Democracy in the Colonies

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Anne Hutchinson Exercise 11/24/15

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Carefully read the document.  Based on the reading, and your knowledge of Social Studies, collaborate with your team-mates to answer the questions.  Remember, you must agree on an answer, and then write the answer down in the CLASSWORK section of your binder.  

HW Week of 11/23/15-11/30/15

Hello, All:

Here are your HW assignments for the week of 11/23/15

MONDAY NIGHT:
Review Chapter 3 Section 2 in your Textbook
Complete the Section Review Packet 

TUESDAY NIGHT:
READ CHAPTER 3 SECTION 3
Take notes on Section 3 of the slideshow
COMPLETE the READING STUDY GUIDE. 
You have to complete the short essay.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT:
Complete the Section Review Packet 

THURSDAY NIGHT:
READ CHAPTER 3 SECTION 4 
COMPLETE THE READING STUDY GUIDE

FRIDAY:
Take notes on Chapter 3 Section 4 (Slideshow)
Review Chapter 3 Section 4
Complete "Telescoping the Times" 

Week of 11/30/15 
MONDAY 11/30:
Read Chapter 3 Section 5
Take notes on the slideshow
Complete the Reading Study Guide 

TUESDAY 12/1:
Complete the Chapter 3 Review 

WED/THURS: 12/2 and 12/3
Study for a test on Chapter 3

THURSDAY CLASSWORK:  Please finish reading chapter 7 of We The People, and answer the questions on page 66 of the chapter.

FRIDAY: 12/4
Review for the Test on Chapter 3 (Tuesday)
Finish reading We The People Chapter 8, and complete questions 1-7 on page 75 of the chapter.

40 Questions
20 multiple choice
10 fill-ins
10 matching
***STUDY GUIDE WILL BE PUBLISHED SHORTLY***

HW Week of 11/16/15

Hello, All:

Here are your HW assignments for the week of 11/16

MONDAY 
READ CHAPTER 3 Section 1 "The Southern Colonies" 
Complete the Reading Study Guide
Complete the Note-Taking Sheet 

TUESDAY:
1.  Please copy the notes on slides 2-8 of the attached presentation 
2. Review Chapter 3 Section 1 
3. Answer the following questions (these questions can also be found on p. 77 of the textbook): 

1. How did John Smith improve conditions in Jamestown?
2. What events led to a confl ict between the Jamestown settlers and the Powhatan Confederacy?  
3. Why were indentured servants necessary in Virginia? 
4. What do you think was the most serious problem faced by settlers in Virginia? Why? 
5. Which colony was the fi rst to promote religious tolerance? 
6. Why did more enslaved Africans live in South Carolina than did white settlers? 
7. How might the colony of Georgia have been different if Oglethorpe’s plan had succeeded? 
8. What was the purpose of slave codes? 
9. Why were slaves in high demand in the southern colonies? 

WEDNESDAY 
2. Read Chapter 3 Section 2 
3. Complete the Note Taking Sheet
4. Complete the Reading Study Guide 

THURSDAY
1. Please take notes on slides 9-15 of the presentation 
2. Review Chapter 3 Section 2
3. Answer the following questions 

1. Why did the Pilgrims and Puritans leave Europe for the Americas?
   
2. Do you think the Pilgrims could have survived without the assistance of Squanto and Massasoit? Explain your answer.
3. What role did the church play in Massachusetts?
   
4. Why did some colonists disagree with the leaders of Massachusetts?
5. Describe the economy in the New England colonies.
   
6. Why do you think New England merchants became leading members of society?
7. What steps did the Massachusetts Bay Colony take to promote education?
   
8. What are some possible benefits that New England’s emphasis on education might bring? 

Chapter 2 Quiz

Hello, All:

Here is your Quiz.

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CLICK HERE for the Multiple Choice 

If you finish early...

Begin working on the virtual folder assignment for Chapter 2

Good Luck!

Friday's HW: VIrtual Folder Assignment

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Carefully read each document, and answer the questions that follow.  You may choose to print out the assignment, or you may choose to write the answers on looseleaf paper.

Today's Assignment - "An Early Call for Settlers"

In this assignment, you will be reading excerpts from a pamphlet, encouraging people in England to settle in the "New World."

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When you are finished with the reading, copy, and complete the table on the second page of the handout.  You will rate each of the arguments provided in the pamphlet, based on their effectiveness in enouraging people to settle in America.

When you've finished rating the arguments, you will answer the questions below.

1. Based on the worksheet, what did you learn about the British reasons for settling in North America?
2. What reasons might explain why Peckham believed that settlement was in Great Britain’s interest?
3. If you were living in England at this time, after reading this pamphlet, would you have volunteered to sign up for an expedition to America?  Why?  Why not?  
4. In your opinion, which of Peckham’s arguments is the strongest?  The weakest? Why?

All of your work is expected to be turned in BEOP (by the end of the period). You are expected to work quietly, and independently.

HW Week of 11/9/15

Hello, All:

Here are your HW assignments for the week of 11/9/15.

MONDAY NIGHT:
Read Chapter 2 Section 5 of your textbook. 
Please complete the Reading Study Guide  - for Ch 2 section 5 

TUESDAY NIGHT: DUE THURSDAY
Complete the Chapter 2 Review on pp. 65-66 of the textbook.  Please answer questions 1-13 of the review.  

WED/THURS:  Please review for a quiz Friday on Chapter 2 

Terms/People 
Leif Eriksson, p. 38
Henry the Navigator, p. 39
astrolabe, p. 40
caravels, p. 40
Christopher Columbus, p. 42
Line of Demarcation, p. 44
Treaty of Tordesillas, p. 44
Ferdinand Magellan, p. 44
circumnavigate, p. 44
Columbian Exchange, p. 45
conquistadors, p. 46
Hernán Cortés, p. 46
Moctezuma II, p. 46
Francisco Pizarro, p. 47
encomienda system, p. 50
plantations, p. 50
Bartolomé de Las Casas, p. 51
Spanish Armada, p. 53
Northwest Passage, p. 54
immune, p. 58
Middle Passage, p. 59
African Diaspora, p. 60

Multiple Choice Questions: 
Age of Exploration
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HW Week of 11/2/15

Hello, 7th Graders:

Here are your HW assignments for the week of 11/2/15:

MONDAY NIGHT:
Read Chapter 2 Section 4 of your Textbook
Complete the Reading Study Guide

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: 
CLICK HERE.  Complete the worksheets on page 2 and page 4 of the packet.  You do not have to do the other worksheets!!!