due the weeks of 9/24-9/28 and 10/1 to 10/5

Please remember that you have guided reading due Monday 9/24 on chapter 3 (see earlier post).

Due tomorrow (Tuesday 9/25):  Please complete the "mysteries of history" reading and summarize the article in 5-6 bullet points, all of which should aim to answer the question posed in the article title.

Due Friday 9/28:  one fact that supports an argument for one of the mock town meeting warrant articles (to be explained in class on Tuesday).  Here are the warrant articles we'll discuss, and here's the overview of town meeting I gave you in class (if you read this document, disregard the warrant articles at the end, since we're changing them

Due Tuesday 10/2:  your colonies project.  Here's the project description I shared with you in class last week.

Due on Wednesday 10/3:  you will have a set of short documents to read, annotate and analyze in preparation for class discussion.  (I'll give these out on Tuesday 9/25 in class).

On Friday 10/5, I will be testing you on Brinkley chapters 1-3.  Test format:  part 1 will consist of objective questions (likely multiple choice) and part 2 will be a written response section.  Here are some questions to help you review (you need to be able to answer them thoroughly and with ample, significant, relevant supporting details):

Exploration and Colonization Study Questions:

1. What defined the cultures of the native peoples of the Americas? 
2. The Europeans who encountered natives of the Americas viewed them as uncivilized – is this a fair analysis? 
3. What motivated explorers in the age of exploration?  What were the various motivations for colonization, from both the perspective of the colonists and the monarchies of Europe that promoted colonization?
4. How did the colonies of the various colonial powers differ?  What distinctive features and traits did colonies have, both individually and by region?  (Focus especially on the English colonies)
5. What successes and failures did the early colonists experience?  (Was colonization of North America a success or a failure overall?)
6. How would you characterize native/colonial relations and interactions?
7. What themes or trends emerged that would define the future American republic? 
8. How would you interpret the three themes of early American history (US is vs. are, liberty vs. security, meaning of freedom) in the context of this period?