Unit 1 - Pre-Colony Days 1491-1607

Unit 1 Navigation Page
PRe-Colony Days 1491-1607

Gilder Lehrman kp1

GL is an excellent resource and additional online study website.

Unit 1 Schedule
Day 1 Tuesday August 11th- Common Day
Syllabus, Classroom Rules/Expectations, CED
About Me Google Slide & Website Explanation

Day 2 Wednesday August 12th
Hobby/Fun Fact & a Food you dislike
About Me Google Slide & Syllabus Signature Due Wed 8/19
Course Exam Description - CED
Please watch for an overview of what is to come the first semester:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnK_oUGzWBQ
Quiz 1.1- Deadline: Aug 19, 2026, 11:44 PM

Day 3 Th/Fr August 13-14
Pick up HWP Papers; -Go over HWP Procedures & Questions
HIPPO 1 Christopher Columbus
Begin Lecture 1.1
HIPPO 2 Sepulveda in class

Day 4 M/T August 17th & 18th
Answer any questions you may have by this point in time.
Continue Lecture 1.1
HIPPO 3 De Las Casas in class
First Thanksgiving:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ociHVDWxDaY

Day 5 Wednesday August 19th
About Me Google Slide & Syllabus Signature Due Wed 8/19
Pick up textbooks at beginning of class
Quiz 1.1- Deadline: Aug 19, 2026, 11:44 PM

Day 6 Th/Fr August 20th & 21st
Unit One HWP DUE, Unit One Exam - (Curved)
Ships Rosters (In Class Reading)
Indentured Servant Contract (In Class Reading)
Discuss Short Movie Project

Day 7 M/T August 24th & 25th
(2) SAQ
Assign SMP Scenes
Begin 2.1 Flipped Lecture

Day 8 Wednesday August 26th
Continue 2.1-2.2

Day 1 Th/Fr August 27th & 28th
Continue Lectures these days.
FLIPPED LECTURE: You take notes at home and we'll go
over 2.1 lecture in class next class on Monday/Tuesday of next week. Quiz 2.1 will open next week.
FYI 2.1-2.4 will all be FLIPPED LECTURES

Lecture

Lecture 1- European Contact

Lecture 1.1 Contact

1.1 GLN (PDF-Kami)

FFAPUSH- skill building

Comparing Colonizers

Colonial Slavery Excerpts

Comparing/Contrasting 13 Colonies

Step #1 Read the question or prompt carefully: Read the question three times and be able to paraphrase the question and know the essential task demanded by it. Answering the question will be the central focus of your essay, and you want to be sure to ATFP:

Prompt:
Explain how geographic and environmental factors shaped the development of various communities in North America prior to European colonization.

What type of prompt is this?
What is your purpose?

Bacon's Rebellion as a TP

Textbook Reading

Unit 1 encompasses the first and second chapters of the textbook. Read the first and second chapters, skim it anything else, and I'd recommend using post it notes as you read through 30-60 pages of the text book each week.

Henretta Textbook

Unit 1 quizizz deadline

Make sure you put your period (1, 2 or 3) in front of your
first and last name when using Quizizz if you want to receive full credit. Ex: (1) Cummings, David
Quiz 1.1- Deadline: Aug 19, 2026, 11:44 PM

Quizizz 1.1

Unit 1 HW/Classwork

Unit 1 Coversheet

Key Period 1
HW CATEGORY (10%)
I. Signed Syllabus (25 points)
II. About Me Google Slide (50 points)
Both Due Wednesday 8/19
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Unit One HWP
1. Lecture 1.1 (100)
2. HIPPOSx4 *(Rank #1, #2)* (100)
3. Quicksheet (100)
4. Native America Regional Map (100)
Total 400 HW points Unit 1 (10%)
Always Due day of Unit Exam.

PROJECT CATEGORY (20%)
1. Native American/Labor Resistance Timeline (see examples) (50)
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Key Period 2 & 3
SMP (100)
Research, Make Smore Website, Teach, Create something, Showcase.
See instructions below for more details.

EXAM/Test & QUIZ CATEGORY (35%)
Quiz 1.1 (take until 100%) 15 points
Exam 1 (T.C. available after) 20 points

ESSAY CATEGORY (30%)
(2) SAQ 60 points

Participation (5%)
2.5/5%, just participate and be a good student and it'll go up.
You get half now, and half at the end of the semester for sticking with it through the half-way mark. Kudos!

Unit 1 quicksheet/Timeline

Quick Sheet

Timeline G.O.

Ignore above.
No Timeline for Unit One.

HIPPO

HIPPO Sources Page

Native Americans Regional Map

About Me Google Slide

Create a Google Slide and share it on the Class Padlet Page.

Photo, name, nickname, and three interesting facts about yourself.
10th grade History teacher, class, and grade earned last year. (Ex. Mr. Smith, AP World, B/B, yes/no, 3) Did you take AP? If yes, did you take the exam and/or pass? AP score?
Birth date, Extra-curricular activities, and passions.
Pick at least three things from some of the following suggestions and tell me more about yourself.

(siblings, sports, other AP classes, dream college, dream career, clubs, video games, music, tv shows I should watch, favorite sports teams, other, etc.)
FILL up your Google Slide and post it in the Padlet for your points.

Turn in About Me Google Slide here

Native American Tribe Project
cancelled

Research Questions:
a. Social structure--
1. How is the society organized?
2. Is it communal or hierarchical?
3. Is it matrilineal or patrilineal?
4. What language did the tribe speak? Were there other tribes or bands in the region that spoke the same language?
5. Who were there enemies?
6. Where are they today? Explain their current living situation if they are still around in present-day U.S.

b. Political structure/leadership--
1. Who has power?
2. How are tribal decisions made?
3. What role do religious leaders play in decisions?

c. Economic subsistence and trade--
1. How did they survive? Agriculture/hunter-gatherer, etc.?
2. Did they trade/raid with other groups? Who?

d. Dwellings
1. What type of home did they live in?
You must include photos, location within America, and maps on your SMORE page.

e. Regional similarities and differences
1. Was your tribe unique in the region? What similarities did they share with other tribes in the region? Differences?
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Project Guidelines: You and a partner must select a unique Native American tribe from the image above and you must inform the class about them. Create a SMORE web page or use the google slides template (shareable link) & post your page to your Period's Padlet below.

Condensed information about the tribe based off your research above
Did they live in different regions? Nomadic? Semi-sedentary?
How they adapted to their environment?
How are they different from the Europeans they encountered?
Did they have positive or negative encounters with Europeans?
Where are they today?

Teach the class about this tribe for no more than 2 minutes. The project is worth 25 points.
- Proquest (boolean searches)
-Britannica
-https://native-land.ca/

ignore

Padlet Turn-in Link

Google Slides Template if you want a jumping off point

Period 1 (1491-1607)

Concept Outline

On a North American continent controlled by American Indians, contact among the peoples of Europe, the Americas, and West Africa created a new world.
Key Concept 1.1:
Before the arrival of Europeans, native populations in North America developed a wide variety of social, political, and economic structures based in part on interactions with the environment and each other.
Key Concept 1.2:
European overseas expansion resulted in the Columbian Exchange, a series of interactions and adaptations among societies across the Atlantic.
Key Concept 1.3:
Contacts among American Indians , Africans, and Europeans challenged the worldviews of each group.

Tips for saq

0. Put your name on the paper.
1. Answer the Prompt.
2. Stay in the box.
3. Label each section A. B. and C.
4. Write legibly.
5. Skip a line if possible.
6. Write 2-3 STRONG sentences answering the prompt.
7. Don't forget to breathe.