Expansion of Europe: ANH* 17-22
 * Conquistadores: ANH 26-31
 * 1) Reading guide 2: AMSCO p. 7-10 or //American Pageant// Chapter 1 Due Tuesday 818
 * 2) Reading guide 3: AMSCO p. 10-12 or //American Pageant// Chapter 1 Due Friday 8/21
 * 3) Reading guide 4: AMSCO p. 2-5 or //American Pageant// Chapter 1 Due Wednesday 8/26
 * 4) Primary Source Reading packet 1-1 Due Wednesday 8/26
 * 5) Secondary Source Reading 1-2 Outline Due Thursday 8/27 (Choose 1)
 * //American Pageant// 5-11 (Chapter 1 beginning to Indirect Discoverers)
 * Howard Zinn, //People’s History of the United States//, p.11-12, 17-22 (handout)
 * ANH = //America: A Narrative History// by Tindall & Shi

ID quiz Monday 8/24: Ferdinand & Isabella, Christopher Columbus, Conquistadores, Epidemics, encomienda, castas, joint-stock companies, feudalism, Spanish mission system

Week 1 -2 Assignments North American Physical Map quiz: