Letters to King George

Task: Write a letter or powerpoint to the King of England (King George III) explaining how the results of the French and Indian war has angered the colonists and led to them considering a revolution.

Structure for your letter or PowerPoint:

1) Background of the war - how it started

2) Timeline of the war - major events

3) Results of the war - what did British do? why were colonists angry?

Resources for your letter:

Timeline of events leading to the Revolution: http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/rev-prel.htm

The Sugar Act: http://www.masshist.org/revolution/sugar.php

Timeline of the French and Indian War: http://www.pbs.org/thewarthatmadeamerica/timeline.html

Homework # 2 - Drawing the Color Line

Read Chapter 2 of Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States". The Chaper is called "Drawing the Color Line" and is about how slavery got started in the United States.

On the First page, Zinn says "Everything in the experience of the first white settlers acted as a pressure for the enslavement of blacks." Why were slaves so important to the development of the American Colonies? Why did the colonists turn to the importation of African slaves?

Answer the questions in paragraph form in the comments box. Due by Friday 9/23

13 Colonies Quiz on Friday 9/16

Study the 13 colonies map (http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/pdf/colonies_nl.pdf)

You are expected to be able to fill in the names of all the original thirteen colonies.

The quiz might also have some regents questions on it...

Columbus, The Indians and Human Progress - Due Friday 9/16

History is like a story in a way, it depends on who is telling it...

Read Howard Zinn's account of the encounter between Christopher Columbus and the Native people of Hispanola from People's History go the United States.

What is Zinn's perspective on Columbus? How is it different from other perspectives you have heard?