Response questions on the test: (Pick two of the approved group--an additional question will be available as extra credit)

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Crossword Puzzle

Timeline

Flipcard Activity

Chapter Quiz

Chapter Objective
The student will identify the political, social, and economic values shared by British colonists and learn how these values and historical events led to the growth of a representative government and a new "American" identity.
 

Section 1
Early American Culture

• To analyze colonial values
• To identify roles of colonial women and children
• To evaluate the results of a high literacy rate in the colonies
• To identify the effects of the Great Awakening and the Enlightenment

America's First Newspaper http://www.earlyamerica.com/ earlyamerica/ firsts/ newspaper/ index.html
Facsimile of the May 14, 1761 issue of the Boston News-Letter, the first paper published in the colonies.

The New England Primer http://www.sacred-texts.com/ chr/ nep/ 1777/ index.htm
The complete text of a 1777 edition of The New England Primer.

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin http://www.earlyamerica.com/ lives/ franklin/ index.html
The full text of Franklin's autobiography, published in 1793.

Section 2
Roots of Representative Government

• To identify the rights that colonists expected as English subjects
• To explain why colonies challenged the rule of Governor Edmund Andros
• To evaluate how England's Glorious Revolution affected the colonies
• To explain the importance of the Zenger trial verdict

John Stuart Mill: Representative Government http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/ m/m645r/
Text of English philosopher John Stuart Mill's tract essay in which he argues the merits of representative forms of government.

English Bill of Rights (1689) http://www.constitution.org/ eng/ eng_bor.htm
Complete text of the English Bill of Rights.

Section 3 
The French and Indian War

• To identify French colonial claims
• To trace the French and Indian War
• To explain how the British won the French and Indian War
• To evaluate the results of the war

The Maryland Gazette featuring George Washington's Journal http://earlyamerica.com/ earlyamerica/ milestones/ journal/ index.html
Washington's account of his trip to the Ohio River in 1753–1754, which helped lead to war with the French.

The Royal Proclamation of 1763 http://www.bloorstreet.com/ 200block/ rp1763.htm
Text of the Proclamation of 1763, with background and map.

Chief Pontiac's Siege of Detroit http://info.detnews.com/ history/ story/ index.cfm?id=180& category=events
A Detroit News article, with maps and illustrations, giving background on Pontiac, his 1763 siege of Fort Detroit, and his assassination.

–Newspaper Coverage of the English and French War 17541760 http://earlyamerica.com/ review/ spring97/ newspapers.html
Article discussing the role of colonial newspapers in creating national unity during the war.

 

Daily Life in the 1700s

Making a Class Presentation
Colonial American culture was not like modern American culture. Using the library or the Internet, find images, literature, and informative articles that tell you about daily life in the early and middle 1700s.

Create a presentation about colonial culture using the suggestions below.

• · Stage a fashion show that illustrates what people of different ranks and ethnic backgrounds wore.
• · Create a dramatic play based on the experiences of an interesting figure from the chapter, such as Madam Sarah Knight, Benjamin Franklin, or Pontiac.
• · Illustrate sayings from Poor Richard's Almanack.
• · Give an oral report on a colonial captivity narrative. For example, find out what happened to Mary Rowlandson among the Narragansett.

• 18th Century Clothing in Colonial Williamsburg http://www.history.org/ history/ clothing/ index.cfm
  Many descriptions and photographs of women's, men's, and children's clothing of the 18th century.
  
  –Mary Rowlandson, Captive in 167576 http://www.bio.umass.edu/ biology/ conn.river/ mary.html
  Summary of Mary Rowlandson's experiences in captivity, with quotations from her narrative and photographs of sites along her journey.
  
  The Electric Franklin http://www.ushistory.org/ franklin/ index.htm
  A large, fun site containing primary sources, articles, activities, and even videos related to Benjamin Franklin. It also includes 80 sayings from Poor Richard's Almanack.

Special Features

Citizenship Today: Courts and Juries

Talking Points on Trial by Jury http://www.abanet.org/ publiced/ lawday/ talking/ jurytalk.html
A guide for lawyers who are giving speeches about trial by jury. It outlines important facts, offers interesting questions for discussion, and lists books on the jury system.

Teen Court: A National Movement http://www.abanet.org/ publiced/ youth/ tab17.html
Background on teen courts, followed by a list of helpful books, videotapes, and Web sites. This bulletin is published by the American Bar Association, Division for Public Education.