Unit 1: American Colonies to 1763 (Summer Work)

I. A New World
1. The settling of the Americas by indigenous groups.
2. First contact between Europeans and indigenous people.
3. The influence of European empire in the Americas.
II. Beginning of English America 1607-1660
1. English colonization and settlement of North America
2. Differences between various English colonies (economic, religious, social,
civic)
3. Interactions with indigenous people
III. Creating Anglo America 1660-1750
1. Mercantilism
2. Origins of American slavery
3. Conflict in the colonies
4. Origins of social classes in the colonies
IV. Slavery, Freedom, and the Struggle for Empire, to 1763
1. Slave trade, middle passage, slavery in the south, the Chesapeake, and the
north
2. Slave culture and resistance
3. The Great Awakening
4. Seven Years' War

This is a summer unit. Students will read the first four chapters of their textbooks and complete a minimum of 10 pages of notes on each chapter.

Students will submit their notes.

They will be responsible for all information in this unit when completing review exams and the AP US History exam itself.