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Guided Reading: AMSCO Chapter 2 United States History: Preparing for the Advanced Placement Examination
By John J. Newman and John M. Schmalback, 2010 Revised edition
Directions: Read chapter 2 in your AMSCO book, and complete this guide along the way. If you do not have an
AMSCO guide, use other resources such as your textbook or a reliable history website to investigate and study and
process items within this document.
1. Pre-Read: Read the prompts/questions within this guide before you read a chapter. 2. Skim: Flip through the chapter and note titles and subtitles. Look at images and read
captions. Get a feel for the content you are about to read. 3. Read & Analyze: Read the chapter. Highlight key events and people as you read. Highlight main
ideas. Remember, the goal is not to “fish” for a specific answer(s) to questions, but to consider questions in order to critically understand what you read.
4. Write Write notes and analysis. (print guide, complete it in INK if you wish to use it on the quiz. If you do not wish to use it on the quiz you may create an electronic file to be added to your notebook.) Answers do not have to be in complete sentences. Simple lists, bulleted points, or phrases are adequate for most questions.
1. Begin reading on page 23.
Identify and explain the three types of colonies that developed from 1607-1750 along the east coast.
(13 British colonies)
Three Types of Colonies How they developed…
Corporate Colonies
Royal Colonies
Proprietary Colonies
The 13 British Colonies differed from the Spanish and French colonies because…
2. Compare the creation of Jamestown to the creation of Maryland. Explain the reasons for the difference. (Remember it’s not enough to know the similarities and differences… you must be able to explain and understand the significance of those similarities and
differences.)
3. Compare the role of religion in Maryland to the role of religion in Massachusetts. Explain the significance
of these differences.
4. To what extent was Maryland’s Act of Toleration the first colonial act of religious tolerance? (Remember when you are assessing “to what extent” you must clearly state the extent… For example, “to a small extent…” or “to a large extent….”
5. Analyze the main political and economic challenges that Virginia faced during the late 17th
century. (Remember when you are “analyzing” you are not just listing or identifying… you are identifying PLUS explaining cause/effect and significance to history.)
POLITICAL CHALLENGE(s)… ECONOMIC CHALLENGE(s)…
Attempted Solutions: Attempted Solutions:
Impact on Colony and on future nation: Impact on Colony and on future nation:
6. Assess the legacy of Bacon’s Rebellion.
Positive or Negative Legacy? ______________________
Evidence to support assessment: Evidence to support the opposite assessment:
(1) (1)
(2) (2)
(3) (3)
7. Complete the following by adding your notes to the shaded sections of the timeline.
The first slaves arrived in 1619. How did these first “slaves” differ from later slaves?
By 1750, 50% of Virginia’s population and 2/3 of South Carolina’s population were slaves.
The three main reasons for this growth are:
(1)
(2)
(3)
1607
Jamestown became the first
permanent English colony in
North America.
1612
John Rolfe helps Virginia
become a profitable colony
thanks to cash crop: tobacco
1612-1676
Tobacco plantation labor supply
dependent on…
The Headright System attracted
immigrants by…
1676
1676-onward
Plantation labor shifts from
indentured servants to African
slaves.
8. Assess the following statement: The Puritans came to America for religious freedom, but they refused to grant
non-Puritans religious freedom in their new home.
Assessment: True or False?
Evidence to support your assessment:
(3)
(4)
(5)
9. Compare the New England colonies by completing the chart below.
New England
Colonies
Founded In
Founded By
Founded For
Significant People
and Events
Massachusetts
(united as Royal
Colony)
Plymouth
Salem & Mass. Bay
1691
1620
1626/1630
Virginia Company of
London;
Pilgrims/Separatists,
Puritans, and others
Religious freedom
(Puritans) and
economic motives
Mayflower Compact
Miles Standish
William Bradford
First Thanksgiving
John Winthrop
Great Migration
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Image Source: public domain, wiki commons
10. Look at the map above. What conflicts can you predict based on the information provided?
11. What characteristics make New England unique from the Southern and Middle Colonies?
12. Identify the cause and effect of the Halfway Covenant. (If you are able to identify the cause and effect of something… you are able to explain the significance of it!)
Caused by… Effect on New England…
13. Identify the cause and effect of the New England Confederation.
Caused by… Effect on New England…
14. Compare the Southern colonies by completing the chart below.
Southern
Colonies
Founded In
Founded By
Founded For
Significant People
and Events
Virginia
1607
Virginia Company of
London
economic motives
(gold and then
agriculture)
House of Burgesses
John Smith
Pocahontas
John Rolfe
First Slaves
First Royal Colony
(1624)
Headright System
Bacon’s Rebellion
Maryland
South Carolina
Continued on next page…
Southern
Colonies
Founded In
Founded By
Founded For
Significant People
and Events
North Carolina
Georgia
15. Explain how and why New Amsterdam became New York.
16. Explain how and why New York became New York and New Jersey.
17. Compare the Middle colonies by completing the chart below.
Middle
Colonies
Founded In
Founded By
Founded For
Significant People
and Events
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
18. Compare Puritans in New England to Quakers in Pennsylvania by completing the chart below.
Facts New England Puritans Pennsylvania Quakers
Religious
Beliefs
Motivations for
migrating to the
“New World”
Religious
Tolerance
Leaders
Treatment of
Native
Americans
Impact on the
development of
the 13 Colonies
(and eventual
United States)
19. Define Mercantilism.
The Great Migration was…
Explain how England implemented its mercantile plan and how they impacted the colonies…
Acts of Trade and Navigation…
(1)
(2)
(3)
Impact of Navigation Acts on Colonies…
Positive effects
(1)
(2)
(3)
Negative effects
(1)
(2)
(3)
20. To what extent were the Navigation Acts prior to 1754 effectively enforced?
Enforced to a small extent or to a great extent? ____________________
Evidence to support your assessment:
(1)
(2)
(3)
Mercantilism is…
The purpose of the colonies, therefore, was…
21. Complete the following by adding your notes to the shaded sections of the timeline.
22. Triangular Trade reflects the
economy of England
(mercantilism; colonies). Using the
information from your reading as
well as the map at right, explain
how this economic action impacted
England, Africa, and North
America.
Triangular Trade impacted England by…
Image Source: public domain, wiki commons
Triangular Trade impacted Africa by… Triangular Trade impacted North America by…
1650
England begins implementing
its mercantile plan by passing
Navigation Acts
1650-1684
Corruption and resistance
frustrate England (Navigation
Acts not being followed) 1684
King Charles II responds by
1685
King James II responds by
1688
The Glorious Revolution ousts
James II and William and Mary
become the new monarchs…
ending Dominion of New
England and colonies continued
t find ways around the Acts.
23. To what extent was the demand for slaves responsible for the development of Triangular Trade?
The increasing demand for slaves was responsible for the development of Triangular Trade…
to a small extent or to a large extent?
Evidence to support your assessment: Evidence to support the alternative view:
(1) (1)
(2) (2)
(3) (3)
24. Explain how the evolving Slave Laws changed the lot of African Slaves from indentured servitude to
permanent bondage during the 17th
century.
25. Look at the list of terms on page 36. List and define any that you do not yet know.
AMSCO Chapter 1 Terms to Know Definitions and Historical Significance
26. After you finish reading pages 1-13, flip back to page xxxi of the Introduction and read the section titled
“Answering the Multiple-Choice Questions.”
DISREGARD #2 in the list of suggestions. YOU CAN GUESS ON MULTIPLE CHOICE.
THERE IS NO GUESSING PENALTY. Mark this out in your book.
Now, turn to page 113 and answer the 10 practice questions. Record your answers in corresponding boxes below.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
27. Using the A.P.P.A.R.T.S. strategy of document analysis, analyze documents A, B, C on pages 38-41.
Document A: The New England Confederation
Author – Who is the speaker?
Place and Time-When was this
written/said? What else was going on?
Prior Knowledge - What else was going
on? What other historical events are
connected
to this?
Audience – Who is the intended
audience? Who is being spoken to?
Reason – What is the purpose? Why was
this said/written?
The Main Idea- Summarize the author’s
point. What is this about?
Significance-Why is this important?
What impact did it have?
Document B: Penn’s Plan of Union
Author – Who is the speaker?
Place and Time-When was this
written/said? What else was going on?
Prior Knowledge - What else was going
on? What other historical events are
connected
to this?
Audience – Who is the intended
audience? Who is being spoken to?
Reason – What is the purpose? Why was
this said/written?
The Main Idea- Summarize the author’s
point. What is this about?
Significance-Why is this important?
What impact did it have?
Document C: The Albany Plan of Union
Author – Who is the speaker?
Place and Time-When was this
written/said? What else was going on?
Prior Knowledge - What else was going
on? What other historical events are
connected
to this?
Audience – Who is the intended
audience? Who is being spoken to?
Reason – What is the purpose? Why was
this said/written?
The Main Idea- Summarize the author’s
point. What is this about?
Significance-Why is this important?
What impact did it have?
28. Create a map of the 13 Colonies. Recommendations: label colonies, use color to illustrate the three colonial regions, create a key, and write a caption
summarizing the significance of the map.
Massachusetts New Hampshire
Connecticut Rhode Island
New York New Jersey
Pennsylvania Delaware
Virginia Maryland
North Carolina South Carolina
Georgia New Spain
New France
Maine (part of Massachusetts – not a colony)
Vermont (part of New York and disputed with New
Hampshire, not a colony)
Caption:
Key
NEW ENGLAND
MIDDLE COLONIES
SOUTHERN COLONIES