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Part 1 (Topics 2.1-2.4)

PERIOD 2 OVERVIEW

PART 2 (Topics 2.5 - 2.8)

Textbook Resources: AMSCO Period 2 (All Topics); American Pageant Chapters 2 & 3 (Link on Google Classroom); A People's History Chapters 2 & 3

**The first half of Period 2 lines up MOSTLY with Chapters 2 & 3 in the American Pageant, but some individual topics may be in Chapters 4 & 5.

Here is the PART 1 (TOPICS 2.1-2.4) Reading Guide. If you lose your copy, feel free to either do your notes on paper OR print yourself a new copy. Also, there are some maps in the Reading Guide, which are in color in the digital version.

Am Pag Chapt 2

Am Pag Chapt 3

PRACTICE QUESTIONS -- Multiple Choice (Just content, not AP Exam questions) -- 10 questions at a time from a bank of about 65.

Key terms and names fro AMSCO Topics 2.1-2.4 & American Pageant Chapters 2 & 3.

Eventually, you will need to know the WHOLE US Map (states & capitals), but this is a good place to start.

Want to get a jump on states and capitals? CLICK HERE!!

You need to be able to discuss the general features of the colonial regions. You need to be able to COMPARE the colonial regions.

On this activity, the CHESAPEAKE REGION is listed, in addition to the New England, Middle, and Southern regions. Remember, if the Chesapeake Region is NOT listed separately, those characteristics apply to the SOUTH.

This is the full Period 2 Playlist. The Heimler's History and Khan Academy videos will be most useful as REPLACEMENTS for reading the textbook.

Use the presentations below to REVIEW. Some of these we used in class (especially for TOPIC 2.3) and are also posted on Google Classroom.

Copy of APUSH02.02_EuropeanColonization_Slides

Topic 2.3 - British Colonial Regions

Topic 2.4 TransatlanticTrade

Period 2 Part 1 Review

Primary Sources Period 2

This is a collection of PRIMARY sources from across the time period on a variety of topics.

It also includes multiple secondary sources, mostly maps.

The Thirteen English Colonies (PERIOD 2)

This is a great overview of the founding of the colonies.

Some of the information will be covered in more detail in Part 2 of the Period.

British North America: Colonial Regions

This is the presentation we used in class to explore the three regions of the colonies. It is also posted on Google Classroom.

If you go to the last page, you can find the links to each of the three regions (New England, Middle, Southern).

2 - Serving Time in Virginia.pdf

An in depth look (secondary source) at life in the earliest days of Colonial Virginia. There are guiding questions on the last page that can help you focus on what is important in the text.

New Discoveries Could Explain What Happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke

A 2002 article that sheds some light on the hunt for the lost settlers of Roanoke...

It focuses on some technological advances (ground penetrating radar) and some overlooked primary sources.

Seasons of Want and Plenty.pdf

* Adapted from William Cronon, Changes in the Land: Indians,

Colonists, and the Ecology of New England, 20th anniversary

ed. (New York: Hill and Wang, 2003), 34-53.

A look at how BOTH the New England colonists and the Native Americans adapted to the environment of New England.

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